The Parti innovateur du Québec () was a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. The party, led by Raymond Robataille, ran in the

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and

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, but was deregistered by Quebec's Chief Electoral Officer in 2003 after failing to present sufficient candidates in the 2003 general election.http://www.quebecpolitique.com/partis-politiques/les-partis/parti-innovateur-du-quebec/

Ideology

The ideology of the party was on the left of the political spectrum, due largely to the party's call for a universal public pension system. According to a Q&A interview with

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in the leadup to the 2003 election, Robataille shared his position on a variety of different issues, including:http://ici.radio-canada.ca/util/urlJs.html?/nouvelles/elections/QC2003/questionsReponses.html *Support for a

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electoral system rather than a

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system. *A monthly $500 credit per child aged 0–18, in order to reverse "the death of the Franco-Québécois nation" due to demographic decline. *Funding health care through the

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* Independence for Quebec *Creating a pension plan that allows workers to take an early retirement.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parti innovateur du Quebec Provincial political parties in Quebec 2003 disestablishments in Quebec Political parties disestablished in 2003