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Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay confirms switch to Parti Québécois
He will sit as an Independent until the summer break before seeking the Parti Québécois nomination in his home riding.
- On Friday, Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay confirmed he will resign his seat in the House to run for the Parti Québécois in the fall provincial election.
- Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet and PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon signaled unity in St-Hyacinthe, Que., despite recent tensions over Blanchet's cooperation with Prime Minister Mark Carney on trade.
- Representing St-Hyacinthe-Bagot-Acton since 2019, Savard-Tremblay says his time in Ottawa convinced him that Quebec's interests are often sidelined despite the efforts of Bloc MPs.
- He will sit as an Independent for the remainder of the federal session before resigning at the start of the summer break to seek the provincial nomination.
- The public appearance by the two leaders in St-Hyacinthe showed the two sovereigntist parties are coming together, marking a strategic alignment ahead of the fall provincial election.
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Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay confirms switch to Parti Québécois
SAINT-HYACINTHE - Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay has confirmed he'll resign his seat in the House of Commons to run for the Parti Québécois in the fall provincial election.
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left18Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution82% Left
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- 82% of the sources lean Left
82% Left
L 82%
C 18%
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