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The Workers' Communist Party of Canada was a Canadian political party that nominated candidates in the 1972 and 1980 general elections. For several years it published a weekly newspaper "The Forge/La Forge". The WCP was strongest in Quebec, but alienated many young Quebec progressive people because it declined to support independence for Quebec, although it did support Quebec's right to self-determination. The most prominent former WCP member is Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois and former Leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons. Duceppe called his membership a mistake and based it on his youth.[1]

None of its candidates was elected to the House of Commons, nor did they receive many votes.

The party followed a Maoist political program, and was influenced by the New Left.

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References

  1. ^ "Gilles Duceppe: Leader, Bloc Québécois". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  • Bachand, Charles-Antoine (2004). Le discours de la ligue communiste (marxiste-léniniste) du Canada (1975-1983) (PDF). [unpublished]. p. 21. Retrieved April 9, 2012..
  • Beaudry, Lucille (2004). "Les groupes d'extrême gauche au Québec et la question des femmes: De l'opposition à la conciliation". Bulletin d'histoire politique. 13: Histoire du mouvement marxiste-léniniste au Québec 1973-1983. Un premier bilan. (1): 57–64..
  • Dansereau, Bernard (2004). "Une expérience de l'extrême gauche : le Parti communiste ouvrier". Bulletin d'histoire politique. 13: Histoire du mouvement marxiste-léniniste au Québec 1973-1983. Un premier bilan. (1): 25–35.
  • Degagné, Sébastien (2004). "Le déclin du mouvement marxiste-léniniste au Québec". Bulletin d'histoire politique. 13: Histoire du mouvement marxiste-léniniste au Québec 1973-1983. Un premier bilan (1): 119–128.
  • Dubuc, Pierre (2004). "Le mouvement marxiste-léniniste et la question nationale québécoise". Bulletin d'histoire politique. 13: Histoire du mouvement marxiste-léniniste au Québec 1973-1983. Un premier bilan (1): 129–138.
  • Dubuc, Pierre (2003). L'autre histoire de l'indépendance, de Pierre Vallières à Charles Gagnon, de Claude Morin à Paul Desmarais,. Trois-Pistoles: Éditions Trois-Pistoles. p. 289.
  • Gagnon, Charles (2008). En lutte !. Vol. II (1972-1982): Écrits politiques. Montréal: LUX Éditeur. OCLC 259974150.
  • Ligue communiste (marxiste-léniniste) du Canada (1979). La question nationale québécoise : Le point de vue de la classe ouvrière. Les éditions Drapeau rouge. p. 32.\
  • Milot, David (2004). "Présentation". Bulletin d'histoire politique. 13: Histoire du mouvement marxiste-léniniste au Québec 1973-1983. Un premier bilan (1): 11–16.
  • Moreau, François (September 1986). "Bilan de l'extrême-gauche au Québec". Revue de la Quatrième Internationale (21). Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  • Marcel Simard (producer). Il était une fois... le Québec rouge. 2003. 53 minutes, Les Productions virage. [view online 1, 2, 3
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