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00:49:03

Vote 2021

Portrait of the Electoral Race in Quebec

Esther Bégin hosts in-depth coverage as Canadians head to the polls after a 36-day federal election campaign. What should Canadians know before going to a polling station? When can they get the full election results? We take stock with Serge Fleyfel, spokesperson for Elections Canada. To analyze the stakes of this electoral campaign and talk about what we will be monitoring more closely this evening in Quebec, we talk to Joël-Denis Bellavance, journalist at La Presse and Daniel Béland, political scientist at McGill University. Finally, we tour the ridings of Trois-Rivières, Hochelaga, Sherbrooke, Thérèse-de-Blainville and Beauport-Limoilou with journalists Catherine Lafrance and Martin Stringer where the fight promises to be close.
00:57:46

Vote 2019 Special

The Race in Quebec

Esther Bégin hosts in-depth coverage as Canadians head to the polls after a 40-day federal election campaign. In this hour, she takes a look back at the campaign, the issues and the candidates in Quebec. We also invite viewers to share their thoughts on the election on our national phone-in.
00:25:45

Ridings to Watch

Hochelaga

CPAC’s Marc-André Cossette reports on the Montreal riding of Hochelaga. This urban working class neighbourhood was a Bloc Québécois bastion for many years until Jack Layton and the Orange wave of 2011 came along. The incumbent New Democrat Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet will not be running, and her former political aide Catheryn Roy-Goyette is running instead. The Bloc Québécois candidate is Simon Marchand, a former executive with Option nationale, while former city councillor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is running for the Liberals and filmmaker Robert Morais, for the Greens.
00:27:00

Ridings to Watch

Longueuil–Saint-Hubert

In the riding of Longueuil–Saint-Hubert, a tight race is expected between former provincial health minister Réjean Hébert, now a Liberal candidate, and actor Denis Trudel of the Bloc Québécois. The other two rivals are incumbent Pierre Nantel, a Green Party recruit, and Éric Ferland, the NDP candidate. The party swapping that occurred within a short period drew considerable attention to the riding. Former Parti Québécois minister Réjean Hébert joined the Liberals, while ex-NDP MP Pierre Nantel defected to the Green Party and former Quebec Green Party leader Éric Ferland became the NDP candidate. All three who made the leap to the federal political scene are sovereignists. Infrastructure and public transportation development are some of the more important issues here. Longueuil Mayor Sylvie Parent wants the government to confirm its share of funding for the subway’s yellow line extension. Since 1967, only one station has served Montreal’s South Shore, though the population continues to grow and, morning and evening, traffic congestion on Jacques-Cartier Bridge keeps getting worse.
00:29:50

Ridings to Watch

Drummond and Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot

CPAC’s Marc-André Cossette visits two Quebec ridings in the Eastern Townships, Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot and Drummond. Both are rural, agricultural districts anchored by urban centres on the upswing and both are held by New Democrats. In Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, the incumbent is Brigitte Sansoucy, a former city councillor, whose main adversary is another city councillor and one-time amateur boxer Bernard Barré. The Liberal is René Vincelette and the Bloc candidate is Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay. In neighbouring Drummond, the incumbent New Democrat François Choquette is up against television celebrity Martin Champoux of the Bloc, Youth Chamber of Commerce director Jessica Ebacher for the Conservatives and the Liberal, William Morales, a city councillor from Drummondville.
00:27:29

Ridings to Watch

Beauce

CPAC’s Marc-André Cossette reports on the eastern Quebec riding of Beauce. In elections dating as far back as 2006, the results here were predictably Conservative with Maxime Bernier commanding massive pluralities. However that all changed when Bernier left to form his own People’s Party of Canada after failing to secure the Conservative party’s leadership in 2017 and months of clashing with caucus colleagues. His main adversary in this election is Richard Lehoux, a retired dairy farmer and former mayor of Saint-Elzéar, who is running for the Conservative Party. Adam Veilleux is the Liberal, Guillaume Rodrigue is the Bloc candidate and François-Jacques Côté is the New Democrat.
00:29:00

