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Pauline Marois

(1949) Politician Canada

27 quotes in 216 categories

Pauline Marois is a politician from Canada, best known for Québécoise!.

Quick Facts About Pauline Marois

Born: March 29, 1949
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Québécoise!
Spouse: Claude Blanchet

About Pauline Marois

Pauline Marois is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), serving as party leader from 2007 to 2014. She is the first female premier of Quebec.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

honorary doctorate at the Laval University

Quotes by Pauline Marois

My victory is your victory. My victory is the victory of a unified party, a party that wants to propose to the…

Country

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Sovereignty is as necessary as ever.

Sovereignty

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Let's stop being afraid ... to seem intolerant

Being afraid

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I joined the PQ in the 1970s because of the issue of sovereignty. And that's why I wake up in the morning.…

Because

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I hope that one day the people of Quebec will one day be a part of the concert of nations. This is…

Concert

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You know, kicking people's butts with round-edged boots is good, but with pointy shoes, it's even better.

Boots

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I can assure you the hemorrhaging has stopped. I asked remaining caucus members if they adhered to the party program, if they…

Asked

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For me, everything is still possible and I am as determined as ever. I believe first that the project of a people…

Advance

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We do not want the Quebec nation to disappear.

Disappear

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We don't have to apologize for who we are

Apologizing

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Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman.

Cynicism

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There is a false assumption about the Parti Quebecois that we don't know anything about the economy... Well that's a myth.

About

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If Quebeckers want Jean Charest, well, they can choose him. It's never a winning formula to divide Quebeckers.

Choose

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I want to tell Quebecers that are listening: if you want to get back to the goal of creating a country, only…

Back

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We don't know what proportion of public funds is regularly lost to collusion and corruption. Is it 25 per cent? 30 per…

Cent

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You know, now there is always half of the new Quebecers who are going to the English CEGEP. After that, often they…

After

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One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure…

Confidence

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We have a beautiful program which is audacious and I really want us all to roll up our sleeves and to work…

Audacious

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We want a country. and we will get it, our country.

Country

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The biggest risk to Quebec isn't sovereignty. It is staying in Canada.

Biggest

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The anglophones are Quebecers, as are the French, as are the new Quebecers.

French

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You know, I would like to ask to the other parts of Canada to respect the minority of the French Canadians.

Ask

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I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Lets take the time to breathe. I have no intention…

Allowing

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No one can buy me. It allows me to devote myself completely to what I do. Knowing that I'm comfortable removes a…

Big

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Sovereignty was not an issue in this campaign. The sovereignty numbers that were there before the campaign are still there. Sovereignty is…

Alive

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