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Quebec politicians were back to work at the National Assembly for the start of the legislative session on Tuesday and tensions were high. Opposition parties are accusing CAQ members of violating the code of ethics. And the Legault government fell again in the latest polls. Global’s Franca Mignacca reports.

Quebec Premier François Legault is still reeling over the results of a byelection in the Quebec City area Monday night. The CAQ government lost its seat in the Jean-Talon riding to the Parti-Québecois. The results now have the premier reconsidering his decision to cancel a controversial highway tunnel project. Global’s Franca Mignacca reports.

Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau re-iterated his support for special rapporteur David Johnston, who was appointed in March to investigate allegations of foreign election interference. Saying that the leaders of the Conservative and Bloc Quebecois parties “continue to smear a man of unimpeachable integrity,” Trudeau also claimed...

Bloc Quebeçois leader Yves-François Blanchet said Wednesday his party would need to see what is in the final version of the government bill that would finance changes to COVID-19 benefits before the party would give their support, as well as help with passing said bill.

The Province’s third opposition party says a project like this for an English CEGEP should not be prioritized over similar projects for French schools. As Global’s Benson Cook explains, Dawson College is bursting at the seams as it is.

Wed, Jan 27: Pierre Karl Péladeau isn’t going anywhere, he’s just taking some time off, the Parti Québécois told reporters Wednesday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has not changed his position on a tentative deal struck with the Liberals and Bloc Quebecois about the conditions under which the House of Commons should resume sitting. The three parties reached an agreement that would see a reduced number of parliamentarians gather once per week, as well as...

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said on Tuesday that the party was willing to support the relief bill in response to COVID-19 after some changes were negotiated with the federal government. He also criticized the Conservatives for stalling the bill over other aspects of the legislation, stressing that Canadians and Quebecers need the help now.

Sat, May 7: Following Pierre Karl Peladeau’s surprise resignation on Monday as leader of the Parti Quebecois, the opposition announced Saturday that a permanent leader will be chosen in the fall. The party named Sylvain Gaudreault as interim leader on Friday.

Thu, Sep 29: At least one Parti Quebecois leadership candidate says agrees with bilingual signs for the province, as long as French remains prominent. But not all the candidates agree as Raquel Fletcher reports.

If elected, the PQ would nix the bilingual status of municipalities where anglophones make up less than 33 per cent of residents. That’s one of the promises PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon made on the campaign trail on Monday. Having bilingual status allows a city or borough to offer services and communicate with its residents...

Conservative Party Interim Leader Candice Bergen said on Thursday during debate on the Emergencies Act invocation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the government had not met the threshold to justify using the act and her party would not support it. She also called on the NDP to vote with the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois...

Three Parti Québécois (PQ) members were denied entry into the Quebec legislature after they refused to swear the oath of office to King Charles III, a requirement under the Canadian Constitution. Dan Spector breaks down the dramatic scene, why the three-member PQ caucus didn’t want to follow the rules, and how other political parties are...

Mon, Sep 16: Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it looks like public opinion in Quebec is starting to turn against the Parti Quebecois’ so-called values charter.

Wed, Feb 28: The Bloc Quebecois is loosing seven of its sitting MPs. They announced they will sit as independents because they can’t get along with party leader Martine Ouellet.

Global News’ Mike Armstrong reports from Parti Quebecois headquarters shortly after the CAQ party was declared a majority winner.

The Parti Québécois will be undergoing a make-over of sorts. As the party struggles to find a new leader, it is also trying to spark excitement about the independence movement. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher explains, a change of tone and a more positive message are on the menu for this struggling political party.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Thursday called social media posts by Bloc Quebecois members attacking Islam or supporting far-right groups “saddening” and “hurtful.” He said such opinions would not have a place in the NDP party.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet apologized on Thursday after reports that a number of alleged Islamophobic and racist social media posts had been made by at least four candidates running for the party, saying he had accepted the apologies made by those candidates to constituents in their ridings. He also personally apologized for the “mistakes”...

Springboarding off a recent controversy involving alleged Islamophobic and racist social media posts made in the past by current candidates for the Bloc Quebecois, all the leaders were asked if they now had a “zero-tolerance” policy if racist comments are made by candidates in their party.