Bloc Québécois
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The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada that advocates for Quebec nationalism and the interests of Quebec within the Canadian Parliament.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois canonical | 11 |
| Bloc Québécois was reduced to fewer than 12 seats and lost official party status | 1 |
| Quebec nationalists | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian political party
ⓘ
Quebec nationalist party ⓘ federal political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BQ ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
greater autonomy for Quebec
ⓘ
interests of Quebec within Canada ⓘ recognition of Quebec as a nation ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Parti Québécois ⓘ |
| electoralLevel | federal ⓘ |
| electoralParticipation | Canadian federal elections ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | Canadian federal first-past-the-post system ⓘ |
| founder | Lucien Bouchard ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| hasNo | provincial wing ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationOnlyIn | Quebec federal ridings ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Montreal
ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| historicalLeader |
Gilles Duceppe
ⓘ
Lucien Bouchard ⓘ Yves-François Blanchet ⓘ |
| ideology |
Quebec nationalism
ⓘ
Quebec sovereigntism ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus |
decentralization of federal powers
ⓘ
increased powers for Quebec in culture and language policy ⓘ increased powers for Quebec in immigration ⓘ |
| notableEvent | became Official Opposition in the House of Commons after the 1993 federal election ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| opposes | centralization of power in the federal government ⓘ |
| originatedFrom |
Quebec MPs leaving the Liberal Party of Canada
ⓘ
Quebec MPs leaving the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ |
| parliamentaryFocus |
Quebec-specific issues
ⓘ
asymmetrical federalism ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroupIn | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Quebec nationalist
ⓘ
pro-Quebec independence ⓘ |
| position | centre-left ⓘ |
| primaryVoterBase |
French Canadian
ⓘ
surface form:
Francophone Quebecers
|
| regionRepresented |
Quebec, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| representedIn | House of Commons of Canada ⓘ |
| representedInterest |
Quebec nationalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec sovereignty movement
|
| supports |
environmental protection policies
ⓘ
protection of French language in Quebec ⓘ protection of Quebec culture ⓘ social democracy ⓘ welfare state policies ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quebec nationalists
subject surface form:
New Democratic Party of Canada
this entity surface form:
Bloc Québécois was reduced to fewer than 12 seats and lost official party status
subject surface form:
Conservative Party of Canada