August 28, 2025
OTTAWA— The Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) announced today that Marc-André Cossette, a seasoned producer and journalist with extensive experience in Canadian political coverage, has been named CPAC's French anchor. He will host CPAC's nightly political news program L'Essentiel and will be the face of CPAC's live French programming.
Cossette was most recently a senior producer at Global News' parliamentary bureau. Previously, as an investigative producer with the bureau, he was entrusted with producing some of its most sensitive and complex stories. Earlier in his career he worked with the CBC in a range of roles including at its parliamentary bureau in Ottawa.
Over his decade covering national politics, Cossette has covered three federal election campaigns, including as a reporter in 2019 and as a broadcast pool producer during the 2021 and 2025 campaigns. He has also served as a pool producer for several of the prime minister's international trips.
This appointment marks a return to CPAC, where Cossette worked as a reporter on L'Essentiel. A proud Franco-Ontarian, he is keen to reach Francophones in every corner of the country. Combined with his extensive experience in the Canadian media landscape, he will play a key role in fulfilling CPAC's mandate of connecting Canadians to their democracy.
“Marc-André's journalistic expertise and deep knowledge of Canadian politics make him the perfect choice to anchor L'Essentiel and lead CPAC's French programming,” said Christa Dickenson, President and CEO of CPAC. “We are delighted to welcome him back, where his professionalism and credibility will help us continue to provide Canadians with unfiltered access to the people and events that shape our democracy.”
"I'm thrilled to be returning to CPAC in this new role," said Marc-André Cossette. "In many ways, CPAC is where I got my start as a political journalist, surrounded by a team that prizes integrity, purpose and public trust. I'm looking forward to serving Francophone viewers from coast to coast to coast, providing trusted and insightful coverage of the issues shaping our society."
Cossette joins CPAC in mid-September and will be on-air later this fall.
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About CPAC:
CPAC is an independent, not-for-profit, commercial-free, bilingual media organization that connects Canadians to their democracy. On its broadcast television channel, website, and social media platforms, CPAC delivers the most comprehensive coverage of the people and events that shape Canadian public policy. Its core programming includes the complete televised proceedings of Canada's Parliament and in-depth coverage of key political events and public policy debates.
Unique to CPAC is its digital offering, which includes up to 14 simultaneous live streams and a video archive boasting over 60,000 hours of parliamentary and public affairs content.
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