Statement of Principles (NDP)
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The New Democratic Party
's Statement of Principles was adopted in 1983 in Regina, Saskatchewan
, Canada
, at the 12th Federal NDP Convention. It replaced the Winnipeg Manifesto which had been created in founding the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
(CCF) (the predecessor to the NDP).
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
's Statement of Principles was adopted in 1983 in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, at the 12th Federal NDP Convention. It replaced the Winnipeg Manifesto which had been created in founding the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
(CCF) (the predecessor to the NDP).