Gilles Duceppe

Perhaps for good reason—Bregg points to the case of Gilles Duceppe and the hairnet. A 1997 photo of the Bloq Quebecois leader, who in fairness probably never wanted to be Canada's prime minister, wearing the thing at a cheese factory became the defining image of him in Anglophone Canada.

Former party leader Gilles Duceppe, former deputies and county associations later called for Ouellet's resignation. Other voices had suggested she submit to a vote of confidence, which she had refused until Monday. The next confidence vote had only been scheduled for May 2019. The threshold set by ...

With her predecessor Gilles Duceppe leading the charge, a cohort of past BQ MPs have called on her to step down. There is virtual unanimity among Quebec's political commentators that she is to blame for the crisis that has split her caucus wide open. There is also a consensus that the abrasive Ouellet ...

MONTREAL — Seven of the 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit the party Wednesday because of seemingly irreconciliable differences with Leader Martine Ouellet. Here is a timeline of events that have marked the party over the years: June 1991: Founded by Conservatives and Liberals around the time of the ...

Former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe says it's time for the party's embattled leader to listen to her caucus and step down. Martine Ouellet refused to resign Wednesday after seven of Bloc's 10 MPs abandoned the party, citing Ouellet's leadership style. The seven MPs will sit as Independents in the ...

MONTREAL—Veteran sovereigntist politician Gilles Duceppe still believes Quebec must one day become a country, but says he is no longer the man to lead that fight in Ottawa as he retired for a second and final time from politics. “I'm turning a page — the last page — on a passionate political adventure,” ...

With her predecessor Gilles Duceppe leading the charge, a cohort of past BQ MPs have called on her to step down. There is virtual unanimity among Quebec's political commentators that she is to blame for the crisis that has split her caucus wide open. There is also a consensus that the abrasive Ouellet ...

With her predecessor, Gilles Duceppe, leading the charge a cohort of past BQ MPs have called on her to step down. There is virtual unanimity among Quebec's political commentators that she is to blame for the crisis that has split her caucus wide open. There is also a consensus that the abrasive Ouellet ...

The breakaway faction is backed by a group of 21 former Bloc MPs — including ex-leader Gilles Duceppe — who also called on Ouellet to step down in a separate open letter. Duceppe led the party to a series of impressive electoral results in the early 2000s by focusing on defending Quebec's interests in ...