Bloc Québécois

British

/ blɒk keɪbɛˈkwɑː /

noun

(in Canada) a political party that advocates autonomy for Quebec

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The Bloc Quebecois, which promotes independence for the French-speaking province, has 22 seats.

From Barron's

Only Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Québécois and Elizabeth May, the other Green co-leader, retained their seats while Mark Carney became an MP for the first time.

From BBC

The Bloc Québécois had 35 seats going into Monday's vote, taking into consideration the impact of boundary changes on 2021 results - calculated by Elections Canada - and last year's victory in the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun by-election.

From BBC

On Tuesday morning, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet suggested Carney could benefit from at least a period of stability in the House.

From BBC

The sovereigntist Bloc Québécois have maintained a vote share of 8%, although it remains to be seen how that translates into seats.

From BBC

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