The Bloc’s byelection win signified little

Given the anemic turnout, lengthy ballot, and similar names, the byelection results in Montreal may be a harbinger of the future, but they are hardly a guarantee.

Bloc Québécois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauvé, pictured right with Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre and Bloc House Leader Alain Therrien, won the LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., byelection on Sept. 16.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

September 25, 2024

MONTREAL—In the late 1970s, René Lévesque’s Parti Québécois government dominated the province, passing bills on everything from the environment to anti-scab legislation to the referendum law. As a young reporter in Montreal and Quebec City, I had a front-row seat to ...

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