Sunday, December 21, 2025
ADVT 
National

Duceppe Won't Predict How Many Seats He Can Win In Fall Election

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Aug, 2015 01:39 PM
    MONTREAL — Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe says he will serve his full term if he is elected this fall, no matter how his party fares at the ballot box.
     
    After meeting party organizers in Montreal this morning he refused to predict how many seats he can win, saying only he wants "the most and the best."
     
    The Bloc has named 73 candidates so far and has promised to run in all of Quebec's 78 ridings.
     
    Duceppe will run in the Montreal riding (Laurier-Sainte-Marie) he represented for 15 years before being defeated by an NDP candidate in 2011.
     
    He continued to blast his adversaries on the question of sovereignty, which was discussed for several minutes during Thursday's leaders debate.
     
    Duceppe was not at the debate, and says the other leaders should not discuss the rules surrounding sovereignty without the presence of Quebecers at the table.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Premiers Ask Federal Government To Cover 25 Per Cent Of Health Care Costs

    Premier Paul Davis of Newfoundland and Labrador says the premiers are asking Ottawa to increase the Canada Health Transfer to cover at least 25 per cent of all health-care spending by provinces and territories.

    Premiers Ask Federal Government To Cover 25 Per Cent Of Health Care Costs

    Legal Representation Still A Question In Winnipeg Law Office Bombing

    Legal Representation Still A Question In Winnipeg Law Office Bombing
    WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man accused of mailing letter-bombs to his ex-wife and two law firms is moving closer to getting legal representation.

    Legal Representation Still A Question In Winnipeg Law Office Bombing

    Alberta Counties Declare Agricultural Disaster As Drought Hits Crops

    Alberta Counties Declare Agricultural Disaster As Drought Hits Crops
    CALGARY — From drought to grasshoppers, it's been a tough year for Alberta farmers, with some counties declaring states of agricultural disaster.

    Alberta Counties Declare Agricultural Disaster As Drought Hits Crops

    Warrant Issued For Second Murder Suspect In 1985 Killing Of Saskatchewan Mother

    Warrant Issued For Second Murder Suspect In 1985 Killing Of Saskatchewan Mother
    ROSTHERN, Sask. — RCMP have charged a second man with the murder of a Saskatchewan mother nearly three decades ago.

    Warrant Issued For Second Murder Suspect In 1985 Killing Of Saskatchewan Mother

    Pan Am Games Get Positive Reviews Among Foreign Press, Toronto's Apathy Noticed

    Pan Am Games Get Positive Reviews Among Foreign Press, Toronto's Apathy Noticed
    TORONTO — To hear members of the foreign press tell it, the Toronto being presented to the world during the Pan Am Games is one featuring state-of-the-art sporting venues, enthusiastic fans and ever-helpful volunteers.

    Pan Am Games Get Positive Reviews Among Foreign Press, Toronto's Apathy Noticed

    Some Ducks Dead, Others Released Into Wild After Oil Spill In Toronto Creek

    Some Ducks Dead, Others Released Into Wild After Oil Spill In Toronto Creek
    TORONTO — A few ducks have died after being covered in oil from a spill that seeped into a Toronto creek, while about a dozen clean ducks have been released back into the wild.

    Some Ducks Dead, Others Released Into Wild After Oil Spill In Toronto Creek