Quebec sovereignty movement
Independence movement in Canada
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| November 2024 | Carmen Palardy becomes secretary general, replacing Benjamin Gingras |
| November 16 2024 | Ruba Ghazal becomes the female co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, succeeding Christine Labrie's interim term. |
| August 2024 | Benjamin Gingras becomes secretary general, succeeding Nicolas Chatel-Launay |
| May 2 2024 | Christine Labrie takes on an interim co-spokesperson role for Québec solidaire. |
| April 29 2024 | Émilise Lessard-Therrien resigned as co-spokesperson, citing exhaustion. |
| February 2024 | Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada, passed away while serving as chair of the board of Quebecor. |
| 2023 | Guillaume Cliche-Rivard elected as MNA for Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne district in Montreal. |
| November 2023 | The Parti Québécois began polling as the largest party with over 30% support for the next Quebec elections. |
| November 26 2023 | Émilise Lessard-Therrien becomes the female co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, succeeding Manon Massé. |
| November 26 2023 | Roxane Milot becomes the latest president of Québec solidaire, succeeding Nicolas Chatel-Launay. |
| November 26 2023 | Émilise Lessard-Therrien was elected co-spokesperson at the party congress in Gatineau, defeating Ruba Ghazal and Christine Labrie with 50.3% of votes. |
| March 13 2023 | Québec Solidaire won a 12th seat in the Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne by-election, achieving their highest number of seats and obtaining official party status. |
| 2022 | During the Quebec general election, party spokesman Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois highlighted ending food waste as a priority, proposing a plan to cut food waste by 50% by mandating large businesses and institutions to redistribute unsold food. |
| 2022 | The party maintains its strong position, running 124 candidates, winning 1 seat, and receiving 633,414 votes (15.43% of popular vote), now established as the Third Party in the legislature. |
| 2022 | Party continues to grow, with new MNAs Haroun Bouazzi (Maurice-Richard), Étienne Grandmont (Taschereau), and Alejandra Zaga Mendez (Verdun) being elected. |
| 2022 | Québec Solidaire finished second in overall votes for the first time, winning 15.4% of the vote and eleven seats, its most ever. |
| October 3 2022 | The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is elected to a second term in the Quebec general election, reflecting the ongoing political dynamics of the Quebec sovereignty movement. |
| October 3 2022 | Nicolas Chatel-Launay becomes interim president after Alejandra Zaga Mendez. |
| 2021 | The Bloc Québécois maintained 32 seats in the federal election. The Quebec government proposed amendments to strengthen French as the sole official language, with the Bloc Québécois initiating a motion in the House of Commons that passed 281-2. |
| November 21 2021 | Alejandra Zaga Mendez takes over the party presidency from Nika Deslauriers. |
| May 16 2021 | Manon Massé announced she would hand the parliamentary leadership to Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who would be the party's candidate for premier in the 2022 election. |
| November 2020 | Nicolas Chatel-Launay becomes secretary general, replacing Gaétan Châteauneuf |
| 2019 | The Bloc Québécois increased its seats from 10 to 32, becoming the third-largest party in Canada and regaining official party status. |
| 2018 | Québec debout was formed as a parliamentary group supporting Quebec sovereignty. |
| 2018 | Québec solidaire gained 7 seats in the election, bringing their total to 10, tying with the Parti Québécois. |
| 2018 | Québec solidaire makes a significant breakthrough, running 125 candidates, winning 7 seats, and securing 648,406 votes (16.08% of popular vote), becoming the Fourth Party in the legislature. |
| 2018 | Québec solidaire significantly expands its representation in the National Assembly, with multiple new MNAs elected including Andrés Fontecilla (Laurier-Dorion), Ruba Ghazal (Mercier), Catherine Dorion (Taschereau), Christine Labrie (Sherbrooke), Alexandre Leduc (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve), Vincent Marissal (Rosemont), and Sol Zanetti (Jean-Lesage). |
| October 1 2018 | The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is elected in the Quebec general election, marking a significant moment in the political landscape of Quebec. |
| December 2 2017 | QS party members approved a merger with Option nationale. |
| May 21 2017 | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois becomes male co-spokersperson, replacing Andrés Fontecilla |
| May 21 2017 | Nika Deslauriers becomes the party president, following Andrés Fontecilla. |
| May 21 2017 | Manon Massé and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois were elected as the party's co-spokespeople at the annual convention. |
| March 2017 | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, a leader of the 2012 Quebec student protests, joined the party as a candidate for Gouin by-election and party co-spokesperson. |
| January 19 2017 | Manon Massé succeeds Françoise David as female co-spokesperson, initially serving in an interim capacity until May 21, 2017. |
| January 19 2017 | Françoise David announced her immediate retirement as party spokesperson and MNA due to health reasons. |
| June 2016 | Gaétan Châteauneuf takes over as secretary general from Pierre-Paul St-Onge |
| 2015 | The Bloc Québécois won 10 seats in the federal election. |
| July 20 2015 | Quebecor officially submitted an application for an NHL expansion team in Quebec City, seeking to bring professional hockey back to the city for the first time since the Quebec Nordiques' relocation in 1995. |
| 2014 | Manon Massé begins serving as MNA for Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques district in Montreal. |
| 2014 | The party continues to grow, fielding 124 candidates and receiving 323,367 votes (7.63% of popular vote), maintaining its position without official legislative status. |
| April 7 2014 | The Quebec Liberal Party is elected in the Quebec general election, indicating shifts in political support for sovereignty. |
| May 2013 | Pierre-Paul St-Onge becomes secretary general, succeeding Régent Séguin |
| May 5 2013 | Andrés Fontecilla was chosen as the permanent co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, replacing Amir Khadir. |
| May 5 2013 | Andrés Fontecilla assumes the party presidency, succeeding André Frappier. |
| 2012 | Françoise David won her first seat in the election, and Amir Khadir was re-elected. |
| 2012 | Françoise David enters the National Assembly as an MNA for Gouin district in Montreal. |
| 2012 | Québec solidaire increases its electoral performance, running 124 candidates and gaining 263,111 votes (6.03% of popular vote), still without securing legislative status. |
| December 2 2012 | Amir Khadir ends his term as male co-spokersperson, and André Frappier becomes interim co-spokersperson |
| December 2 2012 | André Frappier becomes interim president after Françoise David's tenure. |
| September 4 2012 | The Parti Québécois is elected in the Quebec general election, representing a potential resurgence of sovereignty-related political sentiment. |
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