Bloc populaire

Bloc populaire canadien
LeaderAndré Laurendeau
FoundedSeptember 8, 1942 (1942-09-08)
DissolvedJuly 6, 1947 (1947-07-06)
IdeologyAnti-conscriptionism
Canadian nationalism

The Bloc populaire canadien (lit.'Canadian Popular Bloc'), often shortened to the Bloc populaire or the Bloc, was a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1942 to 1947. It was founded on September 8, 1942 by opponents of conscription during the Second World War. The party ran candidates at both federal and provincial levels. In the 1945 federal election, the party made a minor breakthrough by winning two seats in the House of Commons.