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Alliance Quebec

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Alliance Quebec (AQ) was a group formed in 1982 to lobby on behalf of English-speaking Quebecers in the province of Quebec, Canada. [1]

62 relations: Anthony Housefather, Arson, Baie-Comeau, Basse-Côte-Nord, Brent Tyler, Canada, CEGEP, CFTM-DT, Chairman, Charter of the French Language, Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec, Declaration of independence, Department of Canadian Heritage, Eaton's, Electoral district (Canada), English-speaking Quebecers, Entartistes, Equality Party (Quebec), Eric Maldoff, Federalism, Financial statement, Ford v Quebec (AG), French language, Google Books, Howard Galganov, Hudson's Bay Company, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Insolvency, Island of Montreal, Kathleen Weil, Language demographics of Quebec, Language politics, Le Journal de Montréal, Lobbying, Magdalen Islands, McGill-Queen's University Press, Michael Goldbloom, Montreal Gazette, National Assembly of Quebec, Nelligan (electoral district), Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (provincial electoral district), Parti Québécois, Peter Blaikie, Quebec, Quebec general election, 1985, Quebec general election, 1989, Quebec Liberal Party, Quebec referendum, 1995, Royal Orr, Russell Copeman, ..., Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Secretary (title), Stipend, Supreme Court of Canada, Tom Mulcair, Townshippers' Association, Treasurer, Umbrella organization, Vice president, Volunteering, West Island, William Johnson (author). Expand index (12 more) »

Anthony Housefather

Anthony Housefather (born January 25, 1971) is a Canadian Member of Parliament representing the riding of Mount Royal on the island of Montreal.

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Arson

Arson is a crime of intentionally, deliberately and maliciously setting fire to buildings, wildland areas, abandoned homes, vehicles or other property with the intent to cause damage or enjoy the act.

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Baie-Comeau

Baie-Comeau (2011 city population 22,113; CA population 28,789) is a city located approximately north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

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Basse-Côte-Nord

Basse-Côte-Nord Territory (French: Territoire de la Basse-Côte-Nord, meaning "lower north shore") was a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) in eastern Quebec, Canada.

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Brent Tyler

Brent Tyler is a lawyer in Quebec, Canada, known for his frequent court challenges to "Bill 101", Quebec's Charter of the French Language.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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CEGEP

CEGEP (or; Cégep; also CÉGEP, Cegep or Cégep) is a publicly funded pre‑university and technical college in the province of Quebec's education system.

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CFTM-DT

CFTM-DT is the flagship station of the French language TVA television network located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Chairman

The chairman (also chairperson, chairwoman or chair) is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly.

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Charter of the French Language

The Charter of the French Language (La charte de la langue française), also known as Bill 101 (Law 101 or Loi 101), is a 1977 law in the province of Quebec in Canada defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government.

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Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec

The Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (Directeur général des élections du Québec; abbreviated DGEQ or DGE) is the official responsible for the administration of the electoral and referendum system in Quebec, Canada.

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Declaration of independence

A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood is an assertion by a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state.

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Department of Canadian Heritage

The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage (Patrimoine canadien), is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for policies and programs regarding the arts, culture, media, communications networks, official languages, status of women, sports, and multiculturalism.

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Eaton's

The T. Eaton Company Limited, commonly known as Eaton's, was a Canadian retailer that was once Canada's largest department store chain.

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Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a "constituency" or a "riding", is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based.

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English-speaking Quebecers

English-speaking Quebecers (also known as Anglo-Quebecers, English Quebecers, or Anglophone Quebecers, all with the optional spelling Quebeckers; in French Anglo-Québécois, Québécois Anglophone, or simply Anglo) refers to the English-speaking (anglophone) minority of the primarily French-speaking (francophone) province of Quebec, Canada.

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Entartistes

The entartistes were a Canadian satirical political group, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, whose members threw cream pies at political and cultural figures whom the group deemed to be in need of public embarrassment.

