Elections

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 […]

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel recently published an opinion column in the Gatineau news outlet Le Droit concerning the threat of American tariffs on Canadian goods and the need to ease interprovincial barriers to trade. In a French-language interview with Le Droit’s François Carrier for his show “Clin d’œil sur l’Outaouais” on CHIP 101.9, she pointed […]

The local federal Conservative Party riding association held their nomination meeting at the Shawville Lions Hall on December 14, selecting Brian Nolan as their candidate for Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi in the next election. Nolan was one of four candidates vying for position, competing with Brian Goodman, Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille and Michel Gauthier. He said that he […]

With the next federal election taking place no later than next fall, the local branch of the New Democratic Party (NDP) have announced that their candidate in the upcoming race will be Gilbert Whiteduck. An official nomination meeting will take place on November 30 at the Wakefield Community Centre. A former Chief of the Kitigan […]