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Alliance Quebec, the Glossary

Alliance Quebec (AQ) was a group formed in 1982 to lobby on behalf of English-speaking Quebecers in the province of Quebec, Canada.^[1]

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1982 establishments in Quebec
Lobbying organizations in Canada
Organizations based in Quebec
Organizations disestablished in 2005
Quebec Anglophone culture
Quebec language policy

Anthony Housefather

Anthony Housefather (born January 25, 1970) is a Canadian Member of Parliament representing the riding of Mount Royal on the island of Montreal.

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Arson

Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.

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Élections Québec

Élections Québec is the independent office of the National Assembly of Quebec that oversees the administration of the electoral and referendum system in Quebec, Canada.

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Baie-Comeau

Baie-Comeau is a city in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

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Basse-Côte-Nord

Basse-Côte-Nord Territory (French: Territoire de la Basse-Côte-Nord, meaning "lower north shore") was a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) in eastern Quebec, Canada.

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Brent Tyler

Brent Tyler was a lawyer in Quebec, Canada, known for his frequent court challenges to "Bill 101", Quebec's Charter of the French Language.

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Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.

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Canadian federalism

Canadian federalism involves the current nature and historical development of the federal system in Canada.

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A CEGEP (or; cégep,; also written CÉGEP and cegep) is a publicly funded college providing technical, academic, vocational or a mix of programs; they are exclusive to the province of Quebec's education system.

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CFTM-DT

CFTM-DT (channel 10) is a television station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, serving as the flagship of the French-language network TVA.

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Chair (officer)

The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly.

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Charter of the French Language

The Charter of the French Language (La charte de la langue française), also known as Bill 101 (Loi 101), is a law in the Canadian province of Quebec defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government. Alliance Quebec and charter of the French Language are Quebec language policy.

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Declaration of independence

A declaration of independence, declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state.

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Department of Canadian Heritage

The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage (Patrimoine canadien), is the department of the Government of Canada that has roles and responsibilities related to initiatives that promote and support "Canadian identity and values, cultural development, and heritage." The department is administered by the Deputy Minister, currently Isabelle Mondou, who is appointed by the Governor in Council, and it reports directly to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is currently Pascale St-Onge.

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Eaton's

The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's and then Eaton, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country.

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Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based.

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English-speaking Quebecers

English-speaking Quebecers, also known as Anglo-Quebecers, English Quebecers, or Anglophone Quebecers (all alternately spelt Quebeckers; in French Anglo-Québécois, Québécois Anglophone) or simply Anglos in a Quebec context, are a linguistic minority in the francophone province of Quebec. Alliance Quebec and English-speaking Quebecers are Quebec Anglophone culture.

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Entartistes

The entartistes were a Canadian satirical political group, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, whose members threw cream pies at political and cultural figures whom the group deemed to be in need of public embarrassment.

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Equality Party (Quebec)

The Equality Party (Parti Égalité) was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promoted the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French. Alliance Quebec and Equality Party (Quebec) are Quebec Anglophone culture.

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Eric Maldoff

Eric Maldoff is a Canadian lawyer and political advisor.

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Financial statement

Financial statements (or financial reports) are formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity.

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Ford v Quebec (AG)

Ford v Quebec (AG), 2 SCR 712 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court struck down part of the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as "Bill 101". Alliance Quebec and Ford v Quebec (AG) are Quebec language policy.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Google Books

Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.

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Howard Galganov

Howard Galganov (born February 12, 1950, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian political activist and radio personality in Montreal during the late 1990s. Alliance Quebec and Howard Galganov are political history of Quebec.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is an American and Canadian-based retail business group.

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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (or IRB;, CISR), established in 1989 by an Act of Parliament, is an independent administrative tribunal that is responsible for making decisions on immigration and refugee matters.

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Insolvency

In accounting, insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the debts, by a person or company (debtor), at maturity; those in a state of insolvency are said to be insolvent.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Island of Montreal

The Island of Montreal (Île de Montréal) is a large island in southwestern Quebec, Canada, that is the site of a number of municipalities, including most of the city of Montreal, and is the most populous island in Canada.

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Kathleen Weil

Kathleen Weil is a Canadian politician and lawyer.

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Language demographics of Quebec

This article presents the current language demographics of the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Language politics

Language politics is the way language and linguistic differences between peoples are dealt with in the political arena. Alliance Quebec and language politics are linguistic rights.

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Le Journal de Montréal

is a daily French-language tabloid newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Lobbying

Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agencies or judiciary.

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Magdalen Islands

The Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine) are an archipelago in the Gulf of St.

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McGill–Queen's University Press

The McGill–Queen's University Press (MQUP) is a Canadian university press formed as a joint venture between McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and Queen's University at Kingston in Kingston, Ontario.

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Michael Goldbloom

Michael Goldbloom (born 1953) is a Canadian lawyer, publisher, and academic administrator.

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National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada.

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Nelligan (electoral district)

Nelligan is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

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Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (provincial electoral district)

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

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Parti Québécois

The paren,; PQ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state. The PQ has also promoted the possibility of maintaining a loose political and economic sovereignty-association between Quebec and Canada.

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Peter Blaikie

Peter Macfarlane Blaikie is a Canadian lawyer and a bilingual politician from Quebec and founder of Heenan Blaikie.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Quebec Liberal Party

The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec.

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Right-wing politics

Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property, religion, biology, or tradition.

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Royal Orr

Royal Orr is a Canadian former radio host, best known as the host of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup from 1992 to 1994.

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Russell Copeman

Russell Copeman (born April 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician.

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Secretary (title)

Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization.

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Stipend

A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray expenses, such as for scholarship, internship, or apprenticeship.

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Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada.

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The Gazette (Montreal)

The Gazette, also known as the Montreal Gazette, is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network.

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Tom Mulcair

Thomas Joseph Mulcair (born October 24, 1954) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2012 to 2017 and leader of the Official Opposition from 2012 to 2015.

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Townshippers' Association

Townshippers' Association is a non-partisan, non-profit organization mandated to support the rights of English-speaking people in the historical Eastern Townships region of the Canadian province of Quebec. Alliance Quebec and Townshippers' Association are Quebec Anglophone culture.

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Treasurer

A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization.

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Umbrella organization

An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources.

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Vice president

A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank.

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Volunteering

Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor, often for community service.

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West Island

The West Island is the unofficial name given to the city, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada.

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William Denis Hertel Johnson, CM (23 April 1931 – 2 March 2020) was a Canadian academic, journalist, and author.

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1985 Quebec general election

The 1985 Quebec general election was held on December 2, 1985, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada.

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1989 Quebec general election

The 1989 Quebec general election was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada.

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1995 Quebec referendum

The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim sovereignty and become an independent country, with the condition precedent of offering a political and economic agreement to Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Quebec

, Stipend, Supreme Court of Canada, The Gazette (Montreal), Tom Mulcair, Townshippers' Association, Treasurer, Umbrella organization, Vice president, Volunteering, West Island, William Johnson (Canadian author), 1985 Quebec general election, 1989 Quebec general election, 1995 Quebec referendum.

Alliance Quebec, the Glossary

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See also

1982 establishments in Quebec

Lobbying organizations in Canada

Organizations based in Quebec

Organizations disestablished in 2005

Quebec Anglophone culture

Quebec language policy

References