Next in my series. Here's Quebec's next election.
During Cauchon's first term, the National Assembly was able to accomplish very little. Although Cauchon would occasionally find an ally in the ADQ, most of the time neither the PQ (who opposed almost all of his policies solely for political purposes) or the ADQ would be willing to pass the government's legislation, leading to a period of deadlock for several months.
Furthermore, Cauchon and President Lucien Bouchard were unable to agree on key policies, and the relationship between the two was strained and often hostile.
An unsatisfactory budget, along with Cauchon's attempts to extend an olive branch to Canada, led to the PQ and ADQ announcing they could no longer support the government, triggering an election.
Though Marois ran her campaign on ending the power-struggle between the President and the Prime Minister, Cauchon ran his campaign on the much more appealing promise of ending the constant deadlock in the National Assembly. In the end, this appealed to more voters, and the Liberals won a majority government.
With a stable National Assembly, pundits soon turned their attention to the Presidential election, less than a year away...
Presidents of Quebec:
Jacques Parizeau (Parti Quebecois) 1996-2001
Lucien Bouchard (Parti Quebecois) 2001-20XX
Prime Ministers of Quebec:
Lucien Bouchard (Parti Quebecois) 1996-2001
Pauline Marois (Parti Quebecois) 2001-2004
Martin Cauchon (Liberal) 2004-20XX
Prime Ministers of Canada:
Jean Chretien (Liberal) 1993-1997
Brian Tobin (Liberal) 1997-1998
Joe Clark (Progressive Conservative) 1998-2001
Preston Manning (Reform) 2001-20XX
Independent Quebec!
Quebec presidential election 1996 and Quebec legislative election 1996
Canadian federal election 1998
Quebec presidential election 2001 and Quebec legislative election 2000
Canadian federal election 2001
Canadian federal election 2003
Quebec legislative election 2004
Canadian federal election 2004
During Cauchon's first term, the National Assembly was able to accomplish very little. Although Cauchon would occasionally find an ally in the ADQ, most of the time neither the PQ (who opposed almost all of his policies solely for political purposes) or the ADQ would be willing to pass the government's legislation, leading to a period of deadlock for several months.
Furthermore, Cauchon and President Lucien Bouchard were unable to agree on key policies, and the relationship between the two was strained and often hostile.
An unsatisfactory budget, along with Cauchon's attempts to extend an olive branch to Canada, led to the PQ and ADQ announcing they could no longer support the government, triggering an election.
Though Marois ran her campaign on ending the power-struggle between the President and the Prime Minister, Cauchon ran his campaign on the much more appealing promise of ending the constant deadlock in the National Assembly. In the end, this appealed to more voters, and the Liberals won a majority government.
With a stable National Assembly, pundits soon turned their attention to the Presidential election, less than a year away...
Presidents of Quebec:
Jacques Parizeau (Parti Quebecois) 1996-2001
Lucien Bouchard (Parti Quebecois) 2001-20XX
Prime Ministers of Quebec:
Lucien Bouchard (Parti Quebecois) 1996-2001
Pauline Marois (Parti Quebecois) 2001-2004
Martin Cauchon (Liberal) 2004-20XX
Prime Ministers of Canada:
Jean Chretien (Liberal) 1993-1997
Brian Tobin (Liberal) 1997-1998
Joe Clark (Progressive Conservative) 1998-2001
Preston Manning (Reform) 2001-20XX
Independent Quebec!
Quebec presidential election 1996 and Quebec legislative election 1996
Canadian federal election 1998
Quebec presidential election 2001 and Quebec legislative election 2000
Canadian federal election 2001
Canadian federal election 2003
Quebec legislative election 2004
Canadian federal election 2004