The Unity Party was a political party in Quebec, Canada. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page (In French, it is the Parti unité).
The party was formed as a reaction to then-Premier Robert Bourassa invoking the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian constitution to override a Supreme Court ruling overturning parts of the Charter of the French Language (commonly known as "Bill 101"). Robert Bourassa GOQ ( July 14, 1933 &ndash October 2, 1996) was a politician in Quebec, Canada Section Thirty-three of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the Constitution of Canada. The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's Constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions The Supreme Court of Canada ( French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian The Charter of the French Language ( La charte de la langue française, in French) also known as Bill 101 and Loi 101,
The party platform called for equality of both languages (French and English) in Quebec, opposing Bill 101 which made French the sole official language of Quebec and imposed restrictions on the use of English on public signs. The Unity Party drew virtually all of its support from elements of Quebec's anglophone minority, and only ran candidates in electoral districts with very high anglophone populations outside the Montreal Island, while its twin party, the Equality Party, ran candidates exclusively on the Montreal Island. An Anglophone (or anglophone) is someone who speaks the English language. The Equality Party (Parti Égalité is a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promotes the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French The Equality Party won four seats in the National Assembly in the 1989 general election. The National Assembly of Quebec (Assemblée nationale du Québec is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec general election of 1989 was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec,
The Unity Party merged with the Equality Party on September 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Election results
| General election | # of candidates | # of elected candidates | % of popular vote |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 | 0. 99% |
See also
- Politics of Quebec
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec premiers
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- National Assembly of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- Political parties in Quebec
External links
Political system British-type parliamentarism based on the Westminster system was introduced in the Province of Lower Canada in 1791 This article provides a summary of results for the General elections to the Canadian province of Quebec ' s Unicameral legislative Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of the premiers This is a list of the leaders of the opposition party of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867 The National Assembly of Quebec (Assemblée nationale du Québec is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada. This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, This article lists political parties in Canada. Federal parties See also List of federal political parties in Canada ProvincialDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic