The dynamics of this election campaign have been nothing if not unusual. Consider, for example, that the Liberals’ remarkable ascent has had very little to do with the flagging fortunes of their Conservative rivals — and plenty to do with the near-collapse of the NDP and Bloc Québécois.
Support for the independantistes has declined almost exclusively due to threats from U.S. President Donald Trump toward Canada’s economy and sovereignty. What the Bloc offers Quebec — namely, the protection of its cultural and linguistic rights — is simply not much in demand right now. Among Quebecers, a surprising increase in Canadian nationalism and a growing sense of common cause with the rest of the country have made the Bloc all but irrelevant.
Singh’s support of Trudeau sealed his fate.
