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00:21:32

Headline Politics

News Conference – Mario Beaulieu

On August 31, 2017, Bloc Québécois MP Mario Beaulieu and mathematician and language specialist Charles Castonguay discuss issues with the 2016 Census data on languages. (no interpretation)
00:24:30

Headline Politics

News Conference – Martine Ouellet

Bloc Québécois Leader Martine Ouellet and members of her caucus hold a news conference on Parliament Hill on June 19, 2017. (no interpretation)
00:06:59

Headline Politics

News Conference – Bloc Québécois MPs

Speaking with reporters on Parliament Hill on June 7, 2017, seven Bloc Québécois MPs comment on the firing of Louis-Philippe Dubois, the chief of staff to party leader Martine Ouellet. (no interpretation)
00:28:59

Tête à tête

Gabriel Ste-Marie

Economist and former college teacher, Gabriel Ste-Marie is passionate about the transition to renewable energies. Pierre Donais talks with the young Bloc Québécois MP and finance critic, to name just one of his many portfolios.
00:07:39

CPAC Special

Budget 2017 – Martine Ouellet News Conference

Bloc Québécois Leader Martine Ouellet speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill on March 22, 2017, following the presentation of the federal budget.
00:28:51

Headline Politics

News Conference – Gabriel Ste-Marie

On March 9, 2017, Bloc Québécois finance critic Gabriel Ste-Marie discusses the party’s budget priorities. (no interpretation)
00:25:14

Headline Politics

News Conference – Bloc Québécois Caucus

Interim Bloc Québécois leader Rhéal Fortin and BQ MPs Luc Thériault and Monique Pauzé hold a press conference with their entire caucus in Ottawa to discuss the end of falling sitting on December 14, 2016. (no interpretation)
00:24:51

Headline Politics

News Conference – Bloc Québécois Caucus Meeting

Rhéal Fortin, the interim leader of the Bloc Québécois, speaks with reporters on September 8, 2016, as his caucus meets in Ottawa in preparation for the fall sitting of Parliament. MPs are scheduled to return to the House of Commons on September 19th. (no interpretation)
00:24:00

Headline Politics

Bloc Québécois Review of the Parliamentary Sitting

Rhéal Fortin, the interim leader of the Bloc Québécois, meets with reporters in Ottawa on June 21, 2016, to offer a recap of the recently concluded sitting of Parliament.
00:26:28

Headline Politics

News Conference – Green Party and Bloc Québécois on Energy East Pipeline

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Bloc Québécois pipeline critic Luc Theriault take questions from reporters concerning their campaign against the Energy East oil pipeline. The MPs have teamed up to present a petition opposing the pipeline to the House of Commons. (no interpretation) (June 14, 2016)
00:49:00

Podium

Gilles Duceppe

Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe discusses the current federal election and responds to questions at Institut du Nouveau Monde's annual Summer School in Laval Quebec. (August 13, 2015)
00:23:59

CPAC Documentaries

Les 20 ans du Bloc Québécois

(PLEASE LINK TO SPECIAL PAGE WHEN IN CPAC SPECIAL) Les 20 ans du Bloc Québécois Twenty years ago, a new political party was born in Ottawa: the Bloc Québécois. Created following the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, the Bloc was only meant to last a few months, just enough time for Quebec to attain independence. Twenty years later, that province has yet to become independent and the small separatist party has remained in Parliament. How much longer will this last? Danielle Young looks back on the Bloc Québécois’s 20-year history and examines its future.
00:29:07

Beyond Politics

Gilles Duceppe

Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe is one of Ottawa’s longest serving MPs, first elected in a 1990 by-election. The son of well-known Quebec actor Jean Duceppe, Gilles was the only child not to pursue a career in the arts. Instead, Gilles took political science at the Université de Montréal and became involved with the school paper Quartier Latin. While working as an orderly at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital, Gilles became involved in union matters. In 1981, he was promoted to union organizer and later a negotiator with the CSN (Confederation of National Trade Unions). In 1990, Gilles was asked to run in the Liberal bastion of Laurier-Sainte Marie. Yolande, Gilles’ spouse, did not hesitate when he told her and encouraged him to run. Gilles won handily even though he ran as an independent; the fledgling Bloc Québécois was not officially registered as a political party. He became Bloc leader in 1997, and is now the longest-serving party head in Ottawa. Married to Yolande since 1978, they have two children: Amélie and Alexis. Catherine Clark speaks to Gilles Duceppe about his life Beyond Politics.
01:29:55

Podium

Gilles Duceppe

From August 13th to 15th, 2010, in Montreal, the Institut du Nouveau Monde held its 7th edition of their Summer School for youth. This conference brought together more than 1,000 youth from across Quebec and around the world. On August 13th, Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe discussed his 20 years of experience since first being elected as an MP.
00:27:33

Podium

Gilles Duceppe

Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe addresses attendees at the 5th annual conference on sustainable community development hosted by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Ottawa, Ont., February 16, 2008. This year’s conference theme is “Moving Innovation into Practice.” Mr. Duceppe outlines the federal government’s approach to infrastructure development funding, the Bloc’s opposition to this approach, and his party’s vision for a renewed approach that incorporates increased contributions to social housing.