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Originally Posted by Jade
Of course. Because the Bloc just agreed to support the liberals out of the goodness of their hearts and the love of Canada.
They had to be promised something, and it had to be something big, to agree. And if at any point the liberals try to do something they don't like, they can get it changed by threatning to topple the coalition. The only reason they aren't getting cabinet posts is because if they were officially in the coalition, the GG would be much more likely to say no.
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I've said this before, but it bears repeating. The only motive that the Bloc needs to support the coalition is self-preservation. More than any other party right now, they cannot afford an election, and they cannot afford to see a Conservative majority, given the CPC has threatened. Combine that with the fact that Duceppe's support was down through most of the last election period, and that many Quebecers are questioning the relevance of voting for a party that has no actual participation in governance, and Duceppe's motives are clear: he, as much as anyone else involved, needs this coalition to work. He'll easily put his own and his party's welfare ahead of furthering any separatist agenda.
I still count him as opportunistic, and once the party coffers are filled and his support has rebounded, it won't be surprising to see him break with the coalition. But no, of course it makes much more sense that they were promised something! Something big!! Can we guess what it is? Is it a zeppelin?