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Encyclopedia > Quebec federalist ideology
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In Quebec, federalists, in regards to the future of the Quebec people, defend the concept of Quebec remaining within Canada, as opposed to Quebec sovereigntists, proponents of Quebec independence (most often, but not for all followers, along with an economic union with Canada similar to the European Union). Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... This is an article about the politics of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated to Prime Minister of Quebec) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Executive Council of Quebec (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Quebec and in French Le Conseil des ministres) is the cabinet of the Canadian province. ... 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. ... The President of the National Assembly of Quebec is the presiding officer of the legislature of Quebec, Canada, the National Assembly, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system. ... This is a list of the leaders of the Opposition of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ... The Court of Appeal of Quebec (in French: la Cour dappel du Québec) is the highest judicial court in Quebec, Canada. ... The Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms of the Province of Quebec, Canada was introduced by the then Liberal government of Robert Bourassa through the Quebec Minister of Justice, Jerome Choquette. ... The Civil Code of Québec (CcQ) is the legal text defining civil laws in the province of Quebec, Canada. ... In Quebec, the National Question (in French la Question nationale) is an expression referring to the reflexion over the status and autonomy of the Quebec State. ... The Quebec sovereignty movement, also commonly referred to as the Quebec separatist movement and the Quebec Independence movement, is a political movement for the attainment of independence for the Province of Quebec from the nation of Canada. ... This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada. ... 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). ... Categories: Stub | Quebec general elections ... Categories: Stub | Quebec general elections ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Parti Québécois or PQ is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ... The Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) is a fiscally right-wing political party in Quebec, Canada. ... The Union des forces progressistes (UFP) is a left wing political party in Quebec, Canada. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... In Canadian English, a Québécois (IPA: ) is a native or resident of the province of Quebec, Canada, especially a French-speaking one. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ...

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Ideological branches

While the usual denomination for all followers is simply federalist, two main branches can be sketched out.


Federalist nationalism

Federalist nationalists defend the concept of Quebec remaining within Canada, while pursuing greater autonomy and national recognition for Quebec within the Canadian federation. The Union Nationale under Maurice Duplessis (1930s to 1950s) was nationalist without explicitly calling for independence, prior to the arrival of Daniel Johnson Sr. as leader. The Parti libéral du Québec was a major party of federalist nationalism throughout the Lesage and Bourassa eras (1960s to 1990s). However, since the failures of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords, and the 1995 Quebec referendum on independence, the party has no defining plan for official national recognition. Notable followers of this ideology are Robert Bourassa, Jean Lesage and Brian Mulroney. Autonomy is the condition of something that does not depend on anything else. ... 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. ... Union Nationale logo. ... Duplessis and the Clergy. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Daniel Johnson, Sr. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Honourable Jean Lesage, PC , CC , CD (June 10, 1912–December 12, 1980) was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. ... A portrait of Robert Bourassa, taken during his second term as premier of Quebec (1985–1994). ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... 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. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A portrait of Robert Bourassa, taken during his second term as premier of Quebec (1985–1994). ... The Honourable Jean Lesage, PC , CC , CD (June 10, 1912–December 12, 1980) was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. ... The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC , CC , GOQ , LL.D (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ...


"Status-quo" federalists

"Status-quo" federalists, or "Trudeau federalists" as some consider them, defend Quebec remaining within Canada and keeping the status quo regarding constitutional recognition and provincial powers in areas like taxation, health care, and immigration. They also defend the Canadian federal government assuming the major role in the democracy, with occasional encroachment on Quebec and provincial powers. Some do not recognize the national status of Quebec, formally or informally. The Equality Party of Quebec, which was a large Anglophone protest party in the late 1980s and early 1990s before losing its representation to the Quebec Liberals, also adheres more or less to this ideology. Look up Status quo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present current, existing state of affairs. ... A federal government is the common government of a federation. ... Equality Party can refer to: Equality Party (Azerbaijan) Equality Party (Quebec) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Notable Trudeau federalists are Pierre Trudeau, from whom the term is inspired, Jean Chrétien and Stéphane Dion. A noted medium for the ideology was the political magazine Cité Libre. 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. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, PC , LL.D (born January 11, 1934) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. ... Stéphane Dion The Hon. ... Cité Libre was an influential political journal published in Quebec through the 1950s and 1960s. ...


Federalist parties

  • Action Démocratique du Québec (ADQ) - Although not officially federalist, this former sovereigntist party now advocates a "solution" based on Quebec's "autonomy within Canada". sort of a medium between continued federalism and the separation of Quebec. Not linked to any federal party, however most members and ADQ leader Mario Dumont support the ideologically similar Conservative Party of Canada.

Since the split between the Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec and the federal New Democratic Party, there has not been a major left-wing federalist political party in Quebec, though a sizeable minority of leftists are federalists, as are most centrists and rightists. The issue of sovereignty vs. Confederation tends to go beyond the political spectrum. The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ... The Parti vert du Québec or PVQ (in English: Green Party of Quebec) is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of green values . ... The Green Party of Canada is a minor federal political party in Canada. ... The Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) is a fiscally right-wing political party in Quebec, Canada. ... Categories: Canadian people stubs | Quebec politicians | 1970 births ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... The Bloc pot is a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec that is dedicated to the legalization of marijuana. ... Cannabis is a plant also known as Cannabis sativa, hemp, or marijuana. ... The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party that aims to end prohibition of cannabis. ... The New Democratic Party of Quebec (in French: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec) (NPD-Québec or NPDQ) was a political party in Quebec, Canada, with social democratic and democratic socialist tendencies. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of socialism . ...


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Quebec sovereignty movement: Information from Answers.com (4299 words)
Quebec sovereigntists are generally not in opposition to federalism as a concept, but are opposed to the present federal system of Canada and do not believe it can be reformed in a way that could answer what they see as the legitimate wish of Quebecers to govern themselves freely.
Sovereignty-association was proposed to the population of Quebec in the 1980 Quebec referendum.
Quebec federalist nationalists think that the Quebec people should be recognized as a de facto nation by the federal government of Canada and initiate the constitutional reforms that presuppose such a recognition.
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