Lougheed, P.

… In Alberta, a local political party called the Social Credit Party emerged against the backdrop of the Great Depression, promoting the Social Credit theory, and held power for 36 years until 1971. Since then, the Progressive Conservative Party led by Peter Lougheed has held an overwhelming majority. In order to maintain Canada's leading economic power, Lougheed has been in fierce opposition to the economic policies of the federal Liberal government, but in recent years the Western Canada Party has been born here, advocating western separatism, and Alberta, along with Quebec, has become a force that is sending ripples through Canadian politics. …

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…　アルバータ州では大恐慌を背景に社会信用理論を掲げて登場した社会信用党Social Credit Partyなる地方政党が1971年まで，36年間政権を握り続けた。その後はローヒードPeter Lougheedの率いる進歩保守党が，圧倒的多数を占めている。カナダ随一の経済力を維持するべくローヒードは連邦自由党政府の経済政策と激しく対立してきたが，近年ここに西部カナダ党が誕生して西部分離主義を唱え，ケベック州と共にアルバータ州はカナダ政界に波紋を投げかける存在となっている。…

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