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In 1969 in an effort to stimulate dialogue, some young members of the New Democratic Party (NDP) drafted a document titled "For an Independent Socialist Canada"
The authors insisted that Canada could be independent and united it it rejected its connections with the American capitalist "Empire" and instead adopted a socialist model of political-economic organization. More-over, these individual (known as the Waffle) embraced the Women's Liberation Movement and sought to transform gender roles in Canadian Politics and society.
Dr. Roberta Lexier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of General Education, Mount Royal University, Calgary
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