Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay is leaving his party’s caucus to run for the Parti Québécois in the fall provincial election.
Savard-Tremblay officially left the Bloc on Wednesday and is listed as an Independent on the House of Commons website.
A source in the Parti Québécois who was not authorized to speak publicly told The Canadian Press that Savard-Tremblay will represent them in the Oct. 5 election.
The news he is joining the PQ was first reported by Radio-Canada.
The source says Savard-Tremblay will resign as a member of the House of Commons at the start of the summer break….