The "indépendantiste" alliance in the PQ also includes. conservatives, Lucien Bouchard, Pierre Karl Péladeau and François Legault being the more prominent examples. René Levesque used to say that the road to independence can veer to the right as well as to the left. It's the main reason why the PQ is the most difficult party in Canada to lead; they chew up spit out their leaders like we do with gum. Now the Conservatives in the PQ went to the CAQ, for the most part.