Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
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Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté, or IPSO, is a group of intellectuals studying and promoting Quebec independence
.
It was created on June 21, 1995 by the publication of their manifesto
, four months before the second referendum on Quebec sovereignty
took place. Among its founding members were politician and constitutional law professor Daniel Turp
, Michel Seymour
, Jacques-Yvan Morin
, Kai Nielsen and others.
IPSO promotes Quebec sovereignty through the publication of works, organization of events (debates, conferences, protests) and participation in political activities. It was part of the Partenaires pour la souveraineté coalition.
Since 2008, IPSO is presided by Gilbert Paquette
, former Quebec Minister of Science and Technology in the government of René Lévesque
.
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...
.
It was created on June 21, 1995 by the publication of their manifesto
Manifesto
A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related.-Etymology:...
, four months before the second referendum on Quebec sovereignty
1995 Quebec referendum
The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should secede from Canada and become an independent state, through the question:...
took place. Among its founding members were politician and constitutional law professor Daniel Turp
Daniel Turp
Daniel Turp is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He has served as a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament and as a Parti Québécois member of the Quebec National Assembly .- Biography :...
, Michel Seymour
Michel Seymour
Michel Seymour is a Québécois philosopher and professor at the Université de Montréal, where he has been teaching analytical philosophy since 1990.-Biography:After hhhhhhaving obtained a Ph.D...
, Jacques-Yvan Morin
Jacques-Yvan Morin
Jacques-Yvan Morin, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Morin graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law in 1953, where he was the founder of the McGill Law Journal...
, Kai Nielsen and others.
IPSO promotes Quebec sovereignty through the publication of works, organization of events (debates, conferences, protests) and participation in political activities. It was part of the Partenaires pour la souveraineté coalition.
Presidents
Three men and four women, all university professors, have held the IPSO presidency since its foundation :| Nom | Période |
|---|---|
| Michel Seymour Michel Seymour Michel Seymour is a Québécois philosopher and professor at the Université de Montréal, where he has been teaching analytical philosophy since 1990.-Biography:After hhhhhhaving obtained a Ph.D... |
1995-1999 |
| Jocelyne Couture | 1999-2001 |
| Pierre Noreau | 2001-2003 |
| Ercilia Palacio-Quintin | 2003-2006 |
| Anne Legaré | 2006 |
| Marylise Lapierre | 2006-2008 |
| Gilbert Paquette Gilbert Paquette Gilbert Paquette is a researcher at the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur le téléapprentissage , which he founded in 1992, and a Quebec politician... |
2008- |
Since 2008, IPSO is presided by Gilbert Paquette
Gilbert Paquette
Gilbert Paquette is a researcher at the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur le téléapprentissage , which he founded in 1992, and a Quebec politician...
, former Quebec Minister of Science and Technology in the government of René Lévesque
René Lévesque
René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
.
See also
- Quebec sovereignty movementQuebec sovereignty movementThe 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...
- Quebec nationalismQuebec nationalismQuebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
- Quebec politics
- List of active autonomist and secessionist movements