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Equality Party (Quebec)

The Equality Party (Parti Égalité) was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promoted the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French.

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Eric Maldoff

Eric Maldoff is a Canadian lawyer and political advisor.

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Federalism

Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government (the central or 'federal' government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system.

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Financial statement

Financial statements (or financial report) is a formal record of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity.

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Ford v Quebec (AG)

Ford v Quebec (AG), 2 SCR 712 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court struck down part of the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as "Bill 101".

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Google Books

Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search and Google Print and by its codename Project Ocean) is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.

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Howard Galganov

Howard Galganov (born February 12, 1950 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was briefly a political activist and radio personality in Montreal during the late 1990s.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group.

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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Established in 1989, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (commonly referred to as Immigration and Refugee Board or simply the IRB), is an independent administrative tribunal that is responsible for making well-rounded and fair decisions on immigration and refugee matters, efficiently and fairly, and in accordance with the law.

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Insolvency

Insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the money owed, by a person or company, on time; those in a state of insolvency are said to be insolvent.

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Island of Montreal

The Island of Montreal (Kanien’kéha: Tiohtià:ke), in southwestern Quebec, Canada, is at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.

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Kathleen Weil

Kathleen Weil is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who was elected to represent the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election.

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Language demographics of Quebec

This article presents the current language demographics of the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Language politics

Language politics is the way language and linguistic differences between peoples are dealt with in the political arena.

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Le Journal de Montréal

Le Journal de Montréal is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Lobbying

Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.

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Magdalen Islands

The Magdalen Islands (les Îles de la Madeleine) are a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of.

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McGill-Queen's University Press

The McGill-Queen's University Press (MQUP) is a joint venture between McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

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Michael Goldbloom

Michael Goldbloom (born 1953) is a Canadian lawyer, publisher, and academic administrator.

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Montreal Gazette

The Montreal Gazette, formerly titled The Gazette, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, after three other daily English newspapers shut down at various times during the second half of the 20th century.

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National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec (Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada.

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Nelligan (electoral district)

Nelligan is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

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Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (provincial electoral district)

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

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Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois (French for Quebec Party; PQ) is a sovereignist provincial political party in Quebec in Canada.

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Peter Blaikie

Peter Macfarlane Blaikie is a Canadian lawyer and a bilingual politician from Quebec.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Quebec general election, 1985

The Quebec general election of 1985 was held on December 2, 1985, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada.

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Quebec general election, 1989

The Quebec general election of 1989 was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada.

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Quebec Liberal Party

The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP, Parti libéral du Québec) is a federalist provincial political party in Quebec, Canada.

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Quebec referendum, 1995

The 1995 Quebec independence referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian French-speaking province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim national sovereignty and become an independent country, with the condition precedent of offering a political and economic agreement to Canada.

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Royal Orr

Royal Orr is a former Canadian radio host, best known as the host of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup from 1992 to 1994.

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Russell Copeman

Russell Copeman (born April 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician.

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec) is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec and by French Canadians across Canada and the United States.

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Secretary (title)

Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization.

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Stipend

A stipend is a form of salary, such as for an internship or apprenticeship.

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Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada (Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada, the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system.

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Tom Mulcair

Thomas Joseph Mulcair (born October 24, 1954) is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada from 2012 to 2017.

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Townshippers' Association

Townshippers' Association is a non-partisan, non-profit organization mandated to support the rights of English-speaking people in the historical Eastern Townships region of the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Treasurer

A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization.

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Umbrella organization

An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources.

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Vice president

A vice president (in British English: vice-president for governments and director for businesses) is an officer in government or business who is below a president (managing director) in rank.

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Volunteering

Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual or group provides services for no financial or social gain "to benefit another person, group or organization".

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West Island

The West Island (in French, l'Ouest de l'île) is the unofficial name given to the cities, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada.

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William Johnson (author)

William Johnson, CM (born 1931) is a Canadian academic, journalist and author.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Quebec

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