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1 day ago · It’s now been 30 years since Jacques Parizeau led the Parti Québécois to a majority victory in 1994. The threat of political independence seems to have diminished greatly since the sovereignty ...
3 days ago · e. The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament. The writs of election were issued by Governor General Mary Simon on August 15, 2021, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested the dissolution of parliament for a snap election.
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Mar 11, 2024 · Following the Canadian federal election of September 20, 2021, the Liberals came out on top in Quebec, with 33.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Bloc Quebecois, at 32.1 percent. The Bloc...
3 days ago · Long ruled by forces (such as the Union Nationale) that focused on affirmation of the province's Francophone and Catholic identity within Canada, the Quiet Revolution of the early 1960s prompted a surge in civic and economic nationalism, as well as voices calling for the independence of the province and the establishment of a nation state.
Feb 25, 2024 · The Parti Québécois won 77 out of 125 seats in the 1994 provincial election and formed a government under its leader, Jacques Parizeau. In 1995 the party held another referendum seeking popular approval to negotiate Quebec’s secession from Canada; again the proposal was rejected, though this time it lost by only 1 percent of the vote.
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3 days ago · Profession. Lawyer. Signature. Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, QC ( French pronunciation: [dyplɛsi]; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959), byname " Le Chef " ("The Boss"), [b] was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, populist, anti-communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic ...
Mar 6, 2024 · Lucien Bouchard (born Dec. 22, 1938, Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, Que., Canada) Canadian politician who was a founder and leader of the Bloc Québécois (1990–96) in the federal House of Commons, and who later served as premier of Quebec (1996–2001).