▁by ▁S . E . ▁Rog ers . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁coal ition ▁After ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Bra cken ▁promoted ▁a ▁" non - part isan ▁government " ▁for ▁Man it oba , ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁four ▁major ▁parties ▁would ▁hold ▁cabinet ▁port fol ios ▁in ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁provincial ▁unity . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁parties , ▁and ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁joined ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁( ML A ) ▁Norman ▁Turn b ull ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁without ▁port folio ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁join ▁government ▁caused ▁a ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁party . ▁Sal ome ▁Hal ld ors on ▁crossed ▁the ▁floor ▁to ▁sit ▁as ▁an ▁O pp osition ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁M LA ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Al berta ▁Soc red ▁Premier ▁Ernest ▁Mann ing ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Man it oba ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁League ▁which ▁officially ▁exp elled ▁the ▁four ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁ML As ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁several ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁candidates ▁ran ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁coal ition , ▁while ▁coal ition ▁supp or ters ▁continued ▁to ▁call ▁themselves ▁Social ▁Cred it