The Parti Quebecois is more united, less defensive and more confident after a party convention in Montreal this weekend.
PQ leader Pauline Marois claims her party is back as defender of Quebec's language and culture after delegates developed a consensus around several controversial issues.
Marois said that if Quebec's protection of French doesn't suit the Supreme Court of Canada, then the Canadian Constitution doesn't suit Quebec.
"Some people are angry now because they see there is an erosion in French," said Marois.
Non-subsidized private schools should fall into Bill 101's law restricting access to English-language schools for newcomers to the province, members at the 500-strong meeting at Palais des Congres agreed.
They also agreed Bill 101 needs to be updated and reinforced to send non-Anglophones to French Cegeps and the children of new immigrants to French daycare to aid in their integration.
They promised to guarantee rights to the English community.
"We want to work in French and we want to go to school in French in respect of the Anglo Quebecois minorities," said Marois.
Traditional Quebec values should be respected in the province while Quebec remains open to others, she said.
"We say we have a way to live together in Quebec and it is important to introduce these values, which are our values in the (Quebec charter of rights and freedoms)," she said.
This week, the PQ will propose changes to the charter of rights, claiming the Liberals are afraid to do so and are undermining the linguistic peace of Quebec.
The proposal will be centred on proclaiming Quebec's secular nature, equality between men and women and the dominance of the French language.
