Catherine Lévesque
@calevesque7.bsky.social
Senior political correspondent in Ottawa for @nationalpost. | Je commente parfois l'actualité politique pour CBC/Radio-Canada et le 98,5 FM.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged Albertans to vote to stay in Canada in the province’s upcoming referendum, arguing that Alberta’s resentments are best addressed by doubling down on the values that the Canadian Constitution was originally meant to uphold. nationalpost.com/news/pierre-...
Government overreach the true motivation behind Alberta separatism, not Canada itself, Poilievre says
In an Edmonton speech, the Conservative leader set aside Liberal attacks in favour of a more neutral takedown of Ottawa's relentless excesses
nationalpost.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged Albertans to vote to stay in Canada in the province’s upcoming referendum, arguing that Alberta’s resentments are best addressed by doubling down on the values that the Canadian Constitution was originally meant to uphold. nationalpost.com/news/pierre-...
Great piece from @mauraforrest.bsky.social on the man who is likely to become Quebec's premier next week.
"When Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon decided, in 2016, to seek the leadership of the Parti Québécois, even those close to him were caught off-guard." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
"When Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon decided, in 2016, to seek the leadership of the Parti Québécois, even those close to him were caught off-guard." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
The persistence of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon brings the PQ to a critical point
The promise of a referendum put the Parti Québécois Leader on centre stage. He might just get the chance to deliver
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Great piece from @mauraforrest.bsky.social on the man who is likely to become Quebec's premier next week.
"When Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon decided, in 2016, to seek the leadership of the Parti Québécois, even those close to him were caught off-guard." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
"When Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon decided, in 2016, to seek the leadership of the Parti Québécois, even those close to him were caught off-guard." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
"This story tells us more about the state of the CAQ campaign than any possibility of American influence. When a campaign gets desperate enough, even a stale think-tank report can suddenly become a matter of national security." - Marc-Olivier Fortin nationalpost.com/opinion/marc...
Marc-Olivier Fortin: The CAQ's desperate attempt to link the Parti Québécois to Trump
The party spent weeks trying to pitch months old allegations to reporters
nationalpost.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"This story tells us more about the state of the CAQ campaign than any possibility of American influence. When a campaign gets desperate enough, even a stale think-tank report can suddenly become a matter of national security." - Marc-Olivier Fortin nationalpost.com/opinion/marc...
Despite increased diplomatic, trade and security ties with India, Prime Minister Mark Carney says that he cannot guarantee the Indian government will not be behind crimes committed in Canada. nationalpost.com/news/politic...
Carney says he cannot guarantee India will no longer be involved in crimes in Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney says that he cannot guarantee the Indian government will not be behind crimes committed in Canada.
nationalpost.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Despite increased diplomatic, trade and security ties with India, Prime Minister Mark Carney says that he cannot guarantee the Indian government will not be behind crimes committed in Canada. nationalpost.com/news/politic...
With three new polls suggesting the Parti Québécois is flirting with majority status in next week’s provincial elections, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said a majority would allow his party to launch a referendum — without actually saying the word referendum on Monday. montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...
PQ on verge of majority government with a week to election day, polls suggest
"The difference between a majority and a minority is not only the stability of a government ... it's also the chance to fulfil our commitments," Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says.
montrealgazette.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
With three new polls suggesting the Parti Québécois is flirting with majority status in next week’s provincial elections, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said a majority would allow his party to launch a referendum — without actually saying the word referendum on Monday. montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...
“What we’re hearing from Quebecers is that they want different levels of government to work together,” Marc Miller said.
“That is why they loathe referendums, because they are immensely divisive, highly emotional,” he added. nationalpost.com/news/quebec-...
“That is why they loathe referendums, because they are immensely divisive, highly emotional,” he added. nationalpost.com/news/quebec-...
‘We are ready for anything,’ federal minister says as Quebecers prepare to head to the polls with the PQ leading
'I am prepared for any eventuality. I have my own hopes, but we are ready for anything,' said Minister of Canadian Identity Marc Miller.
nationalpost.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“What we’re hearing from Quebecers is that they want different levels of government to work together,” Marc Miller said.
“That is why they loathe referendums, because they are immensely divisive, highly emotional,” he added. nationalpost.com/news/quebec-...
“That is why they loathe referendums, because they are immensely divisive, highly emotional,” he added. nationalpost.com/news/quebec-...
