▁the ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁parties ▁of ▁Al berta ▁and ▁British ▁Columbia ▁had ▁largely ▁abandoned ▁their ▁mon et ary ▁policies ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁Bull more ▁and ▁H utton ▁continued ▁to ▁promote ▁social ▁credit ▁during ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁parliament . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Man it oba ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁League ▁was ▁Wil bert ▁James ▁T ink ler . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁closest ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁to ▁an ▁official ▁leader ▁in ▁this ▁period , ▁as ▁neither ▁Bull more ▁nor ▁H utton ▁held ▁an ▁official ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁T ink ler ▁ran ▁for ▁federal ▁and ▁provincial ▁office ▁on ▁six ▁occasions . ▁ ▁T ink ler ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁league ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁it ▁had ▁only ▁a ▁minimal ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁and ▁a ▁weak ▁provincial ▁organization . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁gover ning ▁coal ition ▁of ▁Premier ▁John ▁Bra cken ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁representation ▁was ▁subsequently ▁regarded ▁as ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁adj unct ▁to ▁the ▁province ' s ▁Liberal - Con serv ative ▁government . ▁ ▁Several ▁figures ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁campaign ed ▁against ▁the ▁al liance ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁but ▁all ▁were ▁defeated . ▁ ▁The ▁party ' s ▁organization ▁subsequently ▁col lapsed , ▁and ▁it ▁offered ▁no ▁candidates ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 4