Quebec should adopt its own constitution, according to the Quebec Liberal Party’s Political Committee, which believes a project like this would be “unifying”.
The proposal was put forward Monday morning by Antoine Dionne Charest and Julie White, co-chairs of the Liberal Party’s National Policy Committee on the Affirmation of Quebec.
In a video posted on social networks, White explained that a constitution specific to Quebec would make it possible to “clearly state the rights and freedoms of all Quebecers, regardless of their origins, beliefs or skills”.
“A constitution affirms who we really are, with our language, our civil law and the powers of the Quebec government,” she said.
For his part, Dionne Charest pointed out that this project is “a response to the (Coalition avenir Québec – CAQ), which constantly seeks to divide us, and to the Parti québécois (PQ), which seeks to separate us from the rest of Canada”.
“A constitution isn’t just a piece of paper, it’s not just another political document,” he said.
“It’s what unites us against the PQ, for whom immigrants and Canada are the source of all problems. It’s what protects us from the CAQ, especially its laws that stigmatize Quebecers who speak a language other than French,” he added.
“It’s what unites us against the PQ, for whom immigrants and Canada are the source of all problems. It’s what protects us from the CAQ, especially its laws that stigmatize Quebecers who speak a language other than French,” he added.
The PLQ says it will address Quebecers’ day-to-day concerns with an economic plan in the coming months, but believes the province also needs a unifying project like a constitution.
The Quebec constitution was a proposal put on the table by the PLQ’s revival committee last year.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews