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The Labour Progressive Party was a far left Canadian political party.

When the Communist Party of Canada was banned in 1941, it ran candidates as the Labour Progressive Party. The LPP only ever elected one Member of Parliament under its own banner, Fred Rose, who was elected in a 1943 by-election in Montreal and sat in the House of Commons. In 1947, he was charged and convicted for spying for the Soviet Union, and was expelled from the House of Commons.

Dorise Nielson was elected to the House of Commons in 1940 from Saskatchewan as a Progressive Unity MP, but was defeated in 1945 when she ran for re-election as an LPP candidate.

In Ontario, two LPP members, A. A. Macleod and J. B. Salsberg, sat in the Legislative Assembly from 1943 to 1951 and 1955 respectively.

Jacob Penner and Joseph Zuken were popular aldermen in Winnipeg, Manitoba, while W. A. Kardash was a Manitoba MLA.

The leader of the party was Tim Buck.

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-The '''Labour Progressive Party''' was a far left [[Canada|Canadian]] politcal party.
+The '''Labour Progressive Party''' was a far left [[Canada|Canadian]] political party.
-When the [[Communist Party of Canada]] was banned in 1941 it ran candidates as the Labour Progressive Party. The LPP only ever elected one [[Member of Parliament]] under its own banner, [[Fred Rose]], who was elected in a 1943 by-election in [[Montreal]] and sat in the [[House of Commons]] until 1947 when he was charged and convicted with spying for the [[Soviet Union]] and expelled from the House of Commons. [[Dorise Nielson]] was elected to [[Canadian House of Commons|the House of Commons]] in 1940 from [[Saskatchewan]] as a ''Progressive Unity'' MP but was defeated in 1945 when she ran for re-election as an LPP candidate.
+When the [[Communist Party of Canada]] was banned in 1941, it ran candidates as the Labour Progressive Party. The LPP only ever elected one [[Member of Parliament]] under its own banner, [[Fred Rose]], who was elected in a 1943 by-election in [[Montreal]] and sat in the [[House of Commons]]. In 1947, he was charged and convicted for spying for the [[Soviet Union]], and was expelled from the House of Commons.
+[[Dorise Nielson]] was elected to [[Canadian House of Commons|the House of Commons]] in 1940 from [[Saskatchewan]] as a ''Progressive Unity'' MP, but was defeated in 1945 when she ran for re-election as an LPP candidate.
-In provincial politics, two LPP members, [[A. A. Macleod]] and [[J. B. Salsberg]], sat in the [[Ontario]] [[Legislative Assembly]] from 1943 to 1951 and 1955 respectively.  [[Jacob Penner]] and [[Joseph Zuken]] were popular [[alderman|aldermen]] in [[Winnipeg]] while [[W. A. Kardash]] was a [[Manitoba]] [[MLA]].
+In [[Ontario]], two LPP members, [[A. A. Macleod]] and [[J. B. Salsberg]], sat in the [[Legislative Assembly]] from 1943 to 1951 and 1955 respectively.
+[[Jacob Penner]] and [[Joseph Zuken]] were popular [[alderman|aldermen]] in [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba, while [[W. A. Kardash]] was a [[Manitoba]] [[MLA]].
 The leader of the party was [[Tim Buck]].