▁with ▁the ▁C CF ▁independently ▁of ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁L SR . ▁The ▁L SR ▁was ▁thus ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁forward ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁research ▁organization . ▁ ▁To ▁promote ▁and ▁improve ▁their ▁ideas , ▁the ▁league ▁discussed ▁political ▁economy ▁with ▁intellect uals ▁and ▁polit icians ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁L SR ▁believed ▁that ▁because ▁the ▁De pression ▁was ▁national , ▁its ▁solution ▁would ▁be ▁national ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁they ▁found ▁sympath etic ▁anal ys es ▁amongst ▁the ▁intellectual ▁community . ▁Intel lect uals ▁concerned ▁with ▁social ▁reform ▁began ▁to ▁cont em plate ▁national ▁reform . ▁Common ▁ground ▁between ▁the ▁L SR ▁and ▁intellectual ▁el ites ▁provided ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁action . ▁Intel lect uals ▁felt ▁that ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Canad ians ▁that ▁government ▁should ▁assume ▁an ▁inter vention ist ▁role ; ▁financial ▁and ▁social ▁policies ▁should ▁be ▁implemented ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁and ▁stability ▁would ▁flow ▁top ▁down wards . ▁Such ▁an ▁arrangement ▁was ▁not ▁however ▁possible ▁under ▁the ▁B NA , ▁and ▁accordingly , ▁the ▁constitution ▁would ▁require ▁modification . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁many ▁modern ▁intellect uals ▁found ▁work ▁in ▁government , ▁and ▁political ▁bodies ▁began ▁to ▁seek ▁advice ▁from ▁extra - par liament ary ▁intellect uals . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁extra - polit ical ▁intellectual ▁el ites ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁conference ▁on ▁Domin ion - pro vin cial ▁relations , ▁however ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁primary ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁stop