Yves-François Blanchet launches Bloc québécois leadership campaign

Yves-François Blanchet plans to launch his leadership bid for the Bloc québécois on Saturday.
The former Parti Québécois cabinet minister is expected to be accompanied by most of the members of Parliament of the federal BQ to make his announcement in Montreal.
Blanchet is expected to have the support of nine of the 10 BQ MPs now that Xavier Barsalou-Duval and Marilène Gill threw their support behind him on Friday.
So far, Blanchet faces no opponent, maki