Ridings to Watch

Louis-Hébert and Québec

The Quebec City region is fertile ground for the Conservative Party. In this “blue sea”, two Liberals are trying to hang on to their seats: cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos in the riding of Québec, and the party’s rising star Joël Lightbound in Louis-Hébert. Since mid-August, the Liberals have been making numerous campaign announcements in these ridings, including funding of up to $1.2 billion for a new tramway. In fact, the main election issue in this capital region is the serious traffic congestion problem. Since 2001, the total number of trips in the Quebec City region has increased by 17.8%, extending the morning rush hour and making the evening rush hour even longer. To correct the situation, the Quebec government announced, in June, that a tunnel would be built under Île d'Orléans to serve as a third link between Quebec City and Lévis. This infrastructure would run under the western tip of Île d'Orléans, for almost 10 kilometres across the St. Lawrence River, between the Route Lallemand area, in Lévis, and the end of highway 40, in Quebec City. This project is controversial, and it has been criticized by environmental groups who consider its 4-billion-dollar price tag excessive and say that it will contribute to urban sprawl. Whereas the Conservatives support the project, the Liberals are leaning towards the development of public transit. The other election issue is challenging the secularism bill that was recently passed by Quebec’s National Assembly. Premier Legault has asked the federal party leaders to respect provincial law. The Liberals have yet to respond. CPAC’s Marc-André Cossette reports from Quebec City.
00:29:29

Ridings to Watch

Trois-Rivières

The race in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, picked up national interest when the former mayor of the city Yves Lévesque announced he was running for the Conservatives. All of a sudden what looked like a two-horse race between the NDP and Liberals became a very competitive three-horse race with Yves Lévesque and the Conservatives. And with the late resurgence of the Bloc it has become a very crowded field in this city where the St. Maurice River flows into the St. Lawrence. The incumbent, the NDP’s Robert Aubin, won by less than a 1,000 votes in 2015 and is running again. City councillor Valérie Renaud-Martin is the Liberal and Louise Charbonneau, a riding association president for the Bloc Québécois, is the BQ candidate. CPAC’s Marc-André Cossette reports from Trois-Rivières.
00:29:00

Ridings to Watch

Laurier–Sainte-Marie

The last time a Liberal was elected in the downtown Montreal riding of Laurier–Sainte-Marie was in 1988 and the party has recruited the noted environmentalist Steven Guilbeault to end that 31-year drought. The NDP have recruited their own star candidate to replace the incumbent Hélène Laverdière who retired at the end of her mandate: Nima Machouf, an epidemiologist and activist who is well known for her work with the provincial party Québec Solidaire. Author and screenwriter Michel Duchesne is the Bloc candidate and Lise des Greniers is the Conservative, an artist and former town councillor in Granby. CPAC's Marc-André Cossette has the story from Montreal.
00:22:53

CPAC Special

Quebec Election: Manon Massé Addresses Supporters

Manon Massé, co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, addresses supporters in Montréal.
00:11:43

CPAC Special

Quebec Election: Jean-François Lisée Addresses Supporters

Jean-François Lisée, leader of the Parti Québécois, addresses supporters in Montréal.
00:08:03

CPAC Special

Quebec Election: Philippe Couillard Addresses Supporters

Philippe Couillard, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and outgoing premier, addresses supporters in Saint-Félicien, Quebec.
00:10:29

CPAC Special

Quebec Election: François Legault Victory Speech

François Legault, leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec and incoming premier, addresses supporters in Quebec City.
00:18:58

Headline Politics

News Conference – Justin Trudeau in Quebec City

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at a Quebec City community centre on July 19, 2017.
00:13:28

Headline Politics

News Conference – Justin Trudeau in Quebec

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Mont-Joli, Que., on July 18, 2017, after visiting a children’s day camp. (no interpretation)
00:19:54

Headline Politics

Denis Lebel to Leave Federal Politics

At a news conference in Roberval, Que., on June 19, 2017, Denis Lebel, the deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean, Que., announces his decision to leave federal politics. Lebel was first elected to the House of Commons in a September 2007 by-election. (no interpretation)
00:17:31

Headline Politics

News Conference – Justin Trudeau in La Malbaie, Que.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in La Malbaie, Que., on June 8, 2017.
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)
01:25:54

Headline Politics

Philippe Couillard Proposes New Constitutional Talks

Speaking with reporters on June 1, 2017, in Quebec City, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard discusses his proposal to begin consultations on a possible renegotiation of the Canadian Constitution. The premier is accompanied by Jean-Marc Fournier, the Quebec minister responsible for Canadian relations. (no interpretation)
00:29:50

Tête à tête

Anthony Housefather

Competitive swimmer, former Mayor of a Montreal borough and staunch defender of English-speaking Quebecers’ rights, Anthony Housefather is not afraid to go the extra mile. The MP for Mount Royal talks to Pierre Donais about his passion for swimming and for politics.