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William Aberhart — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1878–1943 · Canada · Premier of Alberta

William Aberhart

Social Credit

A dividend for every citizen.

Traditional Longist →
Economic−48
SocialistMarket
Governance+44
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−46
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The radio-evangelist premier of Alberta whose Social Credit movement promised every citizen a monetary 'dividend' — a distinctive prairie strain of redistributive monetary populism.

social

Evangelical traditionalist.

economic

Promised 'social credit' dividends to put money in people's hands.

governance

Charismatic radio-preacher premier with a tight grip.

Notable for
  • Led the Social Credit movement
  • Premier of Alberta
  • Radio-preacher politics
social-creditmonetary-populismprairie
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