Mélanie Marquis
Reporter with the Canadian Press
About Mélanie Marquis
Speaker Geoff Regan opens the door to his apartment in Parliament
One of the best-kept secrets inside the main building on Parliament Hill — known as Centre Block — is what's inside room 202N.
Gun control activists impatient with process to pass government's firearms bill
Gun-control activists pressed senators on Monday, December 3, 2018, to move more quickly on firearms legislation, a few days before the 29th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre that left 14 women dead in Montreal.
Trudeau says Quebec cannabis plan leaves opening for organized crime
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested on Saturday, October 13, 2018, morning the incoming Quebec government's plan to raise the legal age for smoking cannabis to 21 could leave an opening for organized crime.
Cut adrift by Canada, Michaelle Jean continues bid for Francophonie post
Delegations from Canada and Quebec arrived in Armenia on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, ahead of the summit of la Francophonie, intent on putting the controversy over the election of a secretary general behind them.
Canada and Quebec pull support for Michaelle Jean for top spot at la Francophonie
The Canadian and Quebec governments announced on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, they are pulling their support for former governor general Michaelle Jean to remain atop the international organization of French-speaking nations, backing instead the "consensus" candidate from Africa.
Ex governor general Michaelle Jean in tough spot as la Francophonie vote nears
The contest between Michaelle Jean and Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo for la Francophonie's top post goes far beyond the spending questions that have plagued the former Canadian governor general.
Andrew Scheer says more ex-Bloc Québécois members will join the Tories
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer rallied his troops in Quebec on Sunday, promising them there would be more former Bloc Quebecois members joining their ranks.
Andrew Scheer says he spoke to Tory MP Falk about abortion comment
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he spoke to his MP, Ted Falk, but did not say whether he was reprimanded for saying that abortion was "not a right."
Freeland: No evidence Canadian-made LAVS were used against Saudi citizens
The federal government has not been able to determine with any certainty that Canadian-made light-armoured vehicles sold to Saudi Arabia were used by that country to suppress the Shiite minority in the eastern part of the country.