Editing Politics of Canada (section)

===Quebec and Canadian politics===
Except for three short-lived transitional or minority governments, prime ministers from [[Quebec]] led Canada continuously from 1968 to early 2006. People from Quebec led both [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] and [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] governments in this period.

Monarchs, governors general, and prime ministers are now expected to be at least functional, if not fluent, in both [[Canadian English|English]] and [[French language in Canada|French]]. In selecting leaders, political parties give preference to candidates who are fluently bilingual.

By law, three of the nine positions on the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] must be held by judges from Quebec. This representation makes sure that at least three judges have sufficient experience with the [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]] system to treat cases involving Quebec laws.<ref name="2014 SCC 21">{{cite web|title=Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2014/2014scc21/2014scc21.html|website=CanLII|access-date=August 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140505164818/http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2014/2014scc21/2014scc21.html|archive-date=May 5, 2014}}</ref>