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CTV News
08-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Highly anticipated Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding to be held Aug. 11
The leader of the Conservative party of Quebec, Éric Duhaime, greets his supporters during a rally in Victoriaville, Que., on Sunday, May 4, 2025. QUÉBEC — Quebec's government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11. The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québécois or Conservatives. Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime has put his name forward, hoping to win what would be his party's only seat in the legislature. His main opponent is former Radio-Canada journalist Alex Boissonneault with the PQ — a party on the upswing that has won the last two byelections. Poll aggregator Qc125 indicates the PQ and Conservatives are tied at 37 per cent support, with Premier François Legault's party a distant third in the riding. The CAQ's candidate is Keven Brasseur, a former president of the party's youth commission, while health-care worker Pascale Fortin is representing Québec solidaire in the byelection. The Liberals have not yet named a candidate for the riding left vacant after the CAQ's Eric Lefebvre quit provincial politics to run for the Conservatives in April's federal election. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2025. The Canadian Press
National Post
26-06-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Dimitri Soudas: Quebec City's foolish decision to erase history
Last week, the mayor of Quebec City made a decision that should concern every Canadian who still believes that history matters. Article content A historic mosaic, installed at city hall, depicting the moment Samuel de Champlain meets a First Nations chief, is being removed. Why? Because, and I quote, it was deemed to be 'offensive.' That's it. That was the only criterion. One of the most important figures in the founding of Quebec — and, by extension, of Canada — is now considered too problematic to be shown to the public. Article content Dans le dernier film de Denys Arcand, Testament, une scène identique se déroule. Le wokisme a son pire. Effacer l'histoire, qui nous sommes, au nom de l'inclusion et de la diversité de façade. Il existe toutes sortes de façons de se réconcilier avec les premières nations.… — Eric Duhaime (@E_Duhaime) June 17, 2025 Article content Let's be honest: the mosaic depicts a painful truth. Yes, the Indigenous chief is shown in a posture of submission. Yes, it reflects the colonial lens through which history was often portrayed. But the role of history is not to make us comfortable. It is to show us what happened. The moment we begin to edit the past to make it easier to look at, we stop telling the truth, and we begin to create fiction. Article content Article content Seventeen years ago, in 2008, I wrote the speech delivered by Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City. It was one of the proudest moments of my life, because it was a moment of unity, between French and English, between past and present, between our country and the city that gave birth to it. Article content In that speech, Prime Minister Harper honoured our collective memory: '1608 is a historic date for you, for Quebec, and for all of Canada. Because it was beginning on July 3, 1608, exactly 400 years ago today, that we really started becoming what we are today.' Article content Article content He described Quebec City as 'the most beautiful city in Canada, the most enchanting, a city that breathes a real joy.' Article content Article content And he said something else, something deeply important to remember today: 'The seeds planted here 400 years ago today have blossomed into a magnificent city, a strong and proud Quebecois nation and a great Canadian country, strong and free.' Article content But he didn't stop there. He also acknowledged the founding role of French in Canada's identity: 'The 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City reminds us that French is Canada's founding language,' he said. 'The founding of Quebec City also marks the founding of the Canadian state.' Article content Let that sink in. The very language, culture and political existence of modern Quebec, and of Canada, can be traced to the moment Champlain arrived and established a settlement on the shores of the St. Lawrence. And today, that very moment is being removed from the walls of the city he founded.
Toronto Star
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Quebec Conservative leader to seek vacant Arthabaska seat in eventual byelection
VICTORIAVILLE - The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec has formally announced his intention to seek a seat in the legislature by running in the riding of Arthabaska when a yelection is eventually called. Eric Duhaime made the announcement during a speech on Sunday afternoon. The Arthabaska riding in central Quebec has been vacant since the March resignation of Éric Lefebvre, an Independent who had previously left the governing Coalition Avenir Québec to run in the recent federal election. He won the riding of Richmond-Arthabaska for the Conservatives, one of 11 seats the party claimed in the province. Duhaime's Conservatives did not win any seats in the 2022 provincial campaign despite the party capturing more than 530,000 votes and growing their share of the popular vote to nearly 13 per cent. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Duhaime lost his own attempt to capture the Quebec City area riding of Chauveau in 2022, finishing second to Coalition Avenir Québec. Poll aggregator Qc125 predicts a very close three-way race in Arthabaska between the Coalition Avenir Québec, Parti Québécois, and Duhaime's party. Premier François Legault has not yet called a byelection, which must come within the next six months. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Quebec Conservative leader to seek vacant Arthabaska seat in eventual byelection
VICTORIAVILLE – The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec has formally announced his intention to seek a seat in the legislature by running in the riding of Arthabaska when a yelection is eventually called. Eric Duhaime made the announcement during a speech on Sunday afternoon. The Arthabaska riding in central Quebec has been vacant since the March resignation of Éric Lefebvre, an Independent who had previously left the governing Coalition Avenir Québec to run in the recent federal election. He won the riding of Richmond-Arthabaska for the Conservatives, one of 11 seats the party claimed in the province. Duhaime's Conservatives did not win any seats in the 2022 provincial campaign despite the party capturing more than 530,000 votes and growing their share of the popular vote to nearly 13 per cent. Duhaime lost his own attempt to capture the Quebec City area riding of Chauveau in 2022, finishing second to Coalition Avenir Québec. Poll aggregator Qc125 predicts a very close three-way race in Arthabaska between the Coalition Avenir Québec, Parti Québécois, and Duhaime's party. Premier François Legault has not yet called a byelection, which must come within the next six months. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2025.
