Original: The Bloc QuÃ bÃ cois (BQ) is a federal political party founded in 1990 by future PQ leader Lucien Bouchard. It holds close ties to the Parti QuÃ bÃ cois, and shares its principal objective: sovereignty.
Simplified: The Parti QuÃ bÃ cois (PQ) is a political party that wants sovereignty for the province of Quebec.