The (National Unity Party), formerly the (Christian Democracy Party of Quebec), was a
social conservative
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political party in
Quebec
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, Canada. It was founded in 2000 by
Roman Catholics associated with the Centre d’Information nationale Robert Rumilly. The founding leader of the party was Gilles Noël. The party's leader since 2010 has been Paul Biron, a retired engineer, whose brother,
Rodrigue Biron
Rodrigue Biron (born September 8, 1934) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was leader of the Union Nationale political party from 1976 to 1980, when he joined the Parti Québécois (PQ). He served as Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism ...
, was leader of the conservative
Union Nationale party from 1976 to 1980.
Its program was a combination of
Christian orthodoxy and
Quebec nationalism
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. The party is concerned about the declining birth rate in Quebec, opposed to
same-sex marriage
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and
abortion
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, wants more support for families, and wider availability of Quebec-made consumer products.
The Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec's 24 candidates won 3,575 votes in the
April 2003 general election, or about 0.1% of the popular vote. It proposed to fight the aging of Quebec's population by favouring the family through the creation of a family benefit of $430 per month per child under the age of 18. The party also proposed eliminating the $5/day universal child care program offered by the Government of Quebec at the time.
Jeanne Corriveau, "Le parti Démocratie chrétienne du Québec - Défendre les valeurs chrétiennes", ''Le Devoir'', 12 Avril 2003
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The party won 1,620 votes in the March 2007 general election, or about 0.04% of the popular vote.
On 29 June 2012 the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec
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approved the name of the party to be changed to "Parti Unité Nationale".
Party leaders
# Gilles Noël (2000-2005)
# Michel Bélanger (2005-2006) interim
# Gilles Noël (2006-2007)
# Albert Malcom Tremblay (2007-2010)
# Michel Bélanger (2010)
# Paul Biron (since 21 December 2010)[
]
Election results
Election results
See also
* Politics of Quebec
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* List of political parties in Quebec
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Other registered parties
Other parties authorized by the Director-General of Elections:
Unregistered parties
* ...
* National Assembly of Quebec
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References
External links
Website of the Parti unité nationale
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parti Unite Nationale
Christian democratic parties in North America
Organizations based in Quebec
Lévis, Quebec
Organizations that oppose LGBT rights in Canada
Political parties established in 2000
Provincial political parties in Quebec
Right-wing populism in Canada
Conservative parties in Canada
2000 establishments in Quebec
Christian political parties in Quebec