Meh. Duceppe's clout in this coalition is vastly overrated. There's no conspiracy here, his reasons for supporting it are simple: he dodged a huge bullet in the last federal election, as most polls had him way down as much as a week before the vote; his party is close to bankrupt and needs time to refill the coffers before another election; a Conservative majority may reintroduce the idea of cancelling public funding of political parties; traditional Bloc supporters are starting to question the point of constantly supporting the ultimate outsider party. All of these things mean that it's in his best interests to play ball with coalition and bide his time. Holding the coalition hostage for his own pet interests just doesn't do him any good right now.
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