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In response to "Question For Canadians: Jeffery Simpson has been saying that Quebec's repeated voting for the Bloc, despite low sovereignty approval, means they..." by Name Withheld By Request

I know a lot of people who vote Bloc, for a lot of them the reflection doesn't go that far... -- nm

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Oct 21 '08, 08:04

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Do you get the sense of what their thinking is? I gotta say, especially as a westerner, Simpson's take makes a lot of sense. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 08:07 9
- I can't say for sure... I get the feeling a lot of people have been voting for the Bloc for so many years they don't even think about it anymore - Guigue Oct 21, 08:15 3
  - Even during the Liberal majorities, most Quebecois voted Bloc. Especially francophones. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 08:24 2
    - Actually their % of votes was one of the lowest ever in 2008 -- nm - Guigue Oct 21, 08:26 1
      - Yes, but their number of votes is still the highest in the province and overall was higher than 2000 and only 6K less than 1997. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 08:38
- I've always gotten the sense that a large part of it is "a pox on both your houses" kind of vote. -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 08:09 4
  - That just goes back to Simpson's point though...If Quebecois are refusing to engage in the governace of the country, at what point does the rest of... - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 08:14 3
    - Honestly, if I'm complaining about a swing away from Federalism, I point fingers at Harper too. - Reagen Oct 21, 08:25
    - Justin Trudeau! - Guigue Oct 21, 08:19 1
      - It's being viewed as very-much a one-way street however, and I believe that Quebecois would be prudent to recoginize that fact. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 08:29

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