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Line 1: − − Some people {{who}} relate them to the [[Front de libération du Québec]], which was responsible for over 200 bombings, kidnappings (including James Richard Cross, a British trade representative) and the deaths of 5 people, including Pierre Laporte, a provincial cabinet minister. The FLQ is now history and was far apart from the founding members of the bloc in the political spectrum.
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The '''Bloc Québécois''' is a [[Socialism|democratic socialist]] separatist party in [[Canada]] that only runs in the province of [[Quebec]] during elections.
The '''Bloc Québécois''' is a [[Socialism|democratic socialist]] separatist party in [[Canada]] that only runs in the province of [[Quebec]] during elections.
The party was created after the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, a pan-Canadian agreement on the recognition of Quebec as a distinct society, according the province a constitutional veto and other cultural rights. The treaty was signed in 1987 but was not ratified by enough provincial legislatures. Their first members of parliament were dissident Quebec Members of Parliament(MP) from the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] and the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] who had abandoned the federalist option after the failure of the Meech Lake Accords.
The party was created after the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, a pan-Canadian agreement on the recognition of Quebec as a distinct society, according the province a constitutional veto and other cultural rights. The treaty was signed in 1987 but was not ratified by enough provincial legislatures. Their first members of parliament were dissident Quebec Members of Parliament(MP) from the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] and the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] who had abandoned the federalist option after the failure of the Meech Lake Accords.