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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, had been serving as 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 separatist views, and, following a leadership vote, she was forced to resign in June 2018. Timeline *October 19, 2015 – The 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, with Rivière-du-Nord MP Rhéal Fortin being appointed interim leader in his place. *February 2016 – A moti ... [...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 for 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: Paillé re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Energy And Natural Resources (Quebec)
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests ( French: ''Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts'') is responsible for the management of natural resource extraction in the Canadian province of Québec. The current Minister is Maïté Blanchette Vézina. MRNF , accessed 21 March 2023. Québec's Natural Resources are lumber, water, mines, and energy. Responsibilities MRNF 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 (federal Electoral District)
Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greater Montreal. The city is home to the Joliette Art Museum, whose works of art include paintings, sculptures, paper artwork and a large collection of art from the French Middle Ages. Joliette has 3 Francophone high schools and 1 Anglophone high school, as well as the Joliette campus of the Cégep régional de Lanaudière. It was founded as L'Industrie by the businessman Barthélemy Joliette in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863, when it changed its name to Joliette. The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city. Joliette is the seat of the judicial district of Joliette. [...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 (UQAM; ), is a French language, French-language public university, public research university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest co ... [...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 2021 Canadian 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 ... [...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. She rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018. She did not seek re-election in 2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v .... Political career From 2021 to 2025 she served as the critic of environment and sustainable development in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet. Electoral record References External links * Living people Members of the House of Comm ... [...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: Election results See also * List of C ... [...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 Canadian Crown corporations of Canada#Quebec, Crown corporation public utility headquartered i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manicouagan (electoral District)
Manicouagan may refer to: *Manicouagan crater, an impact crater in Quebec *Manicouagan Reservoir, formed when the Manicouagan impact crater was converted to a reservoir. * Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec *Manicouagan River The Manicouagan or Manicuagan River, often clipped to Manic, is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates in the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie- ... * Manicouagan (electoral district) * Manicouagan Uapishka Biosphere Reserve {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilène Gill
Marilène Gill (born 1977) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election, where she represents the riding of Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan as a member of the Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (, , BQ) is a centre-left politics, centre-left and list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism, Quebecois nationalism, social democracy, and the promotion o ... (BQ). Political career Since 2021 she has served as Deputy whip and critic of indigenous and northern affairs in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet. Political positions Gill was one of three BQ Members of Parliament (MPs) who supported Martine Ouellet's leadership during a caucus revolt and remained with the caucus when seven MPs resigned on February 28, 2018 to sit as Independents. Personal life Gill is married to fellow BQ MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval. Electoral record ... [...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 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 consisted solely of the city of Terrebonne. After the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the southwestern corner of the city was transferred to Thérèse-De Blainville. 2025 federal election The riding drew headlines in the 2025 federal election, as it was initially called for the Bloc Québécois, but its recount led to L ... [...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 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal may refer to: * Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal (1897) * Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
