• TheMightyCanuck
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    Based Quebecois

    That being said aren’t they pretty staunch bloc supporters rather than lib or con

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      The Bloc’s goal is to sneak in a few seats to represent Quebec’s interests federally. Nobody is voting for the Bloc expecting Yves-François Blanchet to become PM. Quebec is just different enough from the RoC that having a party dedicated to itself makes sense.

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        I think it’s a great move for them. They’re actually in the running for official opposition right now, with a 42% chance of becoming opposition (using pre-Freeland resignation stats)

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      And the Bloc fights for Quebec’s interests and for the respect of provincial powers and in the end it helps all provinces.

      You’re all very welcome.

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        I keep saying that the stubbornness of Quebeckers is the only thing that keeps Canada from having a two party system like the states.

        Keep it up, Quebec!

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      aren’t they pretty staunch bloc supporters rather than lib or con

      Pretty easy choice these days

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        When there’s only one party leader with enough of a brain to lead the country but he represents a party that is only present in one province and he wants to break that country in two…

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      AFAIK Quebec tends not to elect many Conservatives - probably the fewest per capita in Canada provincially/territorially, per the headline. They elect a lot of Liberal and Bloc candidates. My conjecture (which is irrelevant in days like this when the Libs poll pitifully) is that how many Liberals Quebec (which, like Ontario, has a ton of seats) elects, as opposed to Bloc, has a pretty sizeable indirect effect on who forms governments between the Liberals and Conservatives. I should add that I’m ignorant of where the Bloc is on the political spectrum, so my ‘Liberals and Bloc split votes’ hypothesis is blind in that respect

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        The Bloc votes based on Quebec’s interests so it makes them left of center most of the time as for the most part it’s a progressive province when it comes to social services and so on (even though it gets depicted as being super conservative/anti migrants, based on stats it’s usually the most welcoming province for migrants).