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…
Gilles Duceppe
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Canadian Media
Globe and Mail causing trouble?
The Globe and Mail recently published an article on Monday about appointments to the Judicial Advisory Committee, a group of volunteer individuals that help…
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 Speaker’s Election
1:16pm: Bill Blaikie calls for order. I assume that he’s looking over the proceedings because he’s the most senior member. 1:18pm: Blaikie casts the last…
Liberal Party of Canada
Claude Dauphin, Paul Martin and the unity shell game
Claude Dauphin was a Quebec Liberal MNA for the riding of Marquette in 1981 and was re-elected in 1985 and 1989. He served as an MNA until 1994. In 1995 he was…
Digital Politics
Newsflash: Leak from Liberal war-room previews upcoming negative ad campaign against Harper?
In an email to select officials in the Conservative Party obtained indirectly by yours truly, an apparent leak has come from the Liberal war-room in the form…
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…
Gilles Duceppe
On Duceppe leaving to lead the PQ
Nothing has been confirmed yet, but I speculate that Gilles Duceppe will leave federal politics to lead the Parti Quebecois after the surprise resignation of…