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Originally Posted by ikaris

The accord between the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/pdf/081201_Accord_en.pdf

Coalition policy to address current economic crisis:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/pdf/081201_Policy%20Frame_en.pdf

In reading the second document, it quite clearly states that the BQ cannot vote against the coalition in any non-confidence vote, speech to the Throne vote, or any budget vote (among other things) until June 2010. It says that the BQ will vote in favour of the government's position in all of the stated situations.

So exactly what power does the BQ yield in this coalition?

If that's isn't democracy at work, I don't know what is.