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Originally Posted by supafamous
If that happens I don't see how the Cons can form government as no one will support them. They have to win a majority while the Liberals can form a minority govt with NDP support (I don't know where the Bloc will sit on things). We could actually see a situation where the Cons have the most seats but it's the Liberals who form gov't.
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If the Cons can only get enough seat to form a minority gov, I would expect them to cater to the BQ to form a loose alliance. BQ has never shied away from an opportunity that could benefit Quebec and only Quebec, and they have always openly admit that this is how they operate. So as long as PeePee is willing to give into BQ at some degree of expense to the rest of Canada, the Cons will form gov if they have enough seats.
BQ has been doing this for 30+ years, so they know how the game is played. They know they need Alberta's money to keep leur belle province afloat, so they will only go far enough to upset some Canadians with respect to the disproportionate amount of federal perks they receive, but they won't actually get too greedy to completely piss off the rest of the country. And when the times call for it -- such as now when Trump is bullying us -- they will proudly identify as Canadiens aussi (unlike some of our next door redneck neighbours).