▁expand ing , ▁the ▁league ▁finally ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L SR ▁held ▁prominent ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁C CF : ▁Frank ▁Scott ▁became ▁the ▁National ▁Chair man , ▁and ▁Professor ▁George ▁M . ▁A . ▁Gr ube ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁C CF . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁The ▁L SR ▁made ▁its ▁views ▁known ▁through ▁the ▁magazine ▁New ▁Commonwealth ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Far mer ' s ▁Sun , ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Farm ers ▁of ▁Ontario ▁until ▁purchased ▁by ▁Graham ▁Spr y ). ▁The ▁group ▁further ▁contributed ▁to ▁Canada ' s ▁political ▁and ▁intellectual ▁fields ▁with ▁two ▁books , ▁Social ▁Pl anning ▁for ▁Canada ▁( 1 9 3 5 ) ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁Ne eds ▁Social ism ▁( 1 9 3 8 ). ▁Canadian ▁Forum ▁was ▁saved ▁from ▁bank rupt cy ▁by ▁the ▁L SR , ▁which ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁continued ▁its ▁publication . ▁With ▁these ▁texts , ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁change ▁policies ▁were ▁popular ized . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Douglas – C old well ▁Foundation ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁Social ▁dem ocracy ▁ ▁References ▁Ang us , ▁H . F . ▁" So cial ▁Pl anning ▁For ▁Canada . ▁By ▁the ▁Research ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁for ▁Social ▁Re const ruction ▁( E ug ene ▁For sey , ▁J . ▁King ▁Gordon , ▁Leonard ▁Marsh , ▁J . ▁F .