The Conseil du patronat du Québec or CPQ ( en, Quebec Council of Employers) is an institution that promotes business interests in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According 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 thirtee ...
, Canada.
It was established on January 20, 1969 and plays a significant role in
Quebec politics
The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Premi ...
, issuing opinions on the impact of the governments' decisions on the
economy of Quebec
The economy of Quebec is diversified and post-industrial with an average potential for growth. Manufacturing and service sectors dominate the economy. If Quebec were a country, its economy would be ranked the 33rd largest in the world just be ...
.
The CPQ's positions often favour a corporate-friendly governance, fiscal conservatism and constitutional stability or status quo.
Yves-Thomas Dorval is the CPQ's current president.
Yves-Thomas Dorval prend la barre, March 25, 2009
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Marc-André Roy is now the President of the Board of Administration.
Presidents of the CPQ
Presidents of the Board of Administration of the CPQ
* Marcel Bundock (1986 - 1988)
* Jeannine Guillevin Wood (1988 - 1990)
* Guy Laflamme (1990 - 1994)
* Jim Hewitt (1994 - 1996)
* Ghislain Dufour (1996 - 1997)
* André Y. Fortier (1998 - 2002)
* Guy G. Dufresne (2002 - 2006)
*John LeBoutillier
John LeBoutillier (born May 26, 1953) is an American political columnist, pundit, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving a single two-year term.
Education
LeBoutillier graduated from ...
(2006 - 2010)
* Jean-Yves Leblanc (2010 - 2014)
* Louis-Marie Beaulieu (2014 - 2017)
*Marc-André Roy (2017 - )
See also
*Bill 78
Bill 78, officially titled An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they attend, led to an emergency law passed on 18 May 2012 by the National Assembly of Quebec. The law was passed in response to a s ...
Footnotes
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Economy of Quebec
Organizations based in Montreal