PLQ

Charles Milliard has led it since February 2026. It is named as a party in the Quebec general election of 5 October 2026.

History

The party was established on 1 July 1867 and became independent of the federal Liberal Party in 1955. It led the Quiet Revolution under Jean Lesage, which created institutions such as Hydro-Québec, lost power to the Parti Québécois in 1976, and governed under Jean Charest from 2003 to 2012. In 2022 it won 14.4% of the vote and 21 seats. Charles Milliard became leader in February 2026.

Positions

Wikipedia describes a broad federalist and multiculturalist coalition seeking substantial provincial autonomy. Its 2026 platform priorities, as Wikipedia lists them, are growth in manufacturing, 100,000 housing starts a year with 40,000 social or affordable units over five years, expanded telehealth, 380 million dollars for French-language initiatives, and immigration tied to regional capacity.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia