wombat_socho

I voted BQ when I lived in Canada, although it seems the NDP has moved into that niche in Montreal. I did it because I wanted strong representation in Parliament. They're also more moderate than the NDP, or they were at the time; the NDP may be less hardline socialist now than they were then.

I also like to point out to Americans who get hostile about Quebec they reasons WHY Quebec is taking such a long time to stop being mad. Before 1970, francophone Quebecois could not use banks. They were not allowed to go to universities. They often could not find doctors who spoke French, even though they were the majority. It was apartheid based on religion and language. The craziness of the 1970s was the result of generations of anger and it's only now that the pendulum is swinging back.

Even in Toronto I find it quite easy to tell you're not in the United States, and it's more than having to "pay close attention". Steve commented, the first time I drove him down the 401, that "reality is skewed an inch to the left" at all times.