Clifford Blais
Encyclopedia
Clifford Blais is a family physician in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. He declared his intention to run in the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership race, but did not file nomination papers with the party.
Blais is a former member of the sovereigntist
Parti Québécois
. He announced his intention to see the Liberal Party
leadership on April 3, 2006. "I'm not expecting to win," he told the Canadian Press
. Blais said that he sought to advocate for policy positions including a larger role for the private sector in health care delivery, and for respect for provincial jurisdiction that he believed might win Quebec sovereigntists over to the federal Liberal party.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He declared his intention to run in the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership race, but did not file nomination papers with the party.
Blais is a former member of the sovereigntist
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...
Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
. He announced his intention to see the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
leadership on April 3, 2006. "I'm not expecting to win," he told the Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Canadian Press Enterprises Inc. is the entity which "will take over the operations of the Canadian Press" according to a November 26, 2010 article in the Toronto Star...
. Blais said that he sought to advocate for policy positions including a larger role for the private sector in health care delivery, and for respect for provincial jurisdiction that he believed might win Quebec sovereigntists over to the federal Liberal party.
External links
- Stronach will sit out Liberal race, including a section on Blais (CBC NewsCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
, April 6, 2006) - Longshot to join Ignatieff, Dion this week in Liberal leadership race (Canadian PressCanadian PressCanadian Press Enterprises Inc. is the entity which "will take over the operations of the Canadian Press" according to a November 26, 2010 article in the Toronto Star...
via canada.com, April 4, 2006)