by romarco1 | Apr 18, 1972 | Timeline:1970s
The 1972 NDP campaign was about making life better for people – a new deal for people – not about the great job the NDP would do in government. On the campaign trail no one was allowed to introduce Barrett as the next premier. The campaign was for a stronger...
by romarco1 | Apr 18, 1970 | Timeline:1970s
Berger’s defeat paved the way for Dave Barrett, who was acclaimed BC NDP leader in 1970 at the party’s Chilliwack convention. Barrett was a brilliant campaigner, who spent the next two years repositioning the NDP. Instead of focusing on electing a government, Barrett...
by romarco1 | Jul 21, 1969 | Timeline:1960s
Berger was quickly labelled an extreme socialist by WAC Bennett and his Social Credit opponents when he stood by the party’s policy to nationalize the BC Telephone Company. Social Credit was relentless, labelling Berger a pro-union, godless Marxist. Berger declined to...
by romarco1 | Apr 18, 1969 | Timeline:1960s
The issues were strong, but the party failed to do better than the CCF had done before it. Bob Strachan served as NDP leader in the 1963 and 1966 elections, but Social Credit was returned with strong majorities. That led to a challenge of his leadership by young...
by romarco1 | Apr 18, 1962 | Timeline:1960s
In British Columbia NDP campaigns in the 1960s were low-budget affairs focused on creating Medicare for all, more funding for universities and schools, a better return to the province from BC’s resources, low-cost publicly-owned car insurance and job creation across...
