Employers and nationalism in a conservative Quebec
The last twenty years have been marked by a shift to the right of Quebec’s political spectrum, so much so that the 2018 provincial election resulted in a majority government led by Coalition Avenir Québec. This article examines the changes that such a political trajectory may have brought about in the demands and discourses of Quebec employers. Through a study of the briefs written by the Conseil du patronat du Québec and the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, we analyze the way in which these two organizations are responding to the recent changes in the Quebec political scene. We focus on those changes affecting Quebec nationalism, which has been revolving increasingly around identity-related themes after having abandoned the question of sovereignty and, more broadly, the constitutional question.