Parti libéral du Québec
Active Provincial Party
Founded	1867
Leader	Jean Charest
President	Marc-André Blanchard
Headquarters	4364 Saint-Denis Street Montreal, Quebec H2J 2L1
Political ideology	Neoliberalism & Quebec federalism
International alignment	None
Colours	Red (also Blue)
Website	http:/www.plq.org (http://www.plq.org)

The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is not affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada. Logo of the Parti Libéral du Québec (introduced in 2003). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Honourable John James Jean Charest, P.C., (born June 24, 1958) is a lawyer and the Premier of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... ... The term neoliberalism is used to describe a political-economic philosophy that had major implications for government policies beginning in the 1970s – and increasingly prominent since 1980 – that de-emphasizes or rejects positive government intervention in the economy (that complements private initiative), focusing instead on achieving progress and even social... Quebec federalism, in regards to the future of the Quebec people, defends the concept of Quebec remaining within Canada as opposed to Quebec sovereigntism, proponent of Quebec independence (most often, but not for all followers, along with an economic union with Canada similar to the European Union). ... Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Blue (from Old High German blao shining) is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength range (about 420-490 nm) of the three primary colors. ... This is a list about liberalism and political parties around the world. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ...

It has traditionally supported Quebec federalism, i.e., Quebec remaining within the Canadian confederation. It has also supported a large role for the government in the economy, although in recent years its economic policies have moved towards neoliberalism. It remains, however, a socially liberal party, which is in line with the Quebec mainstream. Quebec federalism, in regards to the future of the Quebec people, defends the concept of Quebec remaining within Canada as opposed to Quebec sovereigntism, proponent of Quebec independence (most often, but not for all followers, along with an economic union with Canada similar to the European Union). ... The term neoliberalism is used to describe a political-economic philosophy that had major implications for government policies beginning in the 1970s – and increasingly prominent since 1980 – that de-emphasizes or rejects positive government intervention in the economy (that complements private initiative), focusing instead on achieving progress and even social... In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism —an ideology espousing liberty. ...

The Liberal Party is descended from:

1. the Parti canadien, or Patriotes who supported the 1837 Patriotes Rebellion, and
2. les rouges, who fought for responsible government and against the authority of the Catholic Church in Lower Canada.

The most notable figure of this period was Louis-Joseph Papineau. The Parti canadien (also Parti patriote) was a political party in what is now Quebec, Canada, that was founded by members of the liberal elite of French Canada at the beginning of the 19th century. ... Flag used by the Patriotes between 1832 and 1838 The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that province. ... The Parti rouge (alternatively known as the parti democratique) was formed in what is now Quebec, Canada, around 1848 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Institut canadien de Montréal, and the Patriotes Movement of the 1830s. ... Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ... The Roman Catholic Church believes its founding was based on Jesus appointment of Saint Peter as the primary church leader, later Bishop of Rome. ... Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in the southern portion of the modern-day province of Quebec. ... Portrait of Louis-Joseph Papineau. ...

The Liberal Party has faced different opposing parties in different eras of its history. Its main opposition from the time of Confederation (1867) to the 1930s was the Quebec Conservative Party. That party's successor, the Union Nationale, was the main opposition to the Liberals until the 1970s. In the modern era, the Liberals have alternated in power with the Parti Québécois, a social democratic party that supports the independence of Quebec from Canada. The Liberals have always been associated with the colour red; each of their three main opponents in different eras have been associated with the colour blue. Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Disney adopts a three-color Technicolor process for cartoons First Kit Kat in UK The photocopier is invented by Carlson Air mail service across the Atlantic Science... The Parti conservateur du Québec (in English: Conservative Party of Quebec) was a political party in Quebec, Canada. ... Union Nationale logo. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... The Parti Québécois or PQ is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ...

