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In [[Politics of Quebec|Quebec politics]], '''autonomism''' is a stance on the [[National question (Quebec)|national question]] which supports devolving greater powers to Quebec while remaining a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]], often through [[asymmetric federalism]]. It is a middle position between [[Quebec sovereignty movement|independence]] and [[Federalism in Quebec|federalism]]. Autonomism was first proposed by [[Maurice Duplessis]]; it is mostly supported by [[Conservatism|conservative]] political parties, including [[Coalition Avenir Québec]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/454672/la-caq-change-d-identite|title=La CAQ change d'identité|last=Bélair-Cirino|first=Marco|date=7 November 2015|work=Le Devoir|access-date=10 December 2017|language=fr|issn=0319-0722}}</ref> which has been the ruling party of Quebec since [[2018 Quebec general election|2018]].

Drawing inspiration from [[René Lévesque]]'s "[[beau risque]]", and [[Robert Bourassa]]'s work on the [[Meech Lake Accord]] and [[Charlottetown Accord]], Quebec autonomists propose:
* Setting out the procedures for constitutional change
* A sharing of jurisdictions between the federal government and Quebec
* Framework for federal spending powers
* Institutional reform
* Reform of intergovernmental policies

In a speech to delegates of the [[Action démocratique du Québec|ADQ]], party leader [[Mario Dumont]], on 8 May 2006, Dumont said that Quebec should seek to re-open negotiations with the federal government over Quebec's status in Confederation, and should eventually ratify the [[Constitution of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=CTV.ca News Staff|title=Quebec should sign Constitution: ADQ's Dumont|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/quebec-should-sign-constitution-adq-s-dumont-1.237305|website=CTV News|accessdate=17 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=CTV Staff|date=8 May 2006|title=ADQ's Dumont calls for constitutional talks|periodical=CTV.ca News|publisher=CTV Television Network|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060507/dumont_constitution_060507?s_name=Autos&no_ads=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185754/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060507/dumont_constitution_060507?s_name=Autos&no_ads=|archivedate = 18 October 2012|accessdate=24 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

==References and notes==
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==See also==
* [[Politics of Quebec]]
* [[Quebec federalist ideology]]
* [[Quebec sovereignty movement]]

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