Talk:Coalition Avenir Québec

Notability and citations
The subject of the article is certainly notable and is well sourced (I've added another independent source to be sure), so I'm removing those tags. While I have no stake in this organization and therefore assume the article to be neutral, I will leave that nomination tag up as I don't believe it is my place to remove it. - Pictureprovince (talk) 15:58, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

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Political position
I believe the political position of the Coalition Avenir Quebec should be changed for "Centre to Centre-right", as it has some characteristics of a right-wing party, but the CAQ is in favor of investments in public services. The CAQ is also in favor of some environmental measures that are somewhat restrictive, so we could include "Green conservatism" in the list of its ideologies. The CAQ has also the mentality of a Big Tent Party as it makes a lot of compromises in its decisions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olivierveer (talk • contribs) 22:31, 31 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Agreed here is some evidence to back that https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/caq-budget-quebec-transportation-1.5068568 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/caq-takes-pragmatic-green-turn-at-1st-general-meeting-since-election-1.5149985 https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/macpherson-the-caq-goes-green-but-keeps-its-hands-off-our-suvs Michaelm (talk)
 * Oppose – "Centre to centre-right" is utterly redundant – "centre-right" by its nature describes a party/organisation with centrist elements and "characteristics of a right-wing party", which is what the referenced literature (not journalistic sources) supports. We're not here to act as unofficial public relations for political parties; I'm well aware that political parties want to present themselves as centrist/moderate, but we should use third-party sources to describe parties (which does not include opinion pieces on newspaper websites, I may add).--Autospark (talk) 14:45, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree with User:Autospark and, actually, I would remove "right-wing" and leave just "centre-right". --Checco (talk) 16:28, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Coalition Avenir Quebec Ideology
The political party Coalition Avenir Quebec is green conservative,there are one page in wikipedia and many news saying that this political party is, and is also in the category of green conservative parties. That's it.Thanks. Turguniev600 (talk) 02:36, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Could you share the news websites that say green-conservative? The ones that have been added in the past all do not explicitly state that the party is "green-conservative". Thanks, Ezhao02 (talk) 02:53, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Bias and irrelevant sentences under "anti-immigration"?
I've been going through the "anti-immigration" section of the page, and it seems to be slightly biased (to me). It might be my biases, but there's a few areas I find especially bad;

The first four paragraphs of the area:

''The motto of the province of Quebec, "I remember" (Je me souviens in French), is inscribed on all vehicle license plates circulating in that region of Canada. Despite its omnipresence, the exact meaning of the motto is a matter of debate. However, experts agree that it represents the importance that Québécois society places on collective memory, its history, and its traditions.

One of Quebec's most deeply rooted traditions, especially in its metropolis, Montreal, is the welcoming of immigrants, who have played a fundamental role in shaping its identity. Therefore, the electoral victory in 2018 of the CAQ, which based part of its campaign on control of immigration, was seen as alarming. This party increased its parliamentary representation, going from 21 seats to 74, ensuring an absolute majority. It was the first time since 1970 that neither the liberals nor the separatists have taken control of the provincial government.

The concern lies not so much in the specific proposals of the CAQ, which some European anti-immigration parties might consider moderate, but in the introduction of a previously marginal debate. François Legault, leader of the CAQ, argued that "Quebec has exceeded its integration capacity," proposing a reduction in the number of admitted immigrants and stricter controls in various migration categories. The most controversial proposal was the implementation of a French and culture exam after three years of residence in the province, with the risk of expulsion if not passed.

This position has been strongly criticized by Quebec's business sector, which argues the need for foreign workers to support the province's economy. With an unemployment rate of 5.3%, close to full employment, and an economic growth of 3%, the Montreal Chamber of Commerce has pointed out the existence of 100,000 vacant job positions due to the lack of qualified candidates. Legault's proposals could, consequently, have a negative impact on the Quebec economy. ''

These seem to be irrelevant to the immigration policy of the CAQ, and are plagiarized word-for-word from the linked spanish language news article. Said article is behind a paywall and is an opinion article, written on election day 2018 (before the CAQ even had any opportunity to implement policy related to immigration).

As for the last paragraph:

''As Canada seeks to strengthen its commitment to immigration, the federal government plans to welcome a record number of new immigrants, adding 1.45 million to its 39 million population by 2023. While immigration has caused divisions and the rise of political extremism in other Western countries, there is a widespread consensus in Canada about its value. However, Quebec has been a notable exception, with politicians exacerbating anti-immigrant sentiments, capitalizing on Franco-Quebecer voters' fears about the loss of their cultural identity.''

It's only tangentially related to the CAQ and it's policy.

I think the entire section should be re-written from the ground up with more then two sources, but I'd like to know what my fellow Wikipedians think. Is it just my own biases popping up, or is the article biased? Montyork0601 (talk) 02:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)