Quebec Liberal Party Parti libéral du Québec | |
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| Leader | Marc Tanguay (interim) |
| President | Rafael Primeau Ferraro |
| Founded | July 1, 1867 |
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| Membership (2023) | 15,000–20,000[1][2] |
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| National affiliation | Liberal Party of Canada (until 1955) |
| Colours | Red and blue |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 19 / 125 |
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The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; French: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955.[6][7][8] The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue.[9]
The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuanced Canadian nationalist tones that supports Quebec remaining within the Canadian federation, while also supporting reforms that would allow substantial autonomism in Quebec. In the context of federal Canadian politics,[10] it is a more centrist party when compared to Conservative and Liberal parties in other provinces, such as the former British Columbia Liberal Party.[11]
- ^ "Les nouveaux partisans du Parti conservateur du Québec" (in Canadian French). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Pilon-Larose, Hugo (15 October 2023). "L'élection d'un nouveau chef en 2025 divise les libéraux" [The election of a new leader in 2025 divides the Liberals]. La Presse (in Canadian French).
- ^ Lampert, Allison (1 October 2018). "Quebec holds election that may shift province to the right". Reuters. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
Recent opinion polls have shown Quebec's ruling Liberals, a centrist party, running neck-and-neck against the center-right Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) of former business executive Francois Legault, which has never held power.
- ^ Demers, Bálint (10 October 2022). "Les trois erreurs de Québec solidaire" [Québec solidaire's three mistakes]. Le Vent Se Lève (in Canadian French).
- ^ Durand, Claire; Blais, André; Vachon, Sébastien (2001). "Review: A Late Campaign Swing or a Failure of the Polls? The Case of the 1998 Quebec Election". The Public Opinion Quarterly. 65 (1). Oxford University Press: 108–123. doi:10.1086/320041. JSTOR 3078789. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ James Farney; David Rayside (12 November 2013). Conservatism in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-4426-1456-7.
- ^ Ricard Zapata-Barrero (2009). Immigration and Self-government of Minority Nations. Peter Lang. p. 70. ISBN 978-90-5201-547-7.
- ^ Nicola McEwen (1 January 2006). Nationalism and the State: Welfare and Identity in Scotland and Quebec. Peter Lang. p. 166. ISBN 978-90-5201-240-7.
- ^ Harrow, Rodney; Klassen, Thomas (1 January 2006). Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy: Four Provinces in Comparative Perspective. University of Toronto Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8020-9090-4.
- ^ Haddow and Klassen 2006 Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy. University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Arsenault, Gabriel; Jacques, Olivier; Maioni, Antonia (24 April 2018). "Specific political and social conditions set Quebec on the path to becoming a leader in child care. What's kept the other provinces from following suit?". Policy Options. Institute for Research on Public Policy.