Action libérale nationale
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National Liberal Action
Action libérale nationale |
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| Leader | Paul Gouin |
| Founded | June 6, 1934 |
| Dissolved | October 25, 1939 |
| Split from | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Merged into | Union Nationale |
| Ideology |
Quebec Nationalism, Progressivism, Corporativism, Political catholicism |
The Action libérale nationale (ALN, in English: National Liberal Action) was a short-lived provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded during the Great Depression and led by Paul Gouin. The ALN played an important role in the foundation of the Union Nationale.
The party was created in 1934 by dissidents from the Liberal Party of Quebec. It soon received the support of federal Liberal Member of Parliament Édouard Lacroix and Liberal Member of the Legislature Oscar Drouin.
The ALN promoted social justice, nationalism and was not affiliated to any federal party. Its platform included the following proposals:
Its ideology was influenced by the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
In order to unite the vote against the Liberal government of Alexandre Taschereau, the Action libérale nationale (ALN) and the Conservative Party of Quebec decided to run only one candidate of either party in each district for the 1935 Quebec election. With 29% of the vote, the ALN elected 26 out of 57 candidates; the Conservatives received 19% of the vote and won 16 seat out of 33 in which they ran a candidate.
Less than a year later, Conservative Leader Maurice Duplessis, a rising star in provincial politics, tried to pressure ALN Leader Paul Gouin into merging both parties. While Gouin cuts ties with Duplessis, 22 of his Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) joined the new party, known as Union Nationale, which won the 1936 Quebec election.
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