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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, pictured on on the Hill on July 16, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 16, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, have criticized Bill C-5 as an attempt at governmental overreach that risks violating provincial jurisdiction in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 16, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 16, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, have criticized Bill C-5 as an attempt at governmental overreach that risks violating provincial jurisdiction in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | May 26, 2025
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21, 2025. The House will be full this week when MPs return for this Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | May 26, 2025
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | May 26, 2025
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21, 2025. The House will be full this week when MPs return for this Parliament. 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 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
Quebec City wants to build a tramway with funding help from the federal government, but Ottawa is dictating the terms in a way that doesn’t work for Quebec, says Bloc MP Louis Plamondon. Photograph courtesy of Andrzej Otrebski
Quebec City wants to build a tramway with funding help from the federal government, but Ottawa is dictating the terms in a way that doesn’t work for Quebec, says Bloc MP Louis Plamondon. Photograph courtesy of Andrzej Otrebski
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 23, 2019
Catherine Cullen, left, is stepping away from CBC's parliamentary bureau to go on maternity leave, as John Ivison, middle, welcomes a son, and Vassy Kapelos, right, got engaged. The Hill Times photographs by Shruti Shekar and Kristen Shane, and photograph courtesy of CBC
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 23, 2019
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 23, 2019
Catherine Cullen, left, is stepping away from CBC's parliamentary bureau to go on maternity leave, as John Ivison, middle, welcomes a son, and Vassy Kapelos, right, got engaged. The Hill Times photographs by Shruti Shekar and Kristen Shane, and photograph courtesy of CBC
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 3, 2018
Little drama attended the delivery by Quebec Premier François Legault of his Coalition Avenir Québec government’s opening speech on Nov. 28. The next Quebec/Canada chapter is to be written by federalists at both the provincial and federal levels. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 3, 2018
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 3, 2018
Little drama attended the delivery by Quebec Premier François Legault of his Coalition Avenir Québec government’s opening speech on Nov. 28. The next Quebec/Canada chapter is to be written by federalists at both the provincial and federal levels. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
Opinion | BY AVI BENLOLO | November 12, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week issued a formal apology for Canada's decision to turn away Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AVI BENLOLO | November 12, 2018
Opinion | BY AVI BENLOLO | November 12, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week issued a formal apology for Canada's decision to turn away Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | October 10, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer needs to make sure he keeps visiting Quebec to help boost name recognition, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | October 10, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | October 10, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer needs to make sure he keeps visiting Quebec to help boost name recognition, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 8, 2018
The phrase was coined by retiring premier Philippe Couillard on the eve of the worst defeat in the history of the Quebec Liberal Party by CAQ Leader François Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 8, 2018
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 8, 2018
The phrase was coined by retiring premier Philippe Couillard on the eve of the worst defeat in the history of the Quebec Liberal Party by CAQ Leader François Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr
News | BY ABBAS RANA, BEATRICE PAEZ | October 8, 2018
The top 10 ridings with the most dairy farms: 1. Conservative MP John Water; 2. Conservaive MP Bernard Généreux; 3. People's Party MP Maxime Bernier; 4. Conservative MP Alain Rayes; 5. Bloc MP Louis Plamondon; 6. Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie; 7. Conservative MP Luc Berthold; 8. International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau; 9. Conservative MP Steven Blaney; and 10 Liberal MP Francis Drouin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, BEATRICE PAEZ | October 8, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA, BEATRICE PAEZ | October 8, 2018
The top 10 ridings with the most dairy farms: 1. Conservative MP John Water; 2. Conservaive MP Bernard Généreux; 3. People's Party MP Maxime Bernier; 4. Conservative MP Alain Rayes; 5. Bloc MP Louis Plamondon; 6. Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie; 7. Conservative MP Luc Berthold; 8. International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau; 9. Conservative MP Steven Blaney; and 10 Liberal MP Francis Drouin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017, at the First Ministers' meeting. Quebecers go to the polls on Monday, Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 1, 2018
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017, at the First Ministers' meeting. Quebecers go to the polls on Monday, Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc MP Gabriel Ste-Marie says Quebec is ready to replicate in the biotech sector what the province achieved in the early 1990s with the pharmaceutical industry: becoming a world-class hub. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia/Julphar.uae
Bloc MP Gabriel Ste-Marie says Quebec is ready to replicate in the biotech sector what the province achieved in the early 1990s with the pharmaceutical industry: becoming a world-class hub. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia/Julphar.uae