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
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.
We don't have to apologize for who we are
Let's stop being afraid ... to seem intolerant
You know, kicking people's butts with round-edged boots is good, but with pointy shoes, it's even better.
Sovereignty is as necessary as ever.
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 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.
We have a beautiful program which is audacious and I really want us all to roll up our sleeves and to work at making it a success.
We don't know what proportion of public funds is regularly lost to collusion and corruption. Is it 25 per cent? 30 per cent? We do know that a portion of these public funds are feeding organized crime.
There is a false assumption about the Parti Quebecois that we don't know anything about the economy... Well that's a myth.
Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman.
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 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.