Mtl. Mayor Tremblay’s legacy tarnished by scandal
Gérald Tremblay quits his job as Montreal mayor 11 years after promising “to make this city a success,” to be remembered as the politician alleged to have turned a blind eye to corruption. CBC |...
View ArticleFormer Quebec politician Camil Samson dies
Camil Samson, a firebrand populist Quebec politician who campaigned actively for the federalist No side in the 1980 referendum, has died. The Gazette – News / Local
View ArticleWhispers from the past echo in Trudeau’s present
Voices from the Liberal party’s storied past echo in Justin Trudeau leadership campaign, but the young politician has the chance to create a new generation of political legends. Global TV Montreal News
View ArticleFormer New York City mayor Ed Koch dies
Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run, died Friday. He was 88. Global TV Montreal News
View ArticleFormer Montreal mayor, high-ranking politician to testify at corruption inquiry
The former mayor of Montreal Gérald Tremblay and his former right hand Frank Zampino have been called to testify before Quebec’s corruption inquiry. CBC | Montreal News
View ArticleFresh-faced NDP members have risen to the challenge
Charmaine Borg feels as if she’s packed a decade of living into the two years since she became the member of Parliament for Terrebonne-Blainville. One of four McGill University undergrads elected under...
View ArticleBill 14 hearings a rough-and-tumble ride
For a politician in as control as Diane De Courcy, exchange with Guy Rodgers of the English-language Arts Network about the place of anglophones in Quebec society was a rare candid moment. The Gazette...
View ArticleMontreal politician demanded $100K, political organizer says
Veteran political organizer Gilles Cloutier says that the man who would become the second-highest ranking politican in Montreal, Frank Zampino, personally asked him for $ 100,000 to ensure his firm got...
View ArticleCouillard would be best premier: poll
Philippe Couillard has emerged as the politician to watch in Quebec and is dragging the moribund Liberals out of the abyss, gaining among francophone voters who have snubbed the party for years, a new...
View ArticleDuchesneau not backing down
Jacques Duchesneau, the former Montreal police chief turned politician, is not backing down on his allegations linking André Boisclair’s admitted cocaine use to his association with Paul Sauvé, a...
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