Independent Citizen's Party
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The Independent Citizen's Party was a short-lived political organization in Manitoba
, Canada
. It held at least one public meeting before the provincial election of 1920, but does not appear to have sponsored any candidates in the election which followed.
The ICP was founded to express displeasure with Manitoba's political system, although it did not specifically criticize the government of Tobias C. Norris. The organization probably represents an instance of "middle-class discontent" surfacing as populist politics, albeit only for a very brief period of time.
The ICP's leader was one Mr. Duncanson, who did not run in the 1920 provincial election.
See also: Canadian political parties
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, 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...
. It held at least one public meeting before the provincial election of 1920, but does not appear to have sponsored any candidates in the election which followed.
The ICP was founded to express displeasure with Manitoba's political system, although it did not specifically criticize the government of Tobias C. Norris. The organization probably represents an instance of "middle-class discontent" surfacing as populist politics, albeit only for a very brief period of time.
The ICP's leader was one Mr. Duncanson, who did not run in the 1920 provincial election.
See also: Canadian political parties