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The '''Conseil du patronat du Québec''' or '''CPQ''' ({{ |
The '''Conseil du patronat du Québec''' or '''CPQ''' ({{langx|en|Quebec Council of Employers}}) is an institution that promotes business interests in [[Quebec]], Canada. |
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It was established on January 20, 1969 and plays a significant role in [[ |
It was established on January 20, 1969 and plays a significant role in the [[politics of Quebec]] by issuing opinions on the impact of the governments' decisions on the [[economy of Quebec]].<ref>[http://www.cpq.qc.ca/fr/index.php?id=10 L'historique du CPQ, Conseil du patronat du Québec] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408054631/http://www.cpq.qc.ca/fr/index.php?id=10 |date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> |
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Its positions often favour a corporate-friendly governance, fiscal conservatism, and constitutional stability or status quo; for example, it supported [[Bill 78]]. |
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Yves-Thomas Dorval is |
Yves-Thomas Dorval is its current president.<ref>[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Economie-Affaires/2009/03/25/003-YvesThomasDorval.shtml Yves-Thomas Dorval prend la barre, March 25, 2009]</ref> |
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[[Marc-André Roy]] is now the President of the Board of Administration. |
[[Marc-André Roy]] is now the President of the Board of Administration. |
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| [[Gilles Taillon]]<ref>Since the [[2007 Quebec general election|2007 provincial election]], Gilles Taillon has served as the [[Action démocratique du Québec]] Member of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] for the district of [[Chauveau (Quebec provincial electoral district)|Chauveau]].</ref> |
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| January 2006 <ref>Research Vice-President Diane Bellemare was Acting President from January until April 2006. ''See the following article: [http://www.cpq.qc.ca/fr/index.php?id=31&content_id=94&year=2006 Michel Kelly-Gagnon appointed President of Quebec’s Conseil du patronat, Conseil du patronat du Québec, February 7, 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706201457/http://www.cpq.qc.ca/fr/index.php?id=31&content_id=94&year=2006 |date=July 6, 2011 }}''</ref> |
| January 2006 <ref>Research Vice-President Diane Bellemare was Acting President from January until April 2006. ''See the following article: [http://www.cpq.qc.ca/fr/index.php?id=31&content_id=94&year=2006 Michel Kelly-Gagnon appointed President of Quebec’s Conseil du patronat, Conseil du patronat du Québec, February 7, 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706201457/http://www.cpq.qc.ca/fr/index.php?id=31&content_id=94&year=2006 |date=July 6, 2011 }}''</ref> |
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*Marc-André Roy (2017 - ) |
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 30 October 2024
The Conseil du patronat du Québec or CPQ (English: Quebec Council of Employers) is an institution that promotes business interests in Quebec, Canada.
It was established on January 20, 1969 and plays a significant role in the politics of Quebec by issuing opinions on the impact of the governments' decisions on the economy of Quebec.[1]
Its positions often favour a corporate-friendly governance, fiscal conservatism, and constitutional stability or status quo; for example, it supported Bill 78.
Yves-Thomas Dorval is its current president.[2]
Marc-André Roy is now the President of the Board of Administration.
Presidents of the CPQ
[edit]| Rank | Name | From | To |
| 1 | Charles Perrault | January 1969 | May 1976 |
| 2 | Pierre Des Marais, II | May 1976 | May 1978 |
| 3 | Pierre Côté | May 1978 | May 1982 |
| 4 | Sébastien Allard | May 1982 | June 1986 |
| 5 | Ghislain Dufour | June 1986 | February 1997 |
| 6 | Denis Beauregard | February 1997 | June 1998 |
| 7 | Gilles Taillon[3] | June 1998 | January 2006 [4] |
| 8 | Michel Kelly-Gagnon | April 2006 | March 2009 |
| 9 | Yves-Thomas Dorval | March 2009 | Current |
Presidents of the Board of Administration of the CPQ
[edit]- Marcel Bundock (1986 - 1988)
- Jeannine Guillevin Wood (1988 - 1990)
- Guy Laflamme (1990 - 1994)
- Jim Hewitt (1994 - 1996)
- Ghislain Dufour (1996 - 1997)
- André Y. Fortier (1998 - 2002)
- Guy G. Dufresne (2002 - 2006)
- John LeBoutillier (2006 - 2010)
- Jean-Yves Leblanc (2010 - 2014)
- Louis-Marie Beaulieu (2014 - 2017)
- Marc-André Roy (2017 - )
References
[edit]- ^ L'historique du CPQ, Conseil du patronat du Québec Archived 2007-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yves-Thomas Dorval prend la barre, March 25, 2009
- ^ Since the 2007 provincial election, Gilles Taillon has served as the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau.
- ^ Research Vice-President Diane Bellemare was Acting President from January until April 2006. See the following article: Michel Kelly-Gagnon appointed President of Quebec’s Conseil du patronat, Conseil du patronat du Québec, February 7, 2006 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine