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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
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, left, and PSAC president Chris Aylward, right, both expressed their relief with the outcome of the Oct. 21 election, which saw a Liberal minority government elected over the Conservatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, left, and PSAC president Chris Aylward, right, both expressed their relief with the outcome of the Oct. 21 election, which saw a Liberal minority government elected over the Conservatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | October 14, 2019
MPs, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, along with all the clerks, posed for a group photo in the House Chamber on Dec. 12, 2018, before the Centre Block closed for 10 years. The new House of Commons could remain empty as late as December, as the parties negotiate how a minority government could receive confidence in the elected Chamber. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | October 14, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | October 14, 2019
MPs, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, along with all the clerks, posed for a group photo in the House Chamber on Dec. 12, 2018, before the Centre Block closed for 10 years. The new House of Commons could remain empty as late as December, as the parties negotiate how a minority government could receive confidence in the elected Chamber. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2019
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are pictured arriving at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., for the English-language debate on Oct. 7. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2019
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are pictured arriving at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., for the English-language debate on Oct. 7. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | October 8, 2019
Six federal party leaders—Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer, Jagmeet Singh, Elizabeth May, Yves-François Blanchet, and Maxime Bernier—sparred over issues related to the environment, immigration, Indigenous rights, affordability, and provincial jurisdiction The Hill Times file photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | October 8, 2019
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | October 8, 2019
Six federal party leaders—Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer, Jagmeet Singh, Elizabeth May, Yves-François Blanchet, and Maxime Bernier—sparred over issues related to the environment, immigration, Indigenous rights, affordability, and provincial jurisdiction The Hill Times file photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | September 26, 2019
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters Thursday morning in Sudbury, Ont., where he confirmed he'll be attending Montreal's climate rally on Friday. The demonstration is expected to draw some 300,000 protesters. Screen capture courtesy of CPAC
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | September 26, 2019
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | September 26, 2019
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters Thursday morning in Sudbury, Ont., where he confirmed he'll be attending Montreal's climate rally on Friday. The demonstration is expected to draw some 300,000 protesters. Screen capture courtesy of CPAC
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 16, 2019
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet pictured making an announcement in Gatineau, Que., in August. The leader has spent the summer touring Quebec, and has announced his party will run a carbon neutral campaign this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 16, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 16, 2019
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet pictured making an announcement in Gatineau, Que., in August. The leader has spent the summer touring Quebec, and has announced his party will run a carbon neutral campaign this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 24, 2019
All 10 incumbent Bloc Québécois MPs will be running for re-election in 2019, and the party has 38 candidates nominated to date. A number of Bloc MPs pictured on September 2018 speaking on the Hill, from left to right: Marilène Gill, then-interim leader Mario Beaulieu, Louis Plamondon, Simon Marcil, Xavier Barsalou-Duval, and Monique Pauzé. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 24, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 24, 2019
All 10 incumbent Bloc Québécois MPs will be running for re-election in 2019, and the party has 38 candidates nominated to date. A number of Bloc MPs pictured on September 2018 speaking on the Hill, from left to right: Marilène Gill, then-interim leader Mario Beaulieu, Louis Plamondon, Simon Marcil, Xavier Barsalou-Duval, and Monique Pauzé. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 23, 2019
From left: Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 23, 2019
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 23, 2019
From left: Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 15, 2019
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Ms. May's Green Party has been recording historic highs in recent national polls, but pollster Greg Lyle predicts that the Bloc and the NDP will be more influential than the Greens after the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Bloc Québécois
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 15, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 15, 2019
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Ms. May's Green Party has been recording historic highs in recent national polls, but pollster Greg Lyle predicts that the Bloc and the NDP will be more influential than the Greens after the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Bloc Québécois
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2019