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TheWinnipeg Declaration, sometimes referred to as theWinnipeg Manifesto, was the programme adopted by theCo-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) inCanada to replace theRegina Manifesto. Its full name is the "1956 Winnipeg Declaration of Principles of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation," and it was adopted at the party's national convention held that year inWinnipeg,Manitoba.
The declaration reflected the evolution of the party fromsocialism to a more moderate form ofsocial democracy andKeynesian economics since its founding during theGreat Depression. It also reflected the increased pragmatism that had coloured the party since it took power in the province ofSaskatchewan. The anticommunist mood of theCold War also caused the CCF to seek to moderate its stance. The CCF federal vice-president and futureNew Democratic Party leader,David Lewis, was instrumental in drafting the document and having it approved.
The Regina Manifesto called for a socialist economy in which major sectors of the economy would benationalized and placed under public control, but the Winnipeg Declaration called for amixed economy in which "there will be an important role for public, private and co-operative enterprise working together in the people's interest" and also moderated earlier demands for aplanned economy. The Regina Manifesto declared that the CCF would not rest until capitalism was "eradicated," but the Winnipeg Declaration affirmed, "The CCF will not rest content until every person in this land and in all other lands is able to enjoy equality and freedom, a sense of human dignity, and an opportunity to live a rich and meaningful life as a citizen of a free and peaceful world."
The Winnipeg Declaration remained the basic statement of party principles of the CCF and its successor, theNew Democratic Party, until 1983 when it was replaced by theStatement of Principles.
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