Bloc Québécois facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Bloc Québécois
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| Leader | Yves-François Blanchet |
| President | Yves Perron |
| Founder | Lucien Bouchard |
| Founded | June 15, 1991 |
| Split from | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Liberal Party of Canada |
| Headquarters | 3750, Boulevard Crémazie Est Suite 502 Montreal, Quebec H2A 1B6 |
| Youth wing | Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois |
| Membership | 19,000 |
| Ideology | Left-Wing Nationalism Quebec sovereigntism Quebec Nationalism Social democracy Regionalism Souverainism Environmentalism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| Colors | Light Blue |
| House of Commons (seats in Quebec) |
32 / 78
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| Senate |
0 / 105
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The Bloc Québécois (BQ) is a federal political party based in Canada that mainly believes and advocates Quebec should secede from Canada, also known as Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was created by Members of Parliament (MPs) from the national Progressive Conservative Party and the Liberal Party. They were angry that the Meech Lake Accord could not pass. The party is considered to be center-left. The leader of the party is currently Yves-François Blanchet.
History
The Bloc was always the party with the biggest number of seats in Quebec between 1993 and 2011. They were usually the second or third biggest party in the House of Commons. The party won only four seats in parliament after the 2011 federal election. In the 2019 federal election, the party won 32 seats in the House of Commons.
Party leaders
- Lucien Bouchard (1990-1996)
- Gilles Duceppe (1996) temporary
- Michel Gauthier (1996-1997)
- Gilles Duceppe (1997-2011)
- Vivian Barbot (2011) temporary
- Daniel Paillé (2011-2013)
- Mario Beaulieu (2014-2015)
- Gilles Duceppe (2015)
- Rhéal Fortin (2015-2017) temporary
- Martine Ouellet (2017-2018)
- Mario Beaulieu (2018-2019) temporary
- Yves-François Blanchet (since 2019)
See also
In Spanish: Bloc québécois para niños
