Obviously though, if they were a national party, running candidates from B.C. to Newfoundland, how successful would they have been? And that is a key point, this coalition, if it even exists by or beyond Jan. 27, may represent a majority of parliament but not a majority of Canadian voters. The Bloc are a one-trick party and you can bet if they actually ran candidates nationwide (a left field scenario), there is no way they would have secured the number of seats they did.

No arguing their pragmatic approach has served both them and parliament well, for what it is worth. It would be silly to dismiss them as a “player” on the national scene but it is not misguided to call a spade a spade, they are a separtist party with a sole intent, the best intentions of Quebec before the best intentions of Canada. It is this point that hurts the credability of this coalition, in my humble opinion.

Harper needs to wake up and stop trying to govern as if he has a majority. The Liberals and NDP need to wake up and strengthen their parties for the next election and earn their victory instead of stealing it- even if it is allowed.