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Originally Posted by octothorp
So what was the benefit for the Bloc? Avoid another extremely unpopular election and avoid losing the extremely lucrative election subsidies (80% of their total party funding). Conspiracy theories about the Bloc being promised senators are amusing, but really, really silly.
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You think the Bloc would give up all their power in the house for 18 months simply to avoid an election when they were polling as high as ever in Quebec?
Methinks that's the silliest proposition yet. Duceppe certainly wanted (and got) more than a bag of cookies.