Explaining the Weakening of Secessionism in Québec and the Resilience of Canadian Federalism
摘要
The 2022 Québec provincial elections held marked a new low for secessionismSecessionism in the province in the last fifty years or so. First of all, these elections saw the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ (CAQ))(CAQ), a party defining itself as nationalist and autonomist (it opposes independence but is typically critical of Canadian federalismFederalism and seeks to maximize the autonomyAutonomy of Québec in the federationFederation(s)), win a majority of seats (a very large majority, 90 seats out of 125) for the second consecutive time. Then, the historical party of Québec independence, the Parti québécois(PQ) (PQ (PQ)) was reduced to three seats (albeit with almost 15% of popular support).