hi! you may be interested some previous discussions

• Why do the many "political labels" - left/right/socialism/capitalism/etc - seem to mean such different things in the US and Europe? What is the history behind that?

• The lack of a strong socialist party in the US linked to the absence of feudalism?

• Why does/did the United States lack major radical movements such as fascism and socialism?

• Why Didn't Socialism Catch on in America?

• Why does Europe seem more open to the idea of Socialism compared to the U.S., given that Europe was in closer proximity to the threat of USSR during the cold war?

It did in Canada, just not in the US. For example, Saskatchewan elected a socialist government in 1944 that remained until 1964. They've also had 27 years of socialist government afterwards. They even instituted a universal healthcare program in 1946.

Federally, the current Official Opposition is the NDP, a "socialist" political party.

You could argue socialism isn't as strong in Canada as it is in several European countries, but there is a clear divide between Canada and the US when it comes to socialism.