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The Parti Québécois was founded on October 11, 1968 by a merger with the communist RIN, which was dissolved to allow its members to join discreetly

The Parti Québécois was founded on October 11, 1968 by a merger with the communist RIN, which was dissolved to allow its members to join discreetly

Mr. Gérard Michaud, in a letter to the French daily newspaper La Presse on March 8, 1983 in its “Tribune Libre” column, pointed out that the PQ was in fact the ‘successor’ party to the RIN, because the new PQ obtained the vast majority of its membership from the dissolution of the RIN.  So, again, what we are looking at with the PQ is a communist party, not a sovereignist party. The Rassemblement pour l’indépendance nationale  (RIN) was a Quebec…

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“Triumvirate:  A North American Interparliamentary Innovation” by Christine Fréchette

“Triumvirate:  A North American Interparliamentary Innovation” by Christine Fréchette

“Despite the economic and strategic importance of the North American region to the NAFTA partners, the politicians did not find it necessary when the free trade agreement was signed to establish any mechanisms for consultation and coordination to manage NAFTA’s successes and failures and guide the integration process as it developed.  However, strengthening our economic and societal ties cannot be effectively managed by market forces alone.  This article covers the Triumvirate event, an initiative of NAFI, a non governmental organization. …

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