Origins
William Aberhart, a Baptist pastor and evangelist in Calgary, was attracted to social credit theory while Alberta was in the depths of the Great Depression. He soon began promoting it via his radio program on CFCN in Calgary, adding a heavy dose of fundamentalist Christianity to C.H. Douglas' original ideology. The basic premise of social credit—that all citizens have the right to the wealth they jointly produce—was especially attractive to farmers sinking under the weight of the Depression. Numerous study groups devoted to the theory sprang up across the province, which united into the Social Credit League of Alberta.
Read more about this topic: Alberta Social Credit Party
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