Catherine Fournier

• Ottawa urged to grant permanent residency to wrongfully arrested Montreal man

  Ottawa is being urged to grant permanent residency to a Quebec man who was wrongfully arrested, charged with attempted murder of a police officer and detained for six days.

  Canada

  Feb 16
• PQ loses its status as second opposition, replaced by Quebec Solidaire

  The Parti Québécois has lost its second opposition status in the National Assembly to Quebec Solidaire.

  Politics

  Mar 20, 2019
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• Parti Québécois youth wing pens open letter raising concerns over embattled party

  The letter comes one week after MNA Catherine Fournier announced she was leaving the PQ.

  Politics

  Mar 18, 2019
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• Catherine Fournier, youngest woman elected to Quebec’s National Assembly, leaves PQ

  The flailing Parti Québécois, Fournier insists, is past the point of being saved — even under new leadership.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2019
• Quebec family minister sparks Twitter debate about Question Period behaviour

  Quebec Family Minister Mathieu Lacombe sparked a Twitter debate about the tone at the National Assembly.

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2019
• What not to wear: Quebec National Assembly to review dress code

  The National Assembly will review the dress code after some MNAs' style choices made headlines.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2018
• Parti Québécois calls on Trudeau to tweet that asylum seekers get no free pass

  Quebec's Opposition is calling on the prime minister to send out a tweet telling would-be asylum seekers around the world they will not get a free pass into Canada.

  Canada

  May 8, 2018
• Debate at National Assembly after Quebec premier accused of ‘mansplaining’

  Premier Philippe Couillard is being hotly criticized for comments he made about parity between men and women in politics.

  Politics

  Apr 25, 2018
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• PQ wins two of four byelections, keeps Pierre Karl Peladeau’s seat

  The Opposition Parti Quebecois retained two ridings in byelections Monday in what was widely viewed as Jean-Francois Lisee's first major test since he became leader of the sovereigntist party.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2016