Reposted by Catherine Lévesque
A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore access for news organizations that President Donald Trump banned from the complex last week. politi.co/4dU7YX4
POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
politi.co
September 24, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore access for news organizations that President Donald Trump banned from the complex last week. politi.co/4dU7YX4
Parti Québecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon urged Quebecers not to be afraid of a referendum, as the five main party leaders clashed Wednesday on sovereignty, finances and the cost of living in the third and final leaders’ debate of the Quebec election campaign. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Don’t fear a referendum, PQ leader says in final debate of election campaign
Parti Québecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon urged Quebecers not to be afraid of a referendum, as the five main party leaders clashed Wednesday on sovereignty, finances and the cost of living in th...
www.ctvnews.ca
September 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Parti Québecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon urged Quebecers not to be afraid of a referendum, as the five main party leaders clashed Wednesday on sovereignty, finances and the cost of living in the third and final leaders’ debate of the Quebec election campaign. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
"CAQ Leader and Premier Christine Fréchette, who tried to play the Trump card early in the campaign and build her electoral narrative on the need to protect Quebec’s economy from the Americans, is witnessing her house of cards collapse around her." nationalpost.com/opinion/marc...
Marc-Olivier Fortin: Debate seals the CAQ’s fate, as it faces annihilation
It is inevitable the Parti Québécois will form next government after strong performance from PSPP
nationalpost.com
September 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM
"CAQ Leader and Premier Christine Fréchette, who tried to play the Trump card early in the campaign and build her electoral narrative on the need to protect Quebec’s economy from the Americans, is witnessing her house of cards collapse around her." nationalpost.com/opinion/marc...
Two former high-ranking staffers confirmed that the mood is as bad as they can remember it in the party. People are depressed and, even a year-and-a-half after the election, they are still grieving a loss that they feel was unfairly imposed on them by outside forces. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Conservatives search for hope amid Mark Carney's tide of good fortune, and find only stoicism
Patience isn't easy in a caucus this restless. The gathering in Penticton this week was an assembly of thoroughly grumpy MPs.
nationalpost.com
September 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Two former high-ranking staffers confirmed that the mood is as bad as they can remember it in the party. People are depressed and, even a year-and-a-half after the election, they are still grieving a loss that they feel was unfairly imposed on them by outside forces. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Topping the legislative agenda for the fall session will be legislation designed to accelerate the federal approval processes around all major projects, changes to the Canada Labour Code and moves to strengthen supply chain certainty. nationalpost.com/news/parliam...
Parliament returns with a big agenda and a fight brewing between Carney and labour unions
Parliament is set to return after a summer break on Monday and the Liberal government's agenda will be jammed packed this fall.
nationalpost.com
September 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Topping the legislative agenda for the fall session will be legislation designed to accelerate the federal approval processes around all major projects, changes to the Canada Labour Code and moves to strengthen supply chain certainty. nationalpost.com/news/parliam...
Reposted by Catherine Lévesque
What is an 'associate member' of the EU? Nobody in Europe seems to have a clue nationalpost.com/news/politic...
September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
What is an 'associate member' of the EU? Nobody in Europe seems to have a clue nationalpost.com/news/politic...
Tobias Cremer, a centre-left German MEP who sponsored a spring resolution urging closer Canada-EU ties, said no one knows what “associate member” means, but it’s “provocative” — and he likes that. Reporting by @christopher.bsky.social from the other side of the pond. nationalpost.com/news/politic...
What is an 'associate member' of the EU? Nobody in Europe seems to have a clue
European journalists, political staffers and MEPs were left scratching their heads about what it actually meant.
nationalpost.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Tobias Cremer, a centre-left German MEP who sponsored a spring resolution urging closer Canada-EU ties, said no one knows what “associate member” means, but it’s “provocative” — and he likes that. Reporting by @christopher.bsky.social from the other side of the pond. nationalpost.com/news/politic...
Élections Québec must prepare a bilingual version of the reminder card mailed to voters ahead of the provincial election, but it won’t have to mail out English versions of the registration notice and voter’s guide, a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday. montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...
Élections Québec ordered to prepare English reminder cards for voters
It announced in September it wouldn't send English-language election mailouts.
montrealgazette.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Élections Québec must prepare a bilingual version of the reminder card mailed to voters ahead of the provincial election, but it won’t have to mail out English versions of the registration notice and voter’s guide, a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday. montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...
Reposted by Catherine Lévesque
'Associate member' or 'unique alliance,' Carney jets to EU in search of new and deeper ties nationalpost.com/news/politic...
September 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM
'Associate member' or 'unique alliance,' Carney jets to EU in search of new and deeper ties nationalpost.com/news/politic...
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Éliminer Santé Québec n’est pas «socialement responsable», croit le Collège des médecins. En pleine campagne électorale, le CMQ saute dans l’arène politique et fait appel «à la responsabilité sociale des politiciens.» ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/228... via @radiocanada.bsky.social
Le Collège des médecins contre l’abolition de Santé Québec
Le Collège des Médecins saute dans l’arène politique et fait appel « à la responsabilité sociale des politiciens » pour ne pas démanteler Santé Québec.
ici.radio-canada.ca
September 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Éliminer Santé Québec n’est pas «socialement responsable», croit le Collège des médecins. En pleine campagne électorale, le CMQ saute dans l’arène politique et fait appel «à la responsabilité sociale des politiciens.» ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/228... via @radiocanada.bsky.social
"No matter what it’s called, one thing is for certain: Carney is heading to the European Parliament this week with the intention of pitching a whole new relationship directly to elected representatives of the massive block of 27 European countries." nationalpost.com/news/politic...
