It was founded in 2000 by Roman Catholics associated with the Centre d’Information nationale Robert Rumilly.

[1] The party's leader since 2010 has been Paul Biron, a retired engineer, whose brother, Rodrigue Biron, was leader of the conservative Union Nationale party from 1976 to 1980.

[2] Its program was a combination of Christian orthodoxy and Quebec nationalism.

[3] The party is concerned about the declining birth rate in Quebec, opposed to same-sex marriage and abortion, wants more support for families, and wider availability of Quebec-made consumer products.

The party also proposed eliminating the $5/day universal child care program offered by the Government of Quebec at the time.