Canadians say they are routinely harassed and blackmailed to keep them from protesting against the Chinese Communist Party, but are too scared to report incidents to the RCMP.

Former MP for the region Pierre Lemieux will once again be facing off with Liberal incumbent Francis Drouin, who beat Lemieux in 2015 during the Liberal red wave that swept the nation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to shuffle his cabinet and trigger a new session of Parliament to help refocus a flagging agenda in the run-up to an election in late 2019, say political insiders.