Bloc

• Update on public inquiry talks could come ‘very soon’: Holland

  Blanchet suggested the inquiry would focus on allegations that the Chinese government has interfered in Canadian democracy, but that it would not be restricted to that subject.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
  
• NDP, Bloc accuse Poilievre of threatening French, Quebec culture with CBC stance

  The Conservative leader has suggested in media interviews that while he believes in defunding the CBC, he sees the value in its French-language programming.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2023
  
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• Fake cat election campaign posters in Montreal go viral

  "Someone in Montreal is replacing photos of candidates with cats and I really don't mind," one tweet read.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2021
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• Bloc Québécois fails to pass motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change

  The motion sought to clear a path for House recognition of Quebec's move to amend the country's supreme law by affirming Quebec as a nation with French as its official language.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
• Greens target Montreal seats with focus on systemic racism

  Montreal is a key part of the Green Party's new election strategy built around Canada's urban centres, according to the party's senior political strategists.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2021
• ‘This is hell for me’: Blanchet says allegations of sexual misconduct untrue

  In a statement released Sunday morning, the MPs said Blanchet is a man of "integrity," is "honest and determined to serve the interest of Quebecers."

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2020
• Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says party plans to slow down CUSMA ratification

  Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet told reporters after a caucus meeting in Montreal Tuesday that his party will not agree to fast-track the deal. The Bloc, he said, wants the text of the agreement to be studied in committee and debated in the House of Commons.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2020
• Jason Kenney should start ‘explaining things with truth,’ Blanchet says

  Speaking with Mercedes Stephenson, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet said Jason Kenney has been spreading "false information" about equalization payments.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2019
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• Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe knows he has big shoes to fill as new Bloc Québécois MP

  The younger Duceppe says people will come to realize he doesn't have the same style as his father.

  Politics

  Oct 29, 2019
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• Trudeau, Scheer slam Blanchet’s Quebec sovereignty comment on last day of campaign

  The Bloc has surged during the six-week official campaign, partly thanks to Blanchet's convincing performance in the debates, where he promised to stick up for Quebec.

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2019