Gilles Duceppe
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Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is entitled to a $110,000 annual pension once he retires? Why is the Bloc still running candidates for federal office? How…
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Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe reacts to the budget
I interviewed Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe on his reaction to the federal budget and why he chose to support it. I also ask about the PQ’s assertion that it…
Conservative Party of Canada
Quebec a nation?
So today, on an imminent challenge from the Bloc Quebecois, the Conservative government tabled a motion today that defined Quebec as a nation within Canada but…
Parliament of Canada
Warm up the Hotstove, Parliament’s back
The House of Commons reconvenes today for the fall and there are a lot of topics on the horizon. For those of us who are tired of hearing the same questions,…
Parliament of Canada
The language of defeat
This week, MPs voted by a bitterly narrow margin on whether the government should extend the Canadian mission in Afghanistan by two years. While NDP, BQ and…
Digital Politics
Mulroney KOs Turner: New BTTV video
They’re still talking about it. In 1984, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney landed a famous “knock-out punch” to Liberal leader John Turner. In the famous “you had…
Elections
Thoughts about last night
The main story is that the Conservative Party is back in Quebec and in a big way. Both the Bloc and the Liberals suffered losses while the Tories beat some of…
Elections
Conservatives breaking through in Quebec. Lib cabmins in trouble.
According to a new poll in La Presse to hit doorsteps later this morning, Conservatives are making a significant breakthrough in Quebec, while Liberal cabinet…
Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe and the Bloc are walking a fine line
During the Bloc Party (convention) in Montreal this weekend, leader of the Bloc Quebecois Gilles Duceppe openly mused about the possibility of subverting the…