Climat Québec

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Climat Québec

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| logo = Climat Quebec.png

| logo_size = 250px

| leader = Martine Ouellet

| president =

| leader1_title = Deputy Leader

| leader1_name =

| leader2_title = Founder

| leader2_name = Martine Ouellet

| foundation = {{Start date|2021|5|14}}

| dissolution =

| merger =

| merged =

| split = Parti Québécois

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| membership_year =

| headquarters = 160 rue Principale, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Quebec, J0L 2M0

| ideology = Environmentalism
Quebec sovereigntism

| position = {{Nowrap|Centre-left}}

| predecessor =

| successor =

| international =

| colours = {{ubl|{{Color box|#0c9e0c}} Dark Lime Green|{{Color box|#173e9c}} Dark Blue}}

| colorcode = {{Canadian party colour|QC|Climat}}

| seats1_title = Seats in National Assembly

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|125|hex={{Canadian party colour|QC|Climat}}}}

| website = {{url|https://climat.quebec/}}

| country = Canada

| state = Quebec

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Climat Québec ({{IPA|fr|klima kebɛk}}) is a minor political party in the Canadian province of Quebec founded in 2021 by former Marois cabinet minister and leader of the Bloc Québécois Martine Ouellet.{{cite news|last=Ouellette-Vézina|first=Henri|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2021-05-14/creation-d-un-nouveau-parti/martine-ouellet-de-retour-en-politique-provinciale.php|title=Martine Ouellet de retour en politique provinciale|newspaper=La Presse |date=May 14, 2021|access-date=March 24, 2022|language=fr-ca|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524070826/https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2021-05-14/creation-d-un-nouveau-parti/martine-ouellet-de-retour-en-politique-provinciale.php|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2021/05/13/martine-ouellet-fera-son-retour-en-politique-1|title=Martine Ouellet tente un retour en politique|date=May 13, 2021|access-date=March 24, 2022|language=fr-ca|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516011250/https://www.journaldequebec.com/2021/05/13/martine-ouellet-fera-son-retour-en-politique-1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/601466/martine-ouellet-fonde-un-nouveau-parti-politique-provincial|title=Martine Ouellet revient en politique et fonde un nouveau parti|date=May 15, 2021|access-date=March 24, 2022|language=fr-ca|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823132729/https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/601466/martine-ouellet-fonde-un-nouveau-parti-politique-provincial|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1814026/climat-quebec-parti-politique-reconnu-autorise-dgeq-martine-ouellet|title=Climat Québec devient officiellement un parti politique|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=March 24, 2022|language=fr-ca|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116043922/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1814026/climat-quebec-parti-politique-reconnu-autorise-dgeq-martine-ouellet|url-status=live}}

The party contested the Marie-Victorin by-election in April 2022, triggered by the resignation of Catherine Fournier, with Ouellet as its candidate.{{cite web|last=Lavallée|first=Hugo|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1838350/martine-ouellet-candidate-marie-victorin|title=Martine Ouellet sera candidate dans Marie-Victorin|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=March 24, 2022|language=fr-ca|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117192124/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1838350/martine-ouellet-candidate-marie-victorin|url-status=live}} She received 1.9% of the vote, earning sixth place of 12 candidates in the by-election.

Ideology

Similarly to the Parti Québécois, which Ouellet was once part of, and Québec solidaire, Climat Québec positions itself on the centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum but intends to focus on the climate crisis and secession of Quebec from Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2021/05/14/il-faut-se-rassembler-face-a-lurgence-climatique---martine-ouellet|title=«Il faut se rassembler face à l'urgence climatique» - Martine Ouellet|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=March 24, 2022|language=fr-ca|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516011254/https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2021/05/14/il-faut-se-rassembler-face-a-lurgence-climatique---martine-ouellet|url-status=live}}

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