▁interest . ▁ ▁R ational istic ▁moral ism ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁to ▁believe ▁their ▁expert ise ▁could ▁stop ▁the ▁suffering ▁of ▁fellow ▁Canad ians , ▁and ▁rational istic ▁el it ism ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁to ▁believe ▁they ▁were ▁best ▁situated ▁to ▁un pack ▁the ▁intr ica cies ▁of ▁modern ▁society . ▁The ▁league ▁felt ▁they ▁should ▁provide ▁expert ▁advice ▁to ▁government , ▁but ▁social ist ▁ide ology ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁Canadian ▁government ▁was ▁deb auch ed . ▁Hence , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁guide ▁Canad ians ▁toward ▁social ism , ▁the ▁L SR ▁planned ▁to ▁institution al ize ▁expert ▁intellectual ▁advice ▁in ▁an ▁extra - polit ical ▁organization , ▁and ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁adj unct ▁to ▁public ▁policy ▁formation . ▁ ▁Prom oting ▁social ism , ▁and ▁working ▁beyond ▁politics , ▁the ▁L SR ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁trans c end ▁party ▁al li ances , ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁both ▁intellect uals ▁and ▁polit icians ▁to ▁help ▁qu ell ▁the ▁De pression ▁through ▁fis cal ▁central ization ▁and ▁national ▁social ▁assistance . ▁The ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁its ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁concentr ated ▁group ▁of ▁intellectual ▁el ites ▁who ▁made ▁social ▁planning ▁relevant ▁in ▁a ▁Canadian ▁context . ▁The ▁L SR ▁formally ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ▁was ▁implementing ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁social ▁planning ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁home front ▁plans . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁ide ology ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁economy ▁had ▁bo omed ▁during ▁the ▁late