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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, drew significant media attention last week after telling reporters that the government’s strategy of offering no concessions while still expecting support will 'come bite their ass' in the coming weeks and months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
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 NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
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
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. 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 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
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2019
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2019
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | January 23, 2019
Feature | BY 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