Canadian Party of Quebec
Canadian Party of Quebec Parti canadien du Québec | |
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| Abbreviation | CaPQ (English) PaCQ (French) |
| Leader | Joseph Cianflone |
| President | Charles Roburn |
| Founded | June 15, 2022[1] |
| Headquarters | Brossard, Quebec, Canada[1] |
| Ideology | Quebec federalism Official bilingualism Canadian nationalism Anglophone interests |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Red and navy blue |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 125 |
| Website | |
| EN: canadianpartyquebec.ca FR: particanadienquebec.ca | |
The Canadian Party of Quebec (French: Parti canadien du Québec, pronounced [paʁti kanadjɛ̃ dy kebɛk]) is a provincial political party in Quebec that has already announced 21 candidates for the upcoming 2026 Quebec general election, as of its most recent Party Convention, held on June 21, 2026.[2]
The core political philosophy of the Canadian Party of Quebec is what it calls "Canadian Exceptionalism." According to the recent speech to Parliament by its leader[3]: the CaPQ highlighted its position that democratic rights and respect for all citizens is the only culture of a democratic government, which the party believes is best typified by Canada's historical brokering of confederation between anglophone, francophone and native peoples at Canadian Confederation in 1867, establishing the framework for the substantive equality of all Canadians.
The recent address by the party leader and two other candidates at the Parliamentary Press Gallery[3] communicated its view that Canadian "Exceptionalism", a democratic state-model of legislative and executive neutrality to all nations (cultural, demographic or otherwise: no identity politics), has emerged and been adopted as the accepted model of democracy in the post-WWII order[4], nearly 80 years after Canadian Confederation. The party cites the key difference to prior democratic philosophies as enabling, what it defines as, “real democracy" in modern times: "exceptionalist” democracies, especially as typified in the democracies of the Americas / New World, are defined and measured by both the neutrality of the state to any nation, group, tribe or identity, as well as the protection of its citizens from government tyranny.[5] The party asserts this does not prevent the use of positive individual rights to ensure cultural and linguistic group protections and vibrancy, but it does exclude assimilationist cultural nationalism and methods deemed illegal under international law.[6]
The party website makes clear its mission is to defend the individual rights of the citizenry that, in its view, define the democratic tradition of Quebec and the Rest of Canada. As a moderate, economically-oriented party, the CaPQ (abbreviated PaCQ in French) is dedicated to economic success, sustainable government spending, and a renaissance of the Quebecois people over the institutional crowding out of individual contributors, innovation, and government obstructionism to quality of life for all its citizens.[2]
The party is dedicated to abolishing political nationalism as a source of anti-democratic legislation and economic failure, especially given the perverse effects of first-past-the-past voting in Canada.[7] After the CaPQ speeches at the Parliament Press Gallery on May 25th, 2026,[3] the Canadian Prime Minister declared 50% + 1 would never be enough to break up a country and try to enforce territorial integrity on the remaining 50%-1 of the population, on May 26, 2026.[8][9] The realities of international law around the issues of secession from democratic states, individual protection from mob rule and state tyranny, are also clearly enshrined in the Clarity Act.
All currently sitting MNAs in the National Assembly of Quebec hurriedly rejected the basic tenants of a free and just society on May 27th, 2026, by unanimously voting that 50% + 1 votes would be enough to split up a country.[10] Many citizens and critiques responded to the performative, nationalist motion as both hypocritical and seemingly unaware of democratic and international norms, given a bare majority fails to meet the bar to change most entities, including the political parties supporting the motion, own internal party procedures, or meeting any sort of supermajority or unanimity test for such fundamental structural change to a validly chartered body, like the country of Canada and the Province of Quebec. [6]
The party ran candidates during the 2022 Quebec general election.
Election Results
[edit]| Election | Leader | Candidates | Votes | % | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Colin Standish | 20 / 125 |
12,981 | 0.32 | 7th |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Party details - Parti canadien du Québec / Canadian Party of Québec". Parties and other political entities / Political parties. Élections Québec. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- 1 2 Crooks, William (June 20, 2026). "Canadian Party of Quebec unveils Brome-Missisquoi candidate, eyes Townships expansion".
- 1 2 3 "Canadian Party of Quebec Calls for Limits on Notwithstanding Clause" – via www.cpac.ca.
- ↑ Nations, United. "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". United Nations.
- ↑ "Canadian Party of Quebec". Pixieset. June 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "Quebec's proposed constitution an 'assimilationist policy'". nationalmagazine.ca.
- ↑ FM, CKUT 90 3. "CKUT 90.3 FM". ckut.ca.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Riga, Andy (May 26, 2026). "'50 per cent plus one' not enough to break up Canada, Carney tells Quebec sovereignists".
- ↑ Riga, Andy (March 31, 2026). "Can Quebec separate with a 50%+1 vote? Carney won't say".
- ↑ Authier, Philip (May 27, 2026). "Quebec politicians denounce Carney's comment on separation, adopt motion reaffirming 50-per-cent-plus-one vote".