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Action Democratique Du Quebec: L Avenir

National Question Dept: In June, he dumped the Parti Quebecois, for which he acted as the immigration critic and is sitting as an independent for the riding of Deux Montagnes, north of Montreal. But over the summer, he said, he found himself more and more captivated by the new Coalition pour l avenir du Quebec, according to The Star. Come the next legislative session early in 2012, he and a handful of other independents and members of the rightist party Action democratique du Quebec, could become members of the CAQ and mONTREAL No one will say it now, but people like Benoit Charette could be one of the first faces of a movement that is turning Quebec politics on its head. I find it interesting, and I think many Quebecers are on the same page, Charette said. For the first time in 40 years we are proposing to bring people together on a base different from the national question. It s refreshing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.