The Liberals might need to look to the New Democrats.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh already has ruled out working with Scheer, so that means the Conservatives might be left with the Bloc as their only potential dance partner. What an election it's been so far. The NDP would retain 22 seats and the Green party would take three — a modest number, but still a historic breakthrough for.That would mean a minority parliament, with the balance of power resting with the progressive New Democrats and Greens. Unless voters shift decisively in the coming days, no party is expected to win a majority of seats, leaving both the Liberals and the Conservatives scrambling to find the votes needed to survive a Throne Speech.That may mean, in exchange for Bloc support, promising even greater autonomy for Quebec in the spheres of immigration, taxation and culture, along with a promise to drop any thought of joining the Bill 21 court challenge.It might also mean abandoning the Trans Mountain pipeline as a condition for NDP or Green support. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. CALGARY (660 NEWS) – If you trust opinion polls, Canada could see a minority government after the Oct. 21 vote. Back in January, when Yves-François Blanchet took the helm of the Bloc Québécois, the party had been through months of turmoil, leadership changes and MP defections. The West is angry and estranged from the Centre. So I don’t think they’re paying a lot of attention to the election right now, I think there’s a lot of parked votes right now…I think for the rest of the summer, B.C. To order Let us decide what is good for us within our jurisdiction.’” However nativist and discriminatory Bill 21 may appear to English Canadians, in Quebec it remains a highly popular assertion of secular principles in the public square.Buttons at a Trudeau rally in Montreal support the Liberals (whose campaign is 'Choose Forward,' or 'Choisir d'avancer' in French) and oppose Quebec's religious-symbols law, Bill 21.A Conservative supporter wears a button reading 'Never elect a Trudeau again' at an Oct. 4 campaign event in Ottawa featuring Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.In the Prairies four years ago, Albertans elected four Liberal MPs, and the Liberals won a plurality of seats in Manitoba.In this election, the Conservatives could take every seat in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and most in Manitoba. 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If that happens, Mr. Wall fears for the future of the West inside Canada.And the NDP and Greens may well compel the Liberals to introduce PR legislation as a condition for their support.Canada remains a far more stable, open, tolerant and outward-looking country than America under Donald Trump or Europe in an era of rising nativism. And much of the credit if that happens will go to Blanchet, who only took over the party's leadership this year.Add some “good” to your morning and evening.A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you.To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). If the Bloc Québécois holds its newfound support and is able to win some 30 to 35 seats, with the New Democrats taking 25 (or more), it might be hard for any party to cobble together a working majority of 170 seats.Canada doesn't have a tradition of coalition government at the federal level. Neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives appear able to win over more than a third of Canadians.There has never been a time when both of the two major parties were so deeply and equally unpopular on the eve of a federal election.Putting together a government that can obtain a majority of