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Quebec (city)
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the eleventh -largest city and the seventh -largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters. The Algonquian people had originally named the area , an AlgonquinThe Algonquin language is a distinct language of the Algonquian language family, and is not a misspelling. word meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River narrows proximate to the promontory of Quebec and its Cape Diamant. Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonquin name. Quebec City is one of the oldest European cities in North America. The ramparts surrounding O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Quebec
This is the list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipality type of city (''ville'', code=V), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. Note that although the terms "city" and "town" are both used in the category name because of common English usage, Quebec does not contain any cities under the current law; this list thus includes all ''villes'', regardless of whether they are referred to as cities or towns in English. List File:Montreal skyline 2011.jpg, Montreal is Quebec's largest city and Canada's second largest city File:Québec-City-Skyline.jpg, Quebec City is Quebec's capital and second largest city File:Laval City Hall (edited).jpg, Laval townhall File:Gatineau (view from the Peace Tower of Parliament Centre Block).JPG, Gatineau is part of the National Capital Region File:Chicoutimipano.jpg, View of Saguenay ''Notes:'' References {{Canada topic, List of cities in Quebec Cities A ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain (officially Great Britain) was a Sovereign state, sovereign country in Western Europe from 1 May 1707 to the end of 31 December 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England (which included Wales) and Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands, with the exception of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The unitary state was governed by a single Parliament of Great Britain, parliament at the Palace of Westminster, but distinct legal systems – English law and Scots law – remained in use. The formerly separate kingdoms had been in personal union since the 1603 "Union of the Crowns" when James VI of Scotland became King of England and King of Ireland. Since James's reign, who had been the first to refer to himself as "king of Great Britain", a political un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Godin
Joël Godin (born March 14, 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election from the district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. He is a former municipal councillor in Saint-Joachim, Quebec Saint-Joachim is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region. Located at the foot of Cape Tourmente, it is home to the Cap Tourmente National Wildl .... Electoral record References * 1965 births Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Capitale-Nationale Quebec municipal councillors {{Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum, with their rival, the Conservative Party, positioned to their right and the New Democratic Party, who at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments, positioned to their left. The party is described as "big tent",PDF copy at UBC Press. practising "brokerage politics", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country, and has dominated federal |
Jean-Yves Duclos
Jean-Yves Duclos (; born 1965) is a Canadian economist and politician who has served as Minister of Health since 2021 under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Québec since 2015. Early career and education Duclos attended the University of Alberta, where he earned an undergraduate degree in economics, followed by graduate and doctoral studies in economics at the London School of Economics. His doctoral thesis in 1992 was titled "Progressivity, equity and the take-up of state benefits, with application to the 1985 British tax and benefit system". Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he headed the economics department at Université Laval and was the president-elect of the Canadian Economics Association. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014. Tenure in Parliament He was elected to represent the riding of Québec in the House of Commons in the 2015 general e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , "Québécois people, Quebecer Voting bloc, Bloc") is a list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Member of Parliament (Canada), Members of Parliament (MPs) who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party during the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. Founder Lucien Bouchard was a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. The Bloc seeks to create the conditions necessary for the political secession of Quebec from Canada and campaigns actively only within the province during federal elections. The party has been described as social democratic and separatist (or "sovereigntist"). The Bloc supports the Canada and the Kyoto Protocol, Kyoto Protocol, Abortion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Desbiens
Caroline Desbiens is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, 2019 election from Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix as a member of the Bloc Québécois. During the election 2019 Canadian federal election, 2019 election campaign, it was found that in 2013, Desbiens wrote on her Facebook page that the Charter of Quebec Values that was being proposed by the Parti Québécois government of the day should be supported even if it was not perfect. “Our daughters, grand-daughters and great-grand-daughters could have to wear a veil to go to the IGA for fear of going to prison in a few years,” In 2016, she praised far-right French politician Marine Le Pen for having the courage of her convictions on Facebook. “Whether one agrees or not or only partially with what Ms. Le Pen says, we need more people like her”. She later apolologized about it, expressing deep regrets. Electoral record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party Of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) and the Canadian Alliance, the latter being the successor of the Western Canadian-based Reform Party. The party sits at the centre-right to the right of the Canadian political spectrum, with their federal rival, the Liberal Party of Canada, positioned to their left. The Conservatives are defined as a "big tent" party, practising "brokerage politics" and welcoming a broad variety of members, including "Red Tories" and " Blue Tories". From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names. However, by 1942, the main right-wing Canadian force became known as the Progressive Conservative Party. In the 1993 federal el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Deltell
Gérard Deltell (born August 8, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district), Louis-Saint-Laurent since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party, Deltell was Opposition House Leader from 2020 to 2022 under Erin O'Toole and held a number of Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada, opposition critic positions. Prior to entering federal politics, he represented Chauveau (electoral district), Chauveau in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2015 and was the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) from 2009 until it merged with the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in 2012. He served as the CAQ's house leader until 2014. Early life, education and career Deltell was born and raised in Quebec City. He held party membership in the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the 1980s. Deltell's parents are both Pied-Noirs b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Members Of The Canadian House Of Commons
This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 43rd Canadian Parliament. Members Party leaders are listed in ''italics''. Cabinet ministers are listed in boldface. The Prime Minister is listed in ''both''. The Speaker is indicated by "()". Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan The Territories Changes since the 2019 election Membership changes Standings Notes References {{CanHOC Members Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ... 43 House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Marchand
Bruno Marchand (born 1972) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as mayor of Quebec City, Quebec, succeeding Régis Labeaume in the 2021 Quebec City municipal election. Biography Marchand was born in Quebec City and grew up in the Lairet neighbourhood of La Cité-Limoilou. He received a degree in philosophy from Université Laval in 1995 and a certification in social work from Cégep de Sainte-Foy in 1998. Following graduation, Marchand served as coordinator of student life at Cégep de Sainte-Foy from 1999 to 2008. From 2008 to 2014, Marchand worked for the Quebec Association for the Prevention of Suicide. In 2014, Marchand became Director of Centraide Québec Chaudière-Appalaches et Bas-Saint-Laurent, a position he held until March 2021. Prior to his role as president, Marchand had served on the board of directors for the organization for ten years. Political career In November 2020, a Léger-Le Journal de Québec poll mentioned Marchand as a possible candidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec City Council
The Quebec City Council (french: Conseil municipal de Québec) is the governing body in the mayor–council government in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The council consists of a mayor and of 21 representatives representing the 21 city council districts, with a president by borough in the elected representatives. The current council is composed of an equality of 8 Québec forte et fière councillors, led by the mayor Bruno Marchand Bruno Marchand (born 1972) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as mayor of Quebec City, Quebec, succeeding Régis Labeaume in the 2021 Quebec City municipal election. Biography Marchand was born in Quebec City and grew up in the Lai .... The main opposition party is Québec d'abord led by Claude Villeneuve, which has eight seats. Québec 21 has three seats. Current members ''Elected in the 2021 Quebec City municipal election'' ''* Borough presidents'' Former Districts/Wards * Samuel-de-Champlain - replaced by Vieux-Québec—Montc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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