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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 7:22 am
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Originally Posted by yulgirl
Had this conversation over dinner awhile back...
PQ = Parti Quebecois - a separatist political party that some of us are not fond of
QC = Quebec - a province I love
Or is it a man from QC you love that make you love the province? Just kidding you in this beautiful morning!

Being the first Quebecker on this discussion, here's my 2 cents:

When I was a kid (some 30 + years ago) it was PQ. I have no clue why PQ. Was Ontario called PO (Province of Ontario?) and Alberta PA?

However, about some 15 years ago the PQ abbreviation was replaced by QC, which I believe is more accurate. I didn't pay attention to the exact moment, but I wouldn't be surprised if the PQ (Parti Québécois) was in power and initiated that change for the obvious reasons yulgirl mentioned.
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