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Later, PQ evolved from P.Q. as the first two-letter non-punctuated abbreviation. Later still, QC evolved as the second two-letter non-punctuated abbreviation, making Quebec's abbreviation consistent with other provinces insofar as using letters solely from the name of the province, but not the word "province", as PQ did. [citation needed]
The Parti Québécois ([paʁti kebekwa], lit. ' Quebec Party ', PQ) is a sovereignist [8] and social democratic [2] [9] [10] [11] provincial political party in Quebec, Canada.The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state.
Quebec [a] is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada, whose frontiers contain eleven indigenous nations and the Québec nation.It is the largest province of the country by area [b] and is located in Central Canada.
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
Parti Québécois, a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada; Parliamentary question, a question posed during Question time in a Westminster system legislature; Previous question, a motion in Robert's Rules of Order to close debate
Former party leader Daniel Paillé was also a PQ member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1996, and a BQ member of Parliament from 2009 to 2011. In June 2014, Mario Beaulieu, a former PQ riding president and Bloc candidate, was elected leader of the Bloc Québécois. Notwithstanding his previous ties to both parties, Beaulieu has ...
“It might look like Canada and the United States have a lot in common, but a quarter of Canada speaks French, and the province of Quebec still isn’t part of the Canadian Constitution.
Quebec has a number of regions that go by historical and traditional names. Often, they have similar but distinct French and English names. Abitibi; Lower Saint Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent) Beauce (within Chaudière-Appalaches) Bois-Francs (within Centre-du-Québec) Charlevoix (eastern part of the Capitale-Nationale administrative region ...