Parti Québécois

(pärtē kēbĕkwä`) (PQ), provincial political party committed to the independence of Quebec. Founded in 1968, it soon became a force in provincial elections. In 1976, led by René LévesqueLévesque, René
, 1922–87, Canadian political leader and Quebec separatist. After a career in journalism and television, he served in the Quebec National Assembly (1961–67) as a member of the Liberal party.
..... Click the link for more information. , it captured control of the provincial assembly. Among its first acts was the passage of Bill 101, controversial legislation that made French the official language of Quebec and prohibited the use of English on signs and in most commercial transactions. It also introduced much social legislation, such as no-fault auto insurance legislation. In May, 1980, voters in the long-awaited provincial referendum rejected the proposition that Quebec should proceed to negotiate for its independence. Despite this, the party won the 1981 provincial elections. Internal dissension over the result of the 1980 referendum led to a weakening of the party. Lévesque resigned as party leader in 1985, and the PQ was defeated in provincial elections later that year. Subsequent party leaders Pierre-Marc Johnson and Jacques Parizeau struggled to return the PQ to its earlier success. In 1994 the party returned to power, and Parizeau became Quebec's premier. He resigned as premier and party leader, however, after Quebec voters narrowly rejected independence in a PQ-sponsored referendum in 1995; Lucien BouchardBouchard, Lucien
, 1938–, French-Canadian separatist leader, b. Quebec. A lawyer and a political ally of Brian Mulroney, Bouchard served under him as Canada's ambassador to France (1985–88) and environment minister (1989–90).
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him. The PQ remained in power after the 1998 provincial elections. Bouchard resigned as party leader and premier in 2001, and Bernard Landry succeeded him, serving as premier until the PQ's loss at the polls in 2003. André Boisclair succeed Landry as party leader in 2005. The PQ placed third in 2007 provincial elections, behind the Liberals and the conservative Action Démocratique (AD), a party that called for autonomy for Quebec. Boisclair subsequently resigned as PQ leader; Pauline MaroisMarois, Pauline
, 1949–, Canadian politician, b. Quebec. A social worker and Parti Québécois (PQ) member, she was first elected to the Quebec National Assembly in 1981, and served in ministerial positions under Premier Lévesque.
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him. Under Marois the PQ dropped its vow to hold a new referendum on independence soon after regaining control of the provincial government. In 2008 the PQ again lost to the Liberals but placed second. The party won a plurality in 2012, and Marois became Quebec's first woman premier, but the PQ lost to the Liberals in 2014. She stepped down as party leader and was succeeded in 2015 by Pierre Karl Pelédeau, but he resigned a year later and was succeeded by Jean-François Lisée. In 2018 the PQ placed fourth in the provincial elections, which were won by the center-right Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), which like the AD (which CAQ had absorbed), did not support independence for Quebec. Lisée resigned as party leader.

单词	parti québécois
释义	Parti Québécois Parti Québécois (French parti) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Canada) a political party in Quebec, formed in 1968 and originally advocating the separation of Quebec from the rest of the country. Abbreviation: PQ Par•ti′ Québécois′ (pɑrˈti; Fr. parˈti) n. a political party in Quebec that advocates Quebec's separation from Canada: founded in 1968. Parti Québécois Parti Québécois (pärtē kēbĕkwä`) (PQ), provincial political party committed to the independence of Quebec. Founded in 1968, it soon became a force in provincial elections. In 1976, led by René LévesqueLévesque, René , 1922–87, Canadian political leader and Quebec separatist. After a career in journalism and television, he served in the Quebec National Assembly (1961–67) as a member of the Liberal party. ..... Click the link for more information. , it captured control of the provincial assembly. Among its first acts was the passage of Bill 101, controversial legislation that made French the official language of Quebec and prohibited the use of English on signs and in most commercial transactions. It also introduced much social legislation, such as no-fault auto insurance legislation. In May, 1980, voters in the long-awaited provincial referendum rejected the proposition that Quebec should proceed to negotiate for its independence. Despite this, the party won the 1981 provincial elections. Internal dissension over the result of the 1980 referendum led to a weakening of the party. Lévesque resigned as party leader in 1985, and the PQ was defeated in provincial elections later that year. Subsequent party leaders Pierre-Marc Johnson and Jacques Parizeau struggled to return the PQ to its earlier success. In 1994 the party returned to power, and Parizeau became Quebec's premier. He resigned as premier and party leader, however, after Quebec voters narrowly rejected independence in a PQ-sponsored referendum in 1995; Lucien BouchardBouchard, Lucien , 1938–, French-Canadian separatist leader, b. Quebec. A lawyer and a political ally of Brian Mulroney, Bouchard served under him as Canada's ambassador to France (1985–88) and environment minister (1989–90). ..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him. The PQ remained in power after the 1998 provincial elections. Bouchard resigned as party leader and premier in 2001, and Bernard Landry succeeded him, serving as premier until the PQ's loss at the polls in 2003. André Boisclair succeed Landry as party leader in 2005. The PQ placed third in 2007 provincial elections, behind the Liberals and the conservative Action Démocratique (AD), a party that called for autonomy for Quebec. Boisclair subsequently resigned as PQ leader; Pauline MaroisMarois, Pauline , 1949–, Canadian politician, b. Quebec. A social worker and Parti Québécois (PQ) member, she was first elected to the Quebec National Assembly in 1981, and served in ministerial positions under Premier Lévesque. ..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him. Under Marois the PQ dropped its vow to hold a new referendum on independence soon after regaining control of the provincial government. In 2008 the PQ again lost to the Liberals but placed second. The party won a plurality in 2012, and Marois became Quebec's first woman premier, but the PQ lost to the Liberals in 2014. She stepped down as party leader and was succeeded in 2015 by Pierre Karl Pelédeau, but he resigned a year later and was succeeded by Jean-François Lisée. In 2018 the PQ placed fourth in the provincial elections, which were won by the center-right Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), which like the AD (which CAQ had absorbed), did not support independence for Quebec. Lisée resigned as party leader. AcronymsSeepriority queueAcronymsSeePQ
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Parti Québécois