Bloc Québécois could be ‘extraordinarily important’ if Liberals win minority: Blanchet

Will the Bloc still be an important player in Parliament?

The Bloc Québécois went from potential Official Opposition to potentially sidelined in the months leading up to election day. The party finally landed somewhere in between, and its leader hopes it will be able to exert influence on the Carney government in the near future.

Bloc Québécois leader says he won't 'threaten to overthrow the government anytime soon'

The last thing Quebecers and Canadians want is instability in the federal Parliament, said Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet.

Bloc Québécois loses seats but could hold sway in next Parliament, Blanchet says

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Federal election 2025: How will the Bloc Québécois fare?

A possible Liberal minority government could put the Bloc Québécois in a position of strength in the House of Commons, says party Leader Yves-François Blanchet. With votes still being counted in the early hours of election night, the Bloc was on track to win 23 seats in Parliament, down from the 33 MPs it had […]

The Bloc Québécois was hoping to achieve a historic result in these federal elections in Canada, taking advantage of the collapse of the Liberal Party announced in the polls. However, the international context, marked by the threat of US President Donald Trump, and the strengthening of the feeling of Canadian solidarity have overturned expectations. The Liberals have miraculously recovered and, in the end, the Bloc has been far from its best res…

Today, many politicians who undoubtedly pretended not to trust the polls must thank them, because while strategic voting has helped several Liberal candidates regain their seats in Parliament, despite a record of the most questionable Trudeau era, it is the Bloc Québecois that is the big winner of this last right in a very polarized campaign. Of course, they have fewer seats than before, but they saved an extremist from the massacre they were pr…