'Associate member' or 'unique alliance,' Carney jets to EU in search of new and deeper ties
In effect it's just setting the table for a much bigger feast for the prime minister: a EU-Canada Summit in Montreal in late October.
nationalpost.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"No matter what it’s called, one thing is for certain: Carney is heading to the European Parliament this week with the intention of pitching a whole new relationship directly to elected representatives of the massive block of 27 European countries." nationalpost.com/news/politic...
"The stakes are high for the PQ as they hope to form government on Oct. 5. But with a large proportion of Quebec voters who remain undecided, many could decide on a whim to support one party or another based on their impressions of the leader." nationalpost.com/news/inside-...
Inside the Parti Québécois’ campaign, where smiles are in short supply
'Paul is Paul. I’ve already told him to laugh from time to time,' said one seasoned PQ veteran about leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
nationalpost.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
"The stakes are high for the PQ as they hope to form government on Oct. 5. But with a large proportion of Quebec voters who remain undecided, many could decide on a whim to support one party or another based on their impressions of the leader." nationalpost.com/news/inside-...
"For four years, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon sharpened the spear of Quebec sovereignty. He told Quebecers the province was ready for a defining national moment. But when the election finally arrived, he left the spear in the tent."
Marc-Olivier Fortin: The Parti Québécois cannot win a majority without putting separatism first nationalpost.com/opinion/marc...
September 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"For four years, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon sharpened the spear of Quebec sovereignty. He told Quebecers the province was ready for a defining national moment. But when the election finally arrived, he left the spear in the tent."
Reposted by Catherine Lévesque
Inside the Parti Québécois’ campaign, where smiles are in short supply nationalpost.com/news/inside-...
September 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Inside the Parti Québécois’ campaign, where smiles are in short supply nationalpost.com/news/inside-...
Conservative breakthrough? Why Éric Duhaime is driving hard for big election wins in Quebec City nationalpost.com/quebec-elect...
Conservative breakthrough? Why Éric Duhaime is driving hard for big election wins in Quebec City
Quebec Conservative Party leader is giving a voice to a region that feels ignored by the provincial government
nationalpost.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Conservative breakthrough? Why Éric Duhaime is driving hard for big election wins in Quebec City nationalpost.com/quebec-elect...
I'm following the #PQ for a few days to get a sense of where things are at almost halfway through the Quebec campaign. Here's a first article for @nationalpost.bsky.social on PSPP dancing around the trade war or "commercial conflict," as he calls it. nationalpost.com/news/trump-d...
Trump derails the Quebec campaign, but the PQ leader would rather not talk about that
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon would rather not talk about U.S. President Donald Trump — or his trade war with Canada.
nationalpost.com
September 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I'm following the #PQ for a few days to get a sense of where things are at almost halfway through the Quebec campaign. Here's a first article for @nationalpost.bsky.social on PSPP dancing around the trade war or "commercial conflict," as he calls it. nationalpost.com/news/trump-d...
"Off the record, a well-sourced campaign insider speaks of the inexperienced team, outdated voter-ID and get-out-the-vote tools, and operators who haven’t run a campaign in over a decade that are largely to blame for the strategy or lack of one." nationalpost.com/opinion/marc...
Marc-Olivier Fortin: The once mighty Quebec Liberals are disintegrating
The party appears indifferent to the major issues of the campaign, and voters are responding with the same apathy towards them
nationalpost.com
September 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"Off the record, a well-sourced campaign insider speaks of the inexperienced team, outdated voter-ID and get-out-the-vote tools, and operators who haven’t run a campaign in over a decade that are largely to blame for the strategy or lack of one." nationalpost.com/opinion/marc...
Reposted by Catherine Lévesque
Carney says he's not 'escalating the conflict' as Canada hits U.S. with retaliatory tariffs nationalpost.com/news/carney-...
September 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Carney says he's not 'escalating the conflict' as Canada hits U.S. with retaliatory tariffs nationalpost.com/news/carney-...
At a time when Quebec is calling on its population to buy local amid the trade war with the U.S., it remains the outlier in allowing its craft breweries, wineries and spirits producers of exporting elsewhere in the country. Here's why. nationalpost.com/news/politic...
Why Quebec is lagging behind on removing interprovincial barriers for alcohol sales
National Post spoke to industry players in Quebec who felt they were excluded from the decision-making process.
nationalpost.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
At a time when Quebec is calling on its population to buy local amid the trade war with the U.S., it remains the outlier in allowing its craft breweries, wineries and spirits producers of exporting elsewhere in the country. Here's why. nationalpost.com/news/politic...