He also hosts Franchement Martineau, a public affairs programme which airs on Le Canal Nouvelles.
Since 1998, he has co-hosted Télé-Québec's Les Francs-tireurs, first with Benoit Dutrizac and Laurent Saulnier, and since 2006 with La Presse journalist Patrick Lagacé.
Richard Martineau became known for his column "Ondes de choc" (English: shockwave), which appeared in the Montreal weekly newspaper Voir until 2006.
[2] In February, 2020, Martineau falsely accused McGill Professor Daniel Weinstock of supporting female genital mutilation.
[3] Weinstock was subsequently disinvited by Quebec Education Minister Jean-François Roberge from speaking at a conference on the Province's ethics and religious culture program.