Etiket: Bloc
Welcoming Ukrainian refugees | “A failure”, castigates the Bloc
(Ottawa) In less than two weeks, the Canadian government has received more than 60,000 requests for emergency travel authorization from Ukrainians and their family members. But this program plunges applicants…
Bloc MP in isolation due to COVID-19
After a Bloc Québécois MP contracted COVID-19, the party took the opportunity to recall the importance of the health measures still in place. • Read also: A Liberal MP for…
Veterans | The Bloc deplores the disparities between Francophones and Anglophones
(Montreal) The Bloc Québécois castigates Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) for not having acted to correct a situation that would put French-speaking veterans at a disadvantage compared to their English-speaking colleagues.…
Trans Mountain Pipeline | The Bloc calls for the end of the expansion project
(Ottawa) The Bloc Québécois is calling for the end of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project in western Canada, which is subject to a cost overrun of around 70%,…
A good omen for the Bloc Québécois
If those nostalgic for the Reform Party and the Canadian Alliance as well as the supporters of Stephen Harper and Andrew Scheer elect one of their own to lead the…
the city council resigns en bloc to demand the departure of the mayor
Hervé Petit, mayor of Corcelles-lès-Citeaux sentenced for sexual assault last November no longer has any municipal councillors. Two left well before this sex scandal at the start of their mandate,…
Illegal arms trafficking and armed violence | Ottawa can no longer skimp on means, according to the Bloc Québécois
(Ottawa) Five boats are expected to patrol the St. Lawrence River near the Akwesasne reserve, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Posted on January 4, 2022 at 5:00…
COVID-19 | Two Bloc Québécois MPs in isolation
(Ottawa) Two other elected officials tested positive for COVID-19 rapidly. They are Christine Normandin, deputy leader of the Bloc Québécois, and Kristina Michaud, who represents the riding of Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia.…
COVID-19 | A member of the Bloc Québécois in isolation
(Ottawa) Another elected official got a positive rapid test for COVID-19. It is Christine Normandin, the deputy leader of the Bloc Québécois. Posted on December 21, 2021 at 4:12 p.m.…
Bill 21: the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, is “unworthy” of his position, says the Bloc Québécois
The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, cannot believe that the Canadian Ambassador Bob Rae could get away so easily after shouting in the face of the world the…
The Bloc proposes an “offensive” against arms trafficking
The Bloc Québécois wants the government to do more against firearms trafficking and, in particular, to establish a list of criminal entities whose members would be judged more severely. •…
The Bloc Québécois will once again defend Bill 101
The Bloc Québécois is relaunching its demands for the protection of French with a view to modernizing the Official Languages Act, scheduled for the first 100 days of the Trudeau…
The Bloc Québécois is turning up its arms against Bill C-32
The Bloc Québécois intends to follow the Trudeau government on its reform of the Official Languages Act. Dead to the soap with the elections, Bill C-32 must be presented to…
Speech from the Throne | The Liberals will have the support of the Bloc Québécois
Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet may find the Speech from the Throne empty and worthy of a “half-day CEGEP job”, his party will still give it its support, thus allowing the…
Sudan: a new Sudanese transitional council dismisses the pro-civil bloc
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, who carried out a coup in Sudan last month, on Thursday appointed a new sovereignty council, from which representatives of the bloc demanding a transfer of…
Skilled workers | The NDP and the Bloc Québécois react
In the midst of a labor shortage, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Québécois denounce the Liberal government’s inaction on immigration, while thousands of skilled workers await their…
Exclusion of Marie Montpetit | The PLQ executive in Maurice-Richard resigns en bloc
(Quebec) The executive of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) in the riding of Maurice-Richard, represented by Marie Montpetit, resigned en bloc to protest against the way in which the…
The Bloc Québécois considers itself essential for the Liberal minority government
Now that the scenario of a formal agreement between the minority Liberal government and the NDP opposition has been ruled out, the Bloc Québécois is warning that it is essential…
Analysis: the soft eyes of the NDP could eclipse the Bloc
Every Wednesday, our parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa Marie Vastel analyzes a federal political issue to help you better understand it. Rumors of a “formal deal” between Liberals and NDP to…
the Senate rejects en bloc the text reinstated by the National Assembly
The upper house voted Thursday evening a procedural motion which results in the rejection of a text from the outset, without examining its provisions. The National Assembly must vote on…