Bloc Québécois

Sept. 8, 2021 in Gatineau, Que. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

A fiery segment on identity spices up a cordial debate

Politics Insider for Sept. 9, 2021: An intense Trudeau; some questions about the Tory platform; and a very tight poll
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, centre, enjoys a hot dog while attending a Laval University Rouge et Or football game against McGill Red Birds with local candidates Marc Dean, left, and Marie-Christine Richard, Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Quebec City. Dean's son, Marc-Antoine Dean Rios plays the offensive line for the Rouge et Or at Laval University. (Jacques Boissinot/CP)

Why is Yves-François Blanchet relaxing?

Election Image of the Day: The Bloc leader is having trouble moving the ball down the field, and it’s almost halftime
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh leaves after participating in a news conference, after he was ordered removed from the House of Commons for calling another MP racist, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Jun. 17, 2020. (Justin Tang/CP)

Jagmeet Singh calls MP ’racist,’ but has he forgotten about Bill 21?

Tom Mulcair: Singh could use all of his credibility and personal experiences with racism to persuade Justin Trudeau to challenge Quebec’s discriminatory Bill 21. That would be helpful.
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The Bloc Québécois, on the coattails of the CAQ

Philippe J. Fournier: A 338Canada analysis shows it was the Bloc—not the Conservatives—that did best where the CAQ had dominated last year
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What does the new Bloc wave really represent?

Stephen Maher: Yves-François Blanchet won support talking not of separatism but of Bill 21—a political issue which may have a simple solution in the end
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The Bloc unfurls its flag over Quebec once again

Election Image of the Day: Quebecers have voted, and once again the impact of their decision was felt across the country
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A 338Canada projection: Have the Tories blown it in Quebec?

Philippe J. Fournier: The Conservatives have fallen behind the surging Bloc, cutting the odds of seat gains needed to win the election
Martine Ouellet

The Bloc Québécois: What if Lucien Bouchard was right?

Paul Wells: Amidst fresh disarray within the party, it’s worth recalling the former leader’s advice: ’This is no way to run a federation.’
Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 9, 2008. (Photograph by Blair Gable)

A committee dispute clouds the Liberals’ sunny ways

Why the NDP and the Bloc are testing the Liberals by slowing down House committees
Gilles Duceppe

Gilles Duceppe, for the record: ’Le Québec que j’aime, c’est vous.’

A French-language transcript of Gilles Duceppe’s speech after leading the Bloc to more seats, while losing his own