Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power. What a tragedy for Canada.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

April 30, 2025

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I am a proud Quebecer, with roots going back to 1640, when the Gagnon family came to Quebec City. I take pride in my hard-earned bilingualism and my experience as a journalist at the Quebec National Assembly, having interviewed René Lévesque, Camille Lau...

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