Elections

This article is a part of a series of interviews CHIP 101.9 will be conducting with the candidates for the ongoing federal election. Each was offered roughly 15 minutes to answer questions about their campaign, as well as their party’s policies on a range of subjects. For more of our reporting on the federal election, […]

This article is a part of a series of interviews CHIP 101.9 will be conducting with the candidates for the ongoing federal election. Each was offered roughly 15 minutes to answer questions about their campaign, as well as their party’s policies on a range of subjects. For more of our reporting on the federal election, […]

This article is a part of a series of interviews CHIP 101.9 will be conducting with the candidates for the ongoing federal election. Each was offered roughly 15 minutes to answer questions about their campaign, as well as their party’s policies on a range of subjects. For more of our reporting on the federal election, […]

On April 8, CHIP 101.9, in collaboration with Le Droit, the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce, and the Regional Association of West Quebecers, hosted a debate between candidates in the Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi riding for the ongoing federal election. The audio of the debate (available below) was broadcast on-air April 9 and will be re-broadcast this Sunday […]

The identity of the Bloc Québécois candidate in Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi is now known: Suzanne Proulx. However, as of April 7, the Bloc Québécois website had still not posted her biography or indicated her nomination as the candidate for this party, which represented the second-largest opposition party at the time of the dissolution of the House. […]

With the federal election underway, there’s several ways local residents can exercise their right to vote for the next representative of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi. Voting is available to Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years-old by election day, April 28. If you are already registered to vote, you should receive an information card in the […]

Pontiac Community Radio will present the candidates’ debate for the Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi riding in the lead-up to the federal election on April 28. Recorded before an audience at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge, this debate will feature candidates from the main parties: incumbent Liberal Party MP Sophie Chatel, Conservative Party candidate Brian Nolan, New […]

While the majority of Bloc Québécois candidates have been selected and announced for the upcoming federal election, they still have yet to announce a candidate for the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi. According to information obtained by CHIP 101.9, a few people have already been approached but declined. The party finished third in the last two […]

Local brewer Todd Hoffman will be the candidate for the People’s Party of Canada in the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi in the upcoming federal election. The party, started in 2018 by former Conservative MP and leadership candidate Maxime Bernier, was represented in Pontiac in the last election by David Bruce Gottfred, and received 2,813 votes […]

When the next federal election is called, it will be Claude Bertrand representing the Green Party in the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi. The party’s candidate in the 2019 election, he finished in 5th place with 3,762 votes or 6%. A retired engineer and RCAF pilot, he has resided in the Municipality of La Pêche full […]