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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will not attend the upcoming Speech from the Throne, saying Carney's decision to invite King Charles to open Parliament lacks a 'relevant reading of Quebec's sensibility.' The Hill Times Photograph By Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will not attend the upcoming Speech from the Throne, saying Carney's decision to invite King Charles to open Parliament lacks a 'relevant reading of Quebec's sensibility.' The Hill Times Photograph By Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney spar on the debate stage at the English-language debate on April 17. Pool photograph by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 17, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney spar on the debate stage at the English-language debate on April 17. Pool photograph by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Angus Reid's poll on April 7 found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal compared to 36 per cent who would cast their ballots for the Conservatives, but other polls are showing the gap is tightening between the two parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Angus Reid's poll on April 7 found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal compared to 36 per cent who would cast their ballots for the Conservatives, but other polls are showing the gap is tightening between the two parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 22, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured during a press conference in the West Block during the House of Commons' brief return on April 20. Maybe Scheer did provide a service in ensuring a parliamentary routine was set, but getting there was via a clumsy crusade, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 22, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 22, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured during a press conference in the West Block during the House of Commons' brief return on April 20. Maybe Scheer did provide a service in ensuring a parliamentary routine was set, but getting there was via a clumsy crusade, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 5, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's parties have recently held joint press conferences, including teaming up to press the government to improve EI benefits for seasonal workers and Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 5, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 5, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's parties have recently held joint press conferences, including teaming up to press the government to improve EI benefits for seasonal workers and Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 19, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks with reporters before Question Period in the West Block on Feb. 4. In a minority Parliament, the now-third party in the House says it has a fair amount of leverage with the Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 19, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 19, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks with reporters before Question Period in the West Block on Feb. 4. In a minority Parliament, the now-third party in the House says it has a fair amount of leverage with the Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 4, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28 during a media availability in the West Block building. Parliament’s commencement will be important to watch on several fronts, not just as it relates to the future survival of Scheer, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 4, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 4, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28 during a media availability in the West Block building. Parliament’s commencement will be important to watch on several fronts, not just as it relates to the future survival of Scheer, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2019
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured Nov. 13, 2019, in the Commons foyer after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the next Parliament. The most interesting playing piece on Canada’s political chessboard right now is the Bloc Québécois.      The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2019
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2019
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured Nov. 13, 2019, in the Commons foyer after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the next Parliament. The most interesting playing piece on Canada’s political chessboard right now is the Bloc Québécois.      The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2019
Different parts of the country doled out bad vote counts for the six major parties, though Alberta and Quebec voters were the most discerning with some parties. From left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Green MP Elizabeth May, People's Party of Canada’s Maxime Bernier, and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2019
Different parts of the country doled out bad vote counts for the six major parties, though Alberta and Quebec voters were the most discerning with some parties. From left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Green MP Elizabeth May, People's Party of Canada’s Maxime Bernier, and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 13, 2019
Top five most decisive riding wins for the five parties are: Conservative newcomer Damien Kurek in Alberta, Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree in Ontario, Bloc Québécois MP Gabriel Ste-Marie in Quebec, B.C. NDP MP Jenny Kwan, and B.C. Green MP Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Shruti Shekar, file, and courtesy of Twitter
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 13, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 13, 2019
Top five most decisive riding wins for the five parties are: Conservative newcomer Damien Kurek in Alberta, Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree in Ontario, Bloc Québécois MP Gabriel Ste-Marie in Quebec, B.C. NDP MP Jenny Kwan, and B.C. Green MP Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Shruti Shekar, file, and courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | October 28, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | October 28, 2019
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | October 28, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau greet supporters in Montreal on Oct. 21. The Liberals suffered a rebuke at the hands of voters disillusioned with Mr. Trudeau in the wake of the blackface mess and the SNC-Lavalin affair, but managed to survive and achieve a strong minority government because of strategic voting designed to keep Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer out of power, writes Les Whittington The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau greet supporters in Montreal on Oct. 21. The Liberals suffered a rebuke at the hands of voters disillusioned with Mr. Trudeau in the wake of the blackface mess and the SNC-Lavalin affair, but managed to survive and achieve a strong minority government because of strategic voting designed to keep Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer out of power, writes Les Whittington The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2019
While Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, right, and his competent campaign manager Hamish Marshall deserve credit for holding Justin Trudeau, left, to a minority, it is time for Conservatives to take some risks, embrace big ideas, be counter-intuitive, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2019
While Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, right, and his competent campaign manager Hamish Marshall deserve credit for holding Justin Trudeau, left, to a minority, it is time for Conservatives to take some risks, embrace big ideas, be counter-intuitive, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 23, 2019
A re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivering his victory speech in Montreal. The Liberals won 157 seats, down from 184 in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 23, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA, AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 23, 2019
A re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivering his victory speech in Montreal. The Liberals won 157 seats, down from 184 in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2019
A third of the 60 MPs representing ridings that flipped were won with less than five per cent of the vote. From clockwise top left, are some of those who eked out close wins, including Liberal MPs-elect Irek Kusmierczyk, Élisabeth Brière, and Tim Louis, Conservative MPs-elect Nelly Shin, Chris d’Entremont, and Tamara Jansen, Green Party MP-elect Jenica Atwin, and Bloc MP-elect Andréanne Larouche. Photographs courtesy of Facebook and candidate websites
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2019
A third of the 60 MPs representing ridings that flipped were won with less than five per cent of the vote. From clockwise top left, are some of those who eked out close wins, including Liberal MPs-elect Irek Kusmierczyk, Élisabeth Brière, and Tim Louis, Conservative MPs-elect Nelly Shin, Chris d’Entremont, and Tamara Jansen, Green Party MP-elect Jenica Atwin, and Bloc MP-elect Andréanne Larouche. Photographs courtesy of Facebook and candidate websites