Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois
Pauline Maroisserved as the 30th Premier of Quebecand was leader of the Parti Québécois. On September 4, 2012, Marois led her party to minority victory in the Quebec general election, thus becoming the first female premier in the province's history. However, her party was defeated 19 months later in the 2014 Quebec general election, an election that she herself had called. Marois was personally defeated in the riding of Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré and announced her resignation as PQ leader. Her electoral defeat...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 March 1949
CityQuebec City, Canada
CountryCanada
Never, never, will I accept, on issues of integrity, comparisons with the Liberal party.
Sovereignty was not an issue in this campaign. The sovereignty numbers that were there before the campaign are still there. Sovereignty is as alive as it was. But there is work to do to convince Quebecers.
One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.
Sovereignty is as necessary as ever.
You know, kicking people's butts with round-edged boots is good, but with pointy shoes, it's even better.
Let's stop being afraid ... to seem intolerant
We don't have to apologize for who we are
I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Lets take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.
I joined the PQ in the 1970s because of the issue of sovereignty. And that's why I wake up in the morning. A woman who gives birth to a country, that would be interesting.
I hope that one day the people of Quebec will one day be a part of the concert of nations. This is an internal debate. This will happen when Quebecers are ready.
I can assure you the hemorrhaging has stopped. I asked remaining caucus members if they adhered to the party program, if they would stay in the PQ and that they would be by my side. They all said yes.
Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman.
You know, now there is always half of the new Quebecers who are going to the English CEGEP. After that, often they are going to work in English. So for us, that is so important. We are a real minority in North America. Two per cent of the population are French-speaking. We have to protect this reality.
I want to tell Quebecers that are listening: if you want to get back to the goal of creating a country, only a majority government can do it, a sovereigntist government of the Parti Quebecois.