The Bloc Québécois has become a key player in Canadian politics after the NDP ended its supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet now holds significant sway, able to influence the fate of the government through conditional support.
As Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet amps up his pressure on the Liberal government, how his party leverages its newly influential position in Parliament will likely spur more interplay between federal and provincial counterparts in the coming months, say observers. “There’s a lot of tension in both Quebec City and Ottawa,” said former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger. “There are so many players with so many different interests at play.
Legault has ‘rubbed’ Blanchet ‘the wrong way’ Bélanger, who is now president of Traxxion Strategies, said Blanchet is using a “simple” strategy with “clear” demands. Former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger said Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet is a 'very stubborn guy.' Photograph courtesy of Twitter “They're very straightforward, there's only two, and there's a clear deadline,” he said.
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