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The Jean Chrétien government presented the Bill in response to the Supreme Court’s Quebe… Tu as surpassé nos attentes. On 28 February 2018, seven of the Bloc's ten MPs quit the party's caucus to form the Groupe parlementaire québécois (later called Québec debout) citing conflicts with Ouellet's leadership style and her insistence that the Bloc should emphasize promoting Quebec independence over "defending Quebec's interests". Beaulieu relinquished the party leadership on 10 June 2015 but remained party president. In recent days, a number of Conservative MPs and staff have discovered they have been blocked on Twitter by Yves-François Blanchet, the Bloc Québécois Leader who is a keen user of the social-media platform. No complaint was filed. [56], Paillé stepped down as leader on 16 December 2013 because of health reasons. Several incumbent PQ MNAs including Bernard Drainville,[87] Stéphane Bergeron,[88] Maka Kotto,[89] Dave Turcotte[90] and Agnès Maltais[91] also endorsed the Bloc and campaigned for local candidates. [7], Media related to Yves-François Blanchet at Wikimedia Commons, Le dossier de l’allégation d’inconduite sexuelle est clos, selon Blanchet, Le chef du Bloc nie les allégations et reste en poste, Allégations d'inconduite sexuelle : le chef du Bloc évoque des poursuites, Quebec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, Quebec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, "Yves-François Blanchet - National Assembly of Québec", "Yves-François Blanchet becomes Bloc Québécois leader", "Surge in Bloc Quebecois popularity 'a little bit surprising,' says Maxime Bernier", "Big gains for the Bloc Québécois, but what did it sacrifice in the process? By 2014, the party had been reduced to two seats because of resignations and expulsions. Yves-Francois Blanchet, the leader of the Bloc Quebecois, has tested positive for COVID-19. Served as interim leader and president of the party. "[47], One month later, on 4 October 2004, journalist Mike Duffy, (later appointed as a Conservative senator by Harper in December 2008), said "It is possible that you could change prime minister without having an election", and that some Conservatives wanted Harper as prime minister. Don't count on me to … Opposition to Canadian participation in the, This page was last edited on 15 April 2021, at 09:37. [2] He is a graduate from the Université de Montréal where he obtained a bachelor's degree in history and anthropology in 1987. [26][27][28], The Bloc Québécois was formed in 1991 as an informal coalition of Progressive Conservative and Liberal Members of Parliament from Quebec, who left their original parties around the time of the defeat of the Meech Lake Accord. Blanchet was born April 16, 1965 to Pierrette Bédard, a nurse, and Raymond Blanchet, a technician and lineman. This provision was inspired by Bouchard. He defeated BQ Member of Parliament André Bellavance, who had campaigned on a platform of broadening the Bloc beyond being a coalition of sovereigntists and had been endorsed by the rest of the party's caucus. The day after the referendum, Parizeau announced his pending resignation as PQ leader and Premier of Quebec. In that election, they used the slogan "Présent pour le Québec" ("Present for Quebec"). The first Bloquiste candidate to be elected was Gilles Duceppe, then a union organizer, in a by-election for the Montreal riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie on 13 August 1990. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told the House of Commons on Wednesday he will present a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberal government unless Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Trudeau’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, all quit. [61] On 31 December 2014, the party's vice president, Annie Lessard, resigned after a personality conflict with leader Mario Beaulieu. Yves-Francois Blanchet, the leader of the Bloc Quebecois, has tested positive for COVID-19. Report. However, at the time, Harper and the two other opposition leaders denied trying to form a coalition government, despite the letter written to the Governor General. OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has some harsh words for Democrats, and wonders why Joe Biden hasn’t won the election yet. However, things changed during the winter of 2003. Following an election this would likely translate into zero seats, putting the survival of the party into question for the 2019 federal election. From then to the subsequent election, the Bloc continued to denounce the federal government's interventions in what the Bloc saw as exclusively provincial jurisdictions. 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By winning only four seats the Bloc failed to reach the minimum of 12 seats required for official party status in the House of Commons. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, speaking to media in the West Block pre-pandemic. He was Quebec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parksfrom December 2012 un… The Bloc Leader is a blocker. By Catherine Levesque The Canadian Press. Although they made small gains in relation to the number of seats at dissolution, they fell by 2 seats to 49 in comparison to the 51 they received in 2006. Gilles Duceppe, who had served as interim leader between Bouchard and Gauthier, became leader of the Bloc in 1997. The changes were approved by the party's general council on 1 July. [9][10] Members and supporters are known in French as Bloquistes (pronounced [blɔkist]). [40] The Bloc were expected to easily win more than 60 seats at the start of the campaign, and they did in fact take six seats from the Liberals. Wed., Sept. 11, 2019 timer 2 min. [80] Since Blanchet became leader the BQ has seen their support increasing in Quebec during the 2019 election. 0. Canada’s Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the party said Friday. Because the Bloc was the official opposition, it had considerable privileges over the other parties although all of its MPs had been elected in one province. Connors said he tweeted at Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet because he wanted to know why Therrien would not “address the media himself” to explain his views on “discrimination or racism.” “That’s when Monsieur Blanchet escalated things by going from 0 to 100 in one tweet,” he said. Ouellet continued to sit as an Independent MNA in the, Named interim leader following the resignation of. The 1997–2000 term was marked by the Bloc's fight against the passage of the Clarity Act, the attempt by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (himself a Quebecer who represented a strongly nationalist riding) and Stéphane Dion, a Quebec minister in Chrétien's cabinet, to codify the Supreme Court of Canada's 1998 decision that Quebec could not secede unilaterally. As with most parties, it has gained and lost prominent supporters over the years. [46], On the same day the letter was written, the three party leaders held a joint press conference at which they expressed their intent to co-operate on changing parliamentary rules, and to request that the Governor General consult with them before deciding to call an election. Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, ahead of next week’s budget. When the 41st Canadian Parliament convened on 2 June 2011, Plamondon became the Bloc's interim parliamentary leader. Was parliamentary assistance to the Minister of Finance … “The Bloc Québécois has been very effective in representing the interests of their constituents,” Maverick Party interim leader Jay Hill said in the podcast’s latest episode. Stepped down as leader on 16 December 2013 because of health reasons. "Stéphane Bergeron on Twitter: "Rencontre de presse suivie d'une visite, plus tôt, au CFP des Patriotes, en cie de @PKP_Qc, @daveturcotte & @caaths. The party was intended to be temporary and was given the goal of the promotion of sovereignty at the federal level. It also lost all but one of its seats in Montreal. [32], In 1995, the PQ government called the second referendum on independence in Quebec history. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he laid out his conditions for supporting next week's federal budget in a phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday. 0:58. Join the ranks of independent, free thinkers by supporting us today for as little as … [60] On 25 August 2014, former interim parliamentary leader and failed leadership contender André Bellavance also resigned, reducing the Bloc to two MPs – one of whom, Claude Patry, who had announced that he would not run for re-election. [73], A leadership review referendum was held on Ouellet's leadership on 1 and 2 June 2018[74] resulting in the party membership rejecting her leadership by 67%, while a proposal that the party prioritize Quebec independence on a daily basis above all other issues also passed with 65% support. Upon Lucien Bouchard’s departure from the Bloc Québécois, he was succeeded as leader by Michel Gauthier, who was himself replaced by Gilles Duceppe in March 1997. Because the opposition vote in the rest of Canada was split between the Reform Party, the Progressive Conservative Party, and the New Democratic Party, the Bloc narrowly won the second largest number of seats in the House of Commons, and therefore became the official opposition. [79], As the only candidate to have entered the race by 15 January 2019 deadline, former Parti Québécois cabinet minister Yves-François Blanchet was named leader on 17 January 2019. The Bloc Québécois leader further stated that Trudeau’s comments are “threatening Quebec’s friendship with France.” Trudeau’s comment extends beyond the relationship between Quebec and France. Blanchet allegedly visited Ottawa, the Eastern Townships and the Island of Montreal between March and January between 2020-2021. In the 2011 federal election, the Bloc Québécois was nearly wiped out and Gilles Duceppe lost his own seat. He later worked as a teacher and was a founder of an artist, disc and concert management firm, YFB Inc. while being the president of the ADISQ from 2003 to 2006. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet rises during a sitting of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. In the statement, Blanchet argued that the woman should file a complaint with the police—saying he believes in justice for "real victims" … She continued to sit in the Quebec National Assembly, as an Independent MNA, after she was elected Bloc leader. These allegations were made on a Facebook post on Wednesday, forcing Blanchet to deny the claims a few hours later on social media. [5] The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament (MPs) who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party during the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. The Bloc Québécois was formed in 1991 as an informal coalition of Progressive Conservative and Liberal Members of Parliament from Quebec, who left their original parties around the time of the defeat of the Meech Lake Accord. A statement from the Bloc says that Blanchet is in self-isolation and "is doing perfectly well." Playing next. [48][49], Elected to Parliament in this election were incumbents Louis Plamondon, André Bellavance, Maria Mourani and rookie MP Jean-François Fortin. [47] At the news conference, Harper said: "It is the Parliament that's supposed to run the country, not just the largest party and the single leader of that party. [37], In the 2000 election, the Bloc dropped further to 38 seats, despite polling a larger percentage of the vote than at the previous election. The Bloc Québécois leadership election campaign to choose a permanent successor to Duceppe began on 17 September 2011 and concluded on 11 December[52] with the election of former MP for Hochelaga Daniel Paillé as party leader. [78] On 22 August 2018, as part of an agreement to reunite the party, Beaulieu ceded the party presidency to Yves Perron; on 17 September 2018, the remaining MPs who had defected from the Bloc rejoined the party and dissolved their breakaway group, Québec debout. "Agnès Maltais on Twitter: "Hier, j'ai voté pour Charles Mordret du Bloc Québécois. As in 2011, Duceppe failed to win his own seat, and resigned again as party leader.[67]. The Bloc credits its actions for the uncovering of what has since become the sponsorship scandal. The Bloc entered the campaign for the Oui (Yes) side (in favour of sovereignty). The party was led on an interim basis by Rhéal Fortin until the Bloc Québécois leadership election in March 2017 acclaimed Martine Ouellet, a member of the provincial National Assembly of Quebec, as party leader. Yves-François Blanchet MP (born April 16, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. The difference became moot when 50.6% of voters taking part in the referendum rejected the sovereignty plan. Browse more videos. Mr. Blanchet presented the Prime Minister with his party’s views for the upcoming federal budget. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beloeil—Chambly since the 2019 election. Before federal politics, Blanchet was in provincial politics, serving as Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly from the 2008 election until his defeat in the 2014 election. The Bloc won 54 seats in the House of Commons, tying its previous record from the 1993 campaign. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet / Facebook. Former Parti Québécois minister Yves-François Blanchet has been named the new leader of the Bloc Québécois. Parizeau became Premier of Quebec in the Quebec election of 1994 (the second of the Three Periods). REUTERS/Andrej Ivanov The 2011 election saw the party win just four seats and lose official party status after a wave of support for the New Democratic Party. 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