The 54 seats: a poisoned pill for the Bloc Québécois

Gilles Duceppe should be both happy and fearful of his success

QUÉBEC CITY--So the BQ won, repeating the feat many people thought only a Quebec nationalist demi-god like Lucien Bouchard could accomplish. Even though no one will ever accuse Gilles Duceppe of being a demi-god, he did run a smooth campaign and was indeed blessed by the gods.

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