Party policy Parti Québécois

the parti québécois centres on protection of franco-québécois identity, or including ultimate result of sovereignty-association. sovereigntism, however, article 1 in party program.

after then-french president nicolas sarkozy rejected long-standing non-interference, non-indifference stance towards quebec should seek sovereignty in 2009, pq leader , premier pauline marois visit france in october 2012 saw reinstate french president françois hollande. during visit, marois commented canada s current foreign policy corresponds neither our values nor our interests .

the pq delivered brief reasonable accommodation commission on minorities, conducted holding hearings across province. commission briefing looked reformulate relations between quebec s francophone , minority populations. task platform pq s protectionism of french.

marois stated there nothing dogmatic in francophones wishing declare existence if includes developing legislation requiring newcomers have basic understanding of french before becoming citizens of quebec. (note there no official citizens of quebec; residents of quebec citizens of canada.)

further desire protect french in quebec, during marois visit france in october 2012, recommended french elite conduct in french on international scene.

marois stated pq understands arrival of newcomers attractive , donate largely quebec s growth, stated not imply better assimilate them must erase our own history.

as of 2014, pq electoral program describes party’s main commitment: aspiring political liberty, parti québécois has first objective achieve sovereignty of quebec after consulting population referendum held @ moment government judges appropriate.

other electoral issues quebec charter of values, , language.