A revered leader of this party was a Baptist minister who established a provincial health care system that earned him the name "father of socialized medicine in" the country where this party operates.
A revered leader of this party was a Baptist minister who established a provincial health care system that earned him the name "father of socialized medicine in" the country where this party operates. This party has part of its origins in the Non-Partisan League of North Dakota and in labor unions, as reflected in the fact that labor unions are given one quarter of its convention delegates. A major victory for this party was the surprise 1990 election of Bob Rae, but after a recession sapped their popularity, they dropped into third place in the 1995 elections in Ontario. Once led by the winner of a CBC poll for "Greatest Canadian," Tommy Douglas, this party is now headed by Jack Layton and has exerted influence during the recent string of minority governments, despite competing for the leftist vote with the Greens. For 10 points, name this Canadian political party, currently the fourth-largest in Parliament after the Liberals, Conservatives, and Bloc Quebecois.
A revered leader of this party was a Baptist minister who established a provincial health care system that earned him the name "father of socialized medicine in" the country where this party operates.
New Democratic Party [or NDP; or Nouveau Parti D?ocratique]