Majority of Bloc Québécois MPs question leader Martine Ouellet’s judgment

Seven of the 10 Bloc MPs rally around former acting leader Rhéal Fortin after they say a staffer close to Ouellet attempted to smear him in the media.

Bloc Québécois MPs hold a press conference on Parliament Hill on June 7 to express their support for former acting leader Rhéal Fortin, pictured at the podium. From left, Monique Pauzé, Mr. Fortin, Gabriel Ste-Marie, Michel Boudrias, Simon Marcil, and Louis Plamondon. Luc Thériault is hidden behind Ms. Pauzé. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

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BY KRISTEN SHANE

June 7, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—Most of the Bloc Québécois’s 10-member caucus say their confidence in their party leader has been shaken after they say a staffer close to her intended to leak information to the media about the party’s former interim leader in an attempt to discredit him. Seven Bloc MPs he...

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