▁of ▁war ▁and ▁urban ization , ▁and ▁intellectual ▁cultiv ation ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁environment . ▁These ▁characteristics ▁defined ▁the ▁group ' s ▁ide als , ▁and ▁set ▁them ▁apart ▁from ▁other ▁social ▁groups ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁el ite ; ▁an ▁exclusive ▁group ▁of ▁r igh te ous ▁intellectual ▁radical s . ▁ ▁Bel ieving ▁the ▁existing ▁system ▁was ▁not ▁pract ic able , ▁the ▁league ▁set ▁about ▁establish ing ▁a ▁new ▁system . ▁The ▁solution ▁to ▁end ▁this ▁and ▁all ▁de press ions ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁planned ▁economy , ▁and ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁a ▁royal ▁common wealth ▁into ▁a ▁social ist ▁common wealth . ▁To ▁achieve ▁this ▁transformation , ▁the ▁league ▁planned ▁to ▁perform ▁research , ▁and ▁apply ▁the ▁results ▁toward ▁public ▁education ▁and ▁public ▁policy . ▁However , ▁because ▁the ▁L SR ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁cor rupt ▁but ▁cor rupt ive , ▁the ▁league ▁planned ▁to ▁lay ▁their ▁found ations ▁beyond ▁politics . ▁Public ▁education ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁lect ures , ▁and ▁influence ▁over ▁policy ▁would ▁be ▁achieved ▁through ▁the ▁institution al ization ▁of ▁expert ▁intellect uals . ▁Polit icians ▁would ▁call ▁upon ▁the ▁league ' s ▁extra - polit ical ▁organization ▁to ▁perform ▁research , ▁and ▁recommend ▁policy . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁the ▁league ▁hoped ▁to ▁minim ize ▁part is ans hip , ▁and ▁influence ▁government ▁policy ▁writ ▁large . ▁However , ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁the ▁L SR ▁found ▁them ▁working ▁closest ▁with ▁one ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁particular ,