Catalan leader heads to court after Canada refuses him entry for speaking visit
A Quebec nationalist group is claiming the Canadian government revoked a travel permit for the exiled former president of Spain’s Catalonia region. Continue reading
Quebec independence
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. Continue reading
Catherine Fournier, youngest woman elected to Quebec’s National Assembly, leaves PQ
By Rachel Lau Online Producer - Quebec
The flailing Parti Québécois, Fournier insists, is past the point of being saved — even under new leadership. Continue reading
Charge dropped against aspiring Bloc Québécois candidate who confronted Trudeau
Matthieu Brien had pleaded not guilty to the charge that stemmed from an altercation with Justin Trudeau during celebrations of Quebec’s Fête nationale. Continue reading
Yves-François Blanchet to seek Bloc Québécois leadership
Former Parti Québécois cabinet minister Yves-François Blanchet announced Monday he will run for the vacant Bloc Québécois leadership. Continue reading
Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry remembered as ‘great patriot’ at state funeral
Quebec’s 28th premier died Nov. 6 at home in Verchères, Que. of complications from pulmonary disease at the age of 81. Continue reading
Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry dead at 81
Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry has died at the age of 81. Continue reading
‘Big generational change’: Québec Solidaire offers voters radical societal project
Television pundits barely conceal their smiles when they speak incredulously about Québec solidaire’s ideas or its chances of winning the Oct. 1 provincial election — but the party is no joke. Continue reading
Quebec’s longest serving legislature member blames PQ for decline of sovereignty
François Gendron, 73, will retire from political life this fall after 42 years in the legislature – but not without a few parting shots directed at the media, his political rivals and his own party. Continue reading
Martine Ouellet to resign as Bloc Québécois leader, calls independence movement ‘sick’
Martine Ouellet is stepping down as head of the Bloc Québécois after a resounding defeat in a weekend leadership vote. Continue reading