Yves-Francois Blanchet

• Bloc leader slams potential Jean Charest Tory bid

  The Bloc leader says it was Charest who linked Quebec's cap-and-trade system with California's in 2014, as part of the Western Climate Initiative.

  Politics

  Mar 1
  
• Bloc leader’s threat to unleash ‘fires of hell’ over Quebec seat proposal might just backfire 

  Yves-François Blanchet’s promise the BQ would 'unleash the fires of hell' if Quebec's seat count drops is the wrong way to begin a conversation about updating the House of Commons.

  Commentary

  Oct 23, 2021
  
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• Quebec premier says Trudeau must ensure the Quebec nation does not lose a seat

  Quebec is the only province to lose a federal seat in the review, moving from 78 MPs to 77.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2021
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• MPs unvaccinated against COVID-19 should ‘stay home’ from Parliament: Liberals, NDP, Bloc

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will name his cabinet next month and Parliament will resume sometime in the fall.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021
• Bloc leader calls on Justin Trudeau to hold summit on health transfers with premiers

  The Bloc leader notes premiers have asked Ottawa for an immediate $28-billion injection into their struggling health-care systems.

  Politics

  Sep 22, 2021
• Bloc Québécois falls short of ‘dream’ of 40 seats, finishing third in election

  The Bloc Québécois had chosen about 10 opponents' seats it had wanted to snatch. As of early Tuesday, his party had failed to make it a reality.

  Politics

  Sep 21, 2021
• Bloc Québecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet projected to win his riding of Beloeil—Chambly

  Bloc Québecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is projected to win his own riding of Beloeil—Chambly.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2021
• Montreal bakery creates federal party leader cookies to entice voters

  The bakery draws each leader by hand, then transfers it to the computer to create a customized cookie cutter.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2021
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• Federal party leaders condemn hospital protests; Singh and Trudeau vow crackdown

  The issue of vaccinations and how to respond to the pandemic has been a mainstay of the federal campaign, which wraps up in one week on Sept. 20.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2021
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• Party leaders back on campaign trail after back-to-back election debates

  It remains to be seen whether either Wednesday's French debate or Thursday's English debate moved the public opinion needle in the federal election.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2021