Climat Québec

Political party in Canada

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Climat Québec is a minor political party in the Canadian province of Quebec founded in 2021 by former Marois cabinet minister and leader of the Bloc Québécois Martine Ouellet.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The party contested the Marie-Victorin by-election in April 2022, triggered by the resignation of Catherine Fournier, with Ouellet as its candidate.^[5] She received 1.9% of the vote, earning sixth place of 12 candidates in the by-election.

Ideology

Similarly to the Parti Québécois, which Ouellet was once part of, and Québec solidaire, Climat Québec positions itself on the centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum but intends to focus on the climate crisis and secession of Quebec from Canada.^[6]

References

^ Ouellette-Vézina, Henri (May 14, 2021). "Martine Ouellet de retour en politique provinciale". La Presse (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Martine Ouellet tente un retour en politique" (in Canadian French). May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Martine Ouellet revient en politique et fonde un nouveau parti" (in Canadian French). May 15, 2021. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Climat Québec devient officiellement un parti politique" (in Canadian French). August 4, 2021. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ Lavallée, Hugo (November 9, 2022). "Martine Ouellet sera candidate dans Marie-Victorin" (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "«Il faut se rassembler face à l'urgence climatique» - Martine Ouellet" (in Canadian French). May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.