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2017 Bloc Québécois Leadership Election
The 2017 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held on March 14, 2017 to choose a successor to Gilles Duceppe, who resigned on October 22, 2015 after the 2015 Canadian federal election. Rhéal Fortin, MP for Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district), Rivière-du-Nord, had been serving as Interim leader (Canada), interim leader since Duceppe's resignation. The election was initially scheduled for April 22, 2017 but ended on March 14, 2017 at the end of the nomination period, because there was only one candidate. Ouellet's tenure was controversial due to her staunch Quebec separatism, separatist views, and, following a leadership vote, she was forced to resign in June 2018. Timeline *October 19, 2015 – The 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election is held. While the Bloc wins 10 seats, up from the 2 it had held going into the election, party leader Gilles Duceppe loses his comeback attempt in Laurier—Sainte-Marie. *October 22, 2015 – Duceppe resigns as party leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Bloc Québécois Leadership Election
The 2014 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held June 14, 2014 to choose a successor for Daniel Paillé who resigned on December 16, 2013 due to health reasons. Voter turnout in the election was 58.5%, up from the 2011 leadership election, with approximately 19,000 members voted by telephone to elect Daniel Paillé's successor. Timeline *May 2, 2011: Federal election reduces the Bloc Québécois to 4 seats in the House of Commons. Party leader Gilles Duceppe loses his own riding in Laurier—Sainte-Marie and announces his resignation. *December 11, 2011: Daniel Paillé is elected leader at the party's 2011 leadership election. *February 27, 2013: Jonquière—Alma MP Claude Patry leaves the New Democratic Party caucus to join the Bloc Québécois. *September 12, 2013: Ahuntsic MP Maria Mourani is expelled from the Bloc Québécois caucus due to comments against the provincial Parti Québécois government's proposed Quebec Charter of Values. *December 16, 2013: Paill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Energy And Natural Resources (Quebec)
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ( French: ''Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles'') is responsible for the management of natural resource extraction in the province of Quebec. The current Minister is Jonatan Julien. MERN , accessed 10 February 2022. Quebec's Natural Resources are lumber, water, mines, and energy. Responsibilities MNRW is responsible for managing the natural resources of Quebec: plants, minerals, wood, energy, etc.References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliette (electoral District)
Joliette is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968. Geography This electoral district, located northeast of Montreal in the Quebec region of Lanaudière, currently consists of: *the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, including Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan indian reserve *the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is bounded by the: * electoral district of Repentigny and Berthier—Maskinongé and the Saint Lawrence River to the south * electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain to the east and north * Lac Nemiscachingue and the electoral districts of Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm and Laurentides—Labelle to the west History It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. In 1933, Joliette became part of the new electoral district of Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm. It was cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Ste-Marie
Gabriel Ste-Marie is a Canadian politician and academic who was elected to represent the riding Joliette in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. He teaches economics at Cégep régional de Lanaudière. Ste-Marie served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader (and its parliamentary leader as the party leader did not have a seat in parliament) from 2017 until he resigned from the position on February 25, 2018 in a dispute with party leader Martine Ouellet. He, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet. He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018. He is also a researcher at the Contemporary Economics Research Institute and lecturer at Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repentigny (federal Electoral District)
Repentigny is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It consists of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption, except the city and parish of L'Épiphanie. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2021 Census'' Ethnic groups: 83.9% White, 8.4% Black, 3.1% Arab, 2.0% Latin American, 1.2% Indigenous Languages: 87.9% French, 1.9% Spanish, 1.6% Arabic, 1.5% English, 1.4% Haitian CreoleReligions: 69.6% Christian (59.2% Catholic, 10.4% Other), 4.7% Muslim, 25.2% None Median income: $44,800 (2020) Average income: $52,400 (2020) Political geography Repentigny had long been one of the most separatist ridings in Quebec. In the 2006 election, every single poll was won by the Bloc Québécois. However, the riding was caught up in the New Democratic Party tsunami that swept through the province five years later. History It was created in 1996 from parts of Joliette and Terrebonne ridings. It consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Pauzé
Monique Pauzé is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election from the electoral district of Repentigny. Initially elected as a member of the Bloc Québécois, she, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to the .... She rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018. Electoral record References External links * Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Québec d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirabel (federal Electoral District)
Mirabel is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec previously included in the electoral districts of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Terrebonne—Blainville and Rivière-du-Nord. Mirabel was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Ethnic groups: 91.8% White, 2.1% Indigenous, 2.0% Black, 1.4% Arab, 1.0% Latin American Languages: 90.3% French, 2.9% English, 1.0% Spanish Religions: 63.4% Christian (55.9% Catholic, 7.5% Other), 1.8% Muslim, 34.1% None Median income: $45,600 (2020) Average income: $52,550 (2020) Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Marcil
Simon Marcil is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Mirabel from 2015 to 2021. Marcil was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. On February 28, 2018, however, Marcil, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet. Following Ouellet's resignation, he rejoined the party on June 6, 2018. He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. On December 22, 2020, the ''National Post'' reported that Marcil had been on prolonged medical leave since January 31, 2020, all without informing his constituents. In January 2021, he announced he would not run again in the 2021 federal election. Prior to his election, Marcil worked for Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manicouagan (electoral District)
Manicouagan is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Charlevoix and Saguenay ridings. The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Labrador. This riding gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2016 Census'' * Languages: (2016) 85.5% French, 8.7% Innu, 4.5% English, 0.6% Naskapi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Portuguese Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilène Gill
Marilène Gill is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election. She represents the electoral district of Manicouagan as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Gill was one of three Bloc MPs who supported Martine Ouellet's leadership during a caucus revolt A caucus revolt occurs when enough members of a political party pressure its leadership to step down or to remove planned bills, legislation or policies from its platform. A caucus revolt generally concludes with the party leader resigning their ... and remained with the Bloc caucus when seven MPs resigned on February 28, 2018 to sit as Independents. Gill is married to fellow Bloc MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval. Electoral record References External links * Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada People from Sorel-Tracy 1977 births Women in Quebec politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrebonne (federal Electoral District)
Terrebonne is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997, when it was dissolved in an electoral redistribution. It was reconstituted as an electoral district again beginning with the 2015 election. History The riding was originally created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It was abolished in 1996 into Repentigny and Terrebonne—Blainville. It was recreated during the 2012 federal electoral redistribution from parts of Terrebonne—Blainville (51%) and Montcalm (49%), and consists solely of the city of Terrebonne. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2021 Census'' : :Ethnic groups: 81.2% White, 11.0% Black, 2.5% Arab, 2.2% Latin American, 1.3% Indigenous :Languages: 83.8% French, 2.6% English, 2.2% Spanish, 2.1% Haitian Creole, 1.5% Arabic, 1.0% Italian :Religions: 68.9% Christian (57.5% Catholic, 1.0% Bap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Boudrias
Michel Boudrias (born 1977) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Terrebonne in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2021. He was first elected in the 2015 election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. On February 28, 2018, however, Boudrias, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet. Following Ouellet's resignation, he rejoined the party on June 6, 2018. Boudrias was not re-nominated by the Bloc for the 2021 election and ran as an Independent. He was defeated by Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. Boudrias served in Afghanistan in 2010–11 as part of the Royal 22nd Regiment. He is also a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
