I trust that the 10 "ridings" in Quebec that voted Conservative were concentrated in the English-speaking Anglo-Irish parts of the province?
Nope. Only one (Pontiac; rural riding north of Ottawa) has a large Anglo population. The really big concentration is in Quebec City.
The Liberals, the Bloc and the NDP all hate either other
But what is a little hate when you can govern an entire country? [/cynicism]
I thought French Canadians only outside of Quebec voted Conservative, at least in provincial elections. I know that NB and Manitoba, in particular, have many French Tory MPs. You learn something everyday ...
Or, put in another way, that the two extant parties in Quebec were the Bloc and the Liberals -- one for "states rights" and the other for federalism.