Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks with reporters before Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, June 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
By The Canadian Press

Yves-François Blanchet has regained control of his X account, which had been hacked

Jul 24, 2026 | 8:26 AM

MONTREAL — The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, has regained control of his personal account on the social media platform X, which had been hacked.

Earlier this week, two posts promoting cryptocurrencies appeared on Blanchet’s X account.

By Friday morning, those posts had disappeared.

Blanchet confirms that his personal page has been restored and recovered.

The Bloc Québécois leader notes that it will still take a few hours or days before he can be sure his account is properly secured.

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In the fraudulent posts, Blanchet appeared to be celebrating having successfully earned several thousand dollars through an investment in cryptocurrencies.

“I am obviously and absolutely not a proponent of cryptocurrencies, which are a subversion of the rule of law,” Blanchet wrote in a post on Friday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24, 2026.

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