Parti québécois
Jean-François Lisée
About Jean-François
67 years old
Hometown: Thetford Mines
Jean-François Lisée is from Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. In the late 1970s, he moved to Montreal to study law at UQAM, before continuing his studies in Paris in journalism. He is a journalist, author of political books and a political advisor. In 2012, he was elected MNA for Rosemont, and in 2016, he became leader of the Parti Québécois. Jean-François Lisée is also the father of five children.
Aboriginal Affairs
Create a forum with representatives of the Government of Quebec, First Nations and the Inuit nation, with the objective of predicting where Indigenous peoples would fit in a Québec Constitution in the event of independence.[1]
Address social housing issues among Aboriginal and Inuit communities, particularly in Nunavik.[1]
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Put in place a tight framework for cannabis. The Parti Quebecois wants the legal age to be 18, have distribution controlled by the SAQ and zero tolerance while driving.[2]
CompareCulture and Identity
Significantly increase the budget for the Ministry of Culture and Communications.[3]
Tax goods and services purchased abroad over the Internet (example: Netflix).[3]
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■Create better funding for public schools to improve quality as well as the working conditions of teachers. In return, the Parti Québécois wants to reduce private school funding.[6]
Withdraw the Ethics and Religious Culture class and replace it with an Ethics and Québec Citizenship one. The Parti Québécois also plans to set up a mandatory history course in CEGEP.[7]
CompareEconomy
Promote economic nationalism by encouraging Quebecers to purchase Quebec goods, particularly by promoting local produce.[4]
Fight against tax evasion and tax e-commerce to allow more equity between Quebec and foreign companies.[4]
CompareEnvironment
Repeal the Hydrocarbons Act and terminate gas consumption and exploitation in Québec.[8]
Give the premier the title of sustainable development officer and create a Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy.[9]
CompareGovernance and Tranparency
Change the current voting system to a regional mixed proportional system.[10]
Decentralize some of the economic and political power to the regions. The PQ wants the government's policies to adapt according to the needs of each region.[11]
CompareImmigration
Inform immigration applicants of the necessary requirements to get their diplomas and qualifications recognized.[10]
Counter discrimination in the workplace, housing, etc.[10]
CompareJustice
Facilitate access to justice by reducing costs and delays.[10]
Increase assistance to crime victims .[10]
CompareHousing
Establish supportive housing for people with degenerative diseases (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, etc.).[10]
Build at least 3,000 new social housing units per year.[10]
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Give more autonomy to the 200,000 health professionals who are not doctors.[10]
Impose a freeze on doctor salaries and reopen the agreement with medical specialists.[10]
CompareSovereignty
Hold a referendum on Quebec sovereignty in a second term (in 2022, if the Parti Québécois wins the general election in 2018).[12]
Update and conduct new studies on independence.[10]
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The Parti Québécois is committed to undertaking a process of economic and political decentralization in Quebec. To do this, they plan to tour regions in order to draw up a precise and shared diagnosis, with the aim to re-think decentralization and regionalization by 2020 as well as significantly increase the budget envelopes devoted to local and regional development.[11]
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