Post-Confederation

The Liberals were in opposition to the ruling Conservatives for most of the first 20 years after Confederation, except for 18 months of Liberal minority government in 1878-1879. However, the situation changed in 1885 when the federal Conservative government executed Louis Riel, the leader of the French-speaking Métis (mixed race) people of western Canada. This decision was very unpopular in Quebec. Honoré Mercier rode this wave of discontent to power in 1887, but was brought down by a scandal in 1891. He was later cleared of all charges. The Conservatives returned to power until 1897. A confederation is an association of sovereign states, usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution. ... For minority régime, see Apartheid. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The name which emphasised a revitalised National Policy and links to Britain. ... Louis Riel Louis David Riel (October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885), was a Canadian politician and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. ... The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French: or ) are an ethnic group of the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, and the Canadian Northwest Territories. ... Honoré-Mercier is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The Liberals won the 1897 election, and held power without interruption for the next 39 years; the Conservatives never held power in Quebec again. This mirrored the situation in Ottawa, where the arrival of Wilfrid Laurier in the 1896 federal election marked the beginning of Liberal dominance at the federal level. Notable long-serving Premiers of Quebec in this era were Lomer Gouin and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. In the Quebec general election on May 11, 1897, the Quebec Liberal Party under Félix-Gabriel Marchand defeated the incumbent Quebec Conservative Party under Edmund James Flynn. ... Laurier re-directs here. ... The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on July 11, 1896. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... This is a list of the premiers of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... The Honourable Sir Jean Lomer Gouin (March 19, 1861 - March 28, 1929) was born in Grondines, Quebec. ... Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (March 5, 1867 - July 6, 1952) was a Liberal Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. ...

By 1935, however, the Conservatives had an ambitious new leader, Maurice Duplessis. Duplessis merged his party with dissident ex-Liberals who had formed the Action libérale nationale. Duplessis led the new party, the Union Nationale (UN), to power in the 1936 election. The Liberals returned to power in the 1939 election, but lost it again in the 1944 election. They remained in opposition to the Union Nationale until one year after Duplessis's death in 1959. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Duplessis and the Clergy. ... The Action libérale nationale was a short-lived political party in Quebec, Canada, led by Paul Gouin and founded by dissident Liberal party members in 1934. ... Union Nationale logo. ... In the Quebec general election on August 17, 1936, the Union Nationale under Maurice Duplessis defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Adélard Godbout. ... In the Quebec general election on October 25, 1939, the Quebec Liberal Party under Adélard Godbout defeated the incumbent Union Nationale under Maurice Duplessis. ... In the Quebec general election on August 8, 1944, the Union Nationale under Maurice Duplessis defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Adélard Godbout. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Post-1960 and the modern era

Under Jean Lesage, the party won an historic election in 1960, ending sixteen years of rule by the conservative Union Nationale. This marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution, which dramatically changed Quebec society. Under the slogan maîtres chez nous (masters in our own house), the Quebec government undertook several major initiatives, including: Jean Lesage was considered a remarkable orator Jean Lesage (June 10, 1912–December 12, 1980) was a lawyer and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Quebec general election on June 22, 1960 was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivaled perhaps only by the 1976 general election. ... Jean Lesage, Daniel Johnson Sr. ...

• full nationalization of the electricity industry through expansion of the government-owned Hydro Quebec -- this major initiative of the government was led by the minister of natural resources, René Lévesque;

• creation of a public pension plan, the Quebec Pension Plan, separate from the Canada Pension Plan that exists in all other provinces of Canada;

• creation of a Ministry of Education, taking responsibility for the schools away from the Roman Catholic Church;

• pressuring the federal government of Canada to renegotiate federal-provincial relations.

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Relations soured between the Quebec Liberal Party and the federal Liberal Party of Canada under Lesage, and particularly under Robert Bourassa. In 1962, the PLQ severed its affiliation with the Liberal Party of Canada, and, at times since then, relations between the two parties have been strained. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... A portrait of Robert Bourassa, taken during his second term as premier of Quebec (1985–1994). ...

As Premier, Bourassa instituted Bill 22 to protect the role of the French language in Quebec, and pushed Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau for constitutional concessions. His government was also embarrassed by several scandals. Bourassa resigned from the party's leadership after the loss of the 1976 election to René Lévesque's Parti Québécois. A premier is an executive official of government. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LL.L, LL.D, FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ...

Bourassa was succeeded as Liberal leader by Claude Ryan, the former of the respected Montreal newspaper, Le Devoir. Ryan led the successful federalist campaign in the 1980 Quebec referendum on Quebec sovereignty, but then lost the 1981 election. He resigned as Liberal leader some time later, paving the way for the return of Robert Bourassa. Claude Ryan (January 26, 1925 - February 9, 2004) was a Canadian politician and leader of the Parti libéral du Québec from 1978 to 1982. ... Le Devoir on the 2003 Quebec election. ... The 1980 Quebec referendum was the first referendum in Quebec that put to public vote the role of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward independent statehood (sovereignty). The referendum was called by Quebecs governing party, the Parti Québécois (PQ), which strongly favoured secession. ... In the Quebec general election on April 13, 1981, the incumbent Parti Québécois under René Lévesque won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party under Claude Ryan. ...

When Bourassa returned as Premier in the 1980s, he successfully persuaded the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney to recognize Quebec as a distinct society, and sought greater powers for the province. This resulted in the Meech Lake and Charlottetown constitutional accords. Both of these proposals, however, were defeated. While a Quebec nationalist, Bourassa remained an opponent of independence for Quebec. A premier is an executive official of government. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... Distinct society (in French la société distincte) was a political neologism used in Canada during the Meech Lake Accord debate, in the second half of the 1980s. ... The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Canada proposed by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Robert Bourassa, premier of Quebec. ... The Charlottetown Accord was a package of constitutional amendments, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. ... Quebec nationalism is the subject of many international studies together with the contemporary nationalism of Scotland, Catalonia and other non-sovereign regions of the world. ... ...

Daniel Johnson, Jr. succeeded Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier of Quebec in 1994, but soon lost the 1994 election to the Parti Québécois under Jacques Parizeau. Daniel Johnson, Jr. ... Categories: Stub | Quebec general elections ... Portrait of Jacques Parizeau. ...

In 1994, after the failure of the Charlottetown Accord, nationalist members of the Liberal party led by Jean Allaire and Mario Dumont, including many from the party's youth wing, left to form the Action démocratique du Québec because of the Liberal party's refusal to endorse independence. As in 1980, the PLQ campaigned for a non vote in the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty. Categories: Canadian people stubs | Quebec politicians | 1970 births ... The Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) is a fiscally right-wing political party in Quebec, Canada. ... The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum in Quebec (see 1980 Quebec referendum) that put to public vote the role of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward independent statehood (sovereignty). The referendum was the culmination of years of rising support for autonomy (see Quiet... Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, group of people, or oneself. ...

Since the election of April 14, 2003, the Liberals have formed the current government of Quebec under Premier Jean Charest. Charest is a former federal Progressive Conservative cabinet minister and leader. Under the leadership of Charest, the Liberals have moved to the right as former supporters of the federal Conservatives during the Brian Mulroney years gain prominent positions in the Liberal party under Charest's leadership. The current Liberal government has proposed a policy of reform of social programs and cuts to government spending and the civil service similar to those of recent Progressive Conservative governments in Ontario and Alberta. Map of Quebecs ridings and how they voted by percentage The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). ... The Honourable John James Jean Charest, P.C., (born June 24, 1958) is a lawyer and the Premier of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ...

The party includes among its members supporters of the federal Liberals, federal Conservatives, and some supporters of the federal New Democratic Party. The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Canada. ...

Leaders of the Parti Libéral du Québec

• Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1867-1883) (premier 1878-1879)
• Honoré Mercier (1883-1892) (premier 1887-1891)
• Félix-Gabriel Marchand (1892-1900) (premier 1897-1900)
• Simon-Napoléon Parent (1900-1905) (premier 1900-1905)
• Lomer Gouin (1905-1920) (premier 1905-1920)
• Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1920-1936) (premier 1920-1936)
• Adélard Godbout (1936-1950) (premier 1936, 1939-1944)
• Georges-Émile Lapalme (1950-1958)
• Jean Lesage (1958-1970) (premier 1960-1966)
• Robert Bourassa (1970-1976) (premier 1970-1976)
• Gérard D. Lévesque (interim) (1976-1978)
• Claude Ryan (1978-1982)
• Gérard D. Lévesque (interim) (1982-1983)
• Robert Bourassa (1983-1994) (premier 1985-1994)
• Daniel Johnson, Jr. (1994-1998) (premier 1994)
• Jean Charest (1998-) (premier 2003-)

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Election results (since 1970)

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Politics of Quebec
• List of Quebec general elections
• List of Quebec premiers
• List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
• National Assembly of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• Political parties in Quebec

Liberalism is a political current embracing several historical and present-day ideologies that claim defense of individual liberty as the purpose of government. ... This is an (partial) overview of individuals that contributed to the development of liberal theory on a worldwide scale and therefore are strongly associated with the liberal tradition and instrumental in the exposition of political liberalism as a philosophy. ... This article links to articles on liberalism in diverse countries around the world. ... This is an overview of parties that adhere more or less (explicitly) to the ideas of political liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. ... Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy where elected representatives that hold the decision power are moderated by a constitution that emphasizes protecting individual liberties and the rights of minorities in society, such as freedom of speech and assembly, freedom of religion, the right to private property and privacy... This is an article about the politics of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada. ... This is a list of the Premiers of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... This is a list of the leaders of the Opposition of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Québec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ...

External links

• National Assembly historical information (http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/patrimoine/)
• Parti libéral du Québec website (http://www.plq.org/)
• La Politique québécoise sur le Web (http://www.quebecpolitique.com/)