The Parti Quebecois says it wants to revive the flames of sovereignty between now and the next provincial elections, which could be held as late as 2013.
Pauline Marois presented the party's four-point action plan for sovereignty in Montreal today, which included forcing the federal government out of provincially mandated powers like education and health.
The PQ leader also declared the party's intent to push for a stronger French Language Charter and a single income tax return for Quebecers to be paid to the provincial government.
Quebecers currently submit income tax returns to both the provincial and federal governments.
Marois also says the party is ready to turn the page on the 1995 referendum while rekindling the era's enthusiasm for Quebec sovereignty.
But details on the PQ plan for a referendum are vague, with Marois called it a priority that would wait for winning conditions.
Meanwhile the Bloc Quebecois is still pushing to extend provincial language laws to companies that operate in Quebec under federal labour legislation.
Parliament rejected leader Gilles Duceppe's motion to have Quebec's French Language Charter extended to those industries.
But Duceppe promised to keep up the fight at a rally in Montreal this weekend.
He wants Bill 101 extended to airports, ports, banks and the telecommunications sector.
Duceppe says the other federal parties should recognize the language of business in Quebec is French.
Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois also wants Bill 101 applied to small-and medium-sized business in Quebec.
Companies with under 50 employees are not covered by the charter.
