The Manifesto for an Independent Socialist Canada was a document drafted by a leftist faction of Canada's New Democratic Party, known as the Waffle, in 1969. When that group briefly left the NDP between 1972 and 1974, it became their party's main programmatic statement. The Manifesto for an Independent Socialist Canada is also known as the Waffle Resolution. It outlined the Waffle's deep resentment for the "American Empire," and their organization's commitment to furthering the socialist cause in Canada within the template of a successful democracy.