Between the Barbenheimer phenomenon, Taylor Swift's rise to fame, the sad departure of Karl Tremblay and so many other notable moments of 2023, what goals will have inspired the model's designers? Bye?
In the ceaseless stream of our news, here are 12 personalities who have a good chance of landing on the network's most-listened-to year-end show in Quebec.
Ginette Reno is taking Jean Coutu pharmacies by storm
Ginette Reno surprised everyone by selling her album C'est tout moi and her autobiography Ginette exclusively in Jean Coutu pharmacies, which caused controversy in the book industry. On Everyone Talks About It, Ginette Reno commented on this decision: “I never accepted it. I didn't know.” Nicolas Lemieux, the author of the agreement, also denied this claim to La Presse.
Photo provided by Marie-Christine Ouellet
Bernard Drainville sings Autumn song
It's hard to imagine a “Bye Bye” without a little allusion to the great Karl Tremblay. It seems worth mentioning that of Bernard Drainville, who saw fit to sing Toune d'Automne des Cowboys Fringants at the top of his lungs at a press conference.
“There Game in the Game» by Martin St Louis
The Canadiens coach boasts some very original language! His famous phrase “Everyone has to play their game within the game,” introduced in 2022, was also featured in a Hydro-Québec ad about the energy transition this year. Definitely a poet who ignores himself!
Dominique Ollivier and his oyster party in Paris
In an investigation published by Le Journal in early November, we learned that executives at the Office de Consultation Publique de Montréal (OCPM) had astronomically increased spending on travel and dining. Dominique Ollivier, who was president of the OCPM from 2014 to 2021, reportedly spent $347 on an oyster dinner in Paris, among other things. In the wake of these revelations, she resigned her position as president of the Montreal Executive Committee.
The path of Geneviève Guilbault
We cannot imagine the year of Geveviève Guilbault without returning to the uncertainty surrounding the tram and the third connection… And to the launch of SAAQclic, an expected digital transition for the SAAQ that quickly turned out to be a failure and many Delays caused problems for Quebecers. A fiasco that cost more than $40 million. The least we can say is that the Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility has had a challenging year.
Archive photo DIDIER DEBUS SCISSORS
Justin Trudeau's difficult year
A busy year for Justin Trudeau. As the Liberal Party's popularity declines, Canada's prime minister announces to anyone who will listen that he wants to continue his mandate. In person, the Trudeau-Grégoire couple announced their separation by declaring on social networks that they remain a close family. An end to the relationship that caused a lot of discussion in August!
François Legault, Canada's most unpopular minister
Hard blow for François Legault! After topping Angus Reid's list, the Quebec premier fell to last place in 2023. François Legault is now Canada's most unpopular minister, according to a poll of 3,749 Canadians.
Archive photo, Stevens LeBlanc
“Keep your English!” – Marc-Antoine Dequoy
Moved to tears after winning the Gray Cup with the Montreal Alouettes, the soccer player gave a fierce patriotic speech – or rather, shouted – in an interview with Matthieu Proulx of RDS. A moving moment… and extremely delicious.
A shocking book for Catherine Dorion
The former Québec Solidaire member caused a stir with the launch of Les têtes brûlées: Punk Notebooks of Hope. Dorion paints a raw and honest portrait of his time in politics, sending shockwaves across Quebec.
Photo Stevens LeBlanc
Xavier Dolan gives up the cinema
The 34-year-old director caused an uproar when he confirmed his retirement from cinema. In an interview with a Spanish medium, we read that he thought “art is useless” and that he wanted to “watch the world burn.” Misquoted remarks, according to Xavier Dolan, who has since made a point of correcting the facts on Instagram.
Eric La Flèche and the grocers who make incredible profits
Amid rising inflation, 2023 has forced many Quebecers to compete in their imaginations to feed themselves. Testifying before a parliamentary committee in Ottawa, Metro CEO Eric La Flèche said he was making efforts to reduce consumer costs while grocers could rake in nearly $6 billion. Could we see grocers bathing in cash while a family wonders if the luxury of buying asparagus is really sensible?
Short trip to Dubai for Magali Picard
The president of the Quebec Federation of Workers (FTQ) surprised more than one when he decided to go to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai at the end of November, in the middle of the Common Front negotiations. The scandal quickly unraveled as Magali Picard took her suitcase back almost immediately after arriving in Dubai to return to Quebec.
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Guylaine Tremblay, Claude Legault, Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais and Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse will appear in Bye Bye 2023. Several personalities will join them to celebrate the end of the year.
Bye Bye 2023, December 31st at 11 p.m. on Ici Télé. Repeat broadcast on January 1st at 9 p.m. For full details click here.