Parti indépendantiste
The Parti indépendantiste (in English: Independentist Party) is a political party promoting the independence of Quebec from Canada.
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[edit] Origin
It was founded in 2007 [1] in the wake of the 2007 electoral defeat of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois (PQ) that made them a third party in the National Assembly of Quebec. The arrival of Pauline Marois at the PQ's helm also contributed to the creation of a new Parti Indépendantiste.
The fledgling organization has much publicized its creation on the Quebec independence website Vigile.net. It was registered as an official political party by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec on October 18, 2007. [2] The group also uses the acronym "PI", which is pronounced "pays" (country) in French.
[edit] Beliefs
According to leader Éric Tremblay, the PQ has given up the will to actively seek the sovereignty of Quebec. Tremblay considers that, if given a majority of seats at the National Assembly of Quebec, the Parti indépendantiste will have clear mandate to achieve sovereignty, even if it receives less than 50% of the popular vote.
Its chief, Éric Tremblay, does not hide his intention to put an end to all public financing of English-language schools and hospitals come his election, even though he would offer unilingual English-speakers health care in their language.
The party suggests a reduction of more than half of the number of immigrants admitted, which would be reduced to 20,000, and the selection of immigrants based on the knowledge of French.[3]
[edit] Support
The Parti indépendantiste has attracted a number of well-known supporters, including:
- Author Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, a disillusioned Parti Québécois supporter. He voted for the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) in protest in the 2007 Quebec election, but has grown disappointed with the party since then. He has announced on April 15, 2008 his intention to run for the Parti Indépendantiste in the district of Rivière-du-Loup against ADQ leader Mario Dumont; [4] [5]
- Former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament Ghislain Lebel; Lebel announced that he will be a Parti indépendantiste candidate on April 30, 2008;
- Humorist Ghislain Taschereau
[edit] Leaders
- Éric Tremblay (2008-)
[edit] Election results
Candidates ran in three by-elections in Bourget, Hull, and Pointe-aux-Trembles held on May 12, 2008. [6] [7]
[edit] See also
- 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
- Secessionist movements of Canada
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