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The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ〔While some journalists have translated the name into English as ''Democratic Action of Quebec'', it has no official English name, and is normally referred to by its French name in the English-language media, or simply as "the ADQ".〕 was a conservative and right-wing populist provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defined itself as autonomist, and had support from both nationalists and federalists. Its members were referred to as ''adéquistes'', a name derived from the French pronunciation of the initials 'ADQ'. Under longtime leader Mario Dumont, the ADQ had a strong showing in the 2007 provincial election, reducing the ruling Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) to a minority government and relegating the Parti Québécois (PQ) to third place. The ADQ won 41 seats with 31% of the popular vote to serve as the Official Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec. However, the ADQ's popularity declined significantly soon afterward and in the 2008 provincial elections, the party failed to secure at least twenty percent of the popular vote or twelve Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) in the last election, and consequently lost official party status, though in early 2009 it was recognized as an official party by the PLQ and the PQ.〔(Standing Orders of the National Assembly ) 〕 On January 21, 2012, the membership approved a merger with the Coalition Avenir Québec (Coalition for the Future of Quebec). The merger was recognized by the Directeur général des élections du Québec on February 14, 2012. ==Ideology== On the political spectrum of Quebec, the ADQ was to the political right of the Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Québécois. The ADQ advocated the autonomy of individuals, the autonomy of municipal governments, and the autonomy of Quebec within Canada. *Fiscal Responsibility: scaling back Quebec's civil service, reducing government spending in order to balance the budget and pay the provincial debt; *Education: lifting freezes on college tuition and abolishing school boards; *Electoral reform: implementing an election reform in which the Premier of Quebec would be elected by popular vote (i.e., a presidential government) and 50 of Quebec's 125 legislature seats would be determined by proportional representation; *Health care: encouraging private healthcare delivery, in order to reduce the burden on Quebec's public healthcare system; *Immigration: "reasonable accommodation" granted to immigrants, preventing cultural communities from interfering with a number of mainstream values of the Quebec society, such as women’s rights; *Labour: erasing mandatory dues for nonmembers of trade union and forcing the secret vote; *Relations with the Federal Government: re-opening constitutional talks and increasing Quebec's autonomy within Canada, without holding another Quebec referendum;〔(Autonomy thrust into spotlight ), Graeme Hamilton, ''National Post'', March 28, 2007.〕 *Tax Reform: extensively restructuring the Quebec tax system, and lowering taxes overall.〔() ADQ Program, Action démocratique du Québec website, 2007〕 In later years the ADQ abandoned a number of radical free market proposals, including issuing school vouchers to give parents the ability to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice. Furthermore, the ADQ's conservatism was not based on religious values.〔(Mario Dumont veut limiter la notion d’accommodement raisonnable ), Dominique Poirier, Dominique Poirier en Direct, ''Radio-Canada'', November 17, 2006〕〔(Les défis de Mario Dumont ), Dominique Poirier, Dominique Poirier en Direct, ''Radio-Canada'', April 3, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Action démocratique du Québec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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