The RN merged into the Parti Québécois in 1968; the group that became the PCSU appears not to have approved of this decision.
[2] The provincial Ralliement créditiste du Québec, which was aligned with the federal party, dissolved itself in 1978.
The PCSU was subsequently re-established, again under Poulin's leadership; it was accredited as a provincial political party for the first time on September 13, 1979.
[4] During the 1981 provincial election, the Montreal Gazette described the PCSU as a "hard core" Créditiste faction and identified Poulin as a follower of Major C.H.
When interviewed by the Gazette, Poulin held up a copy of his party's manifesto and said, "This was written in 1966 and I haven't had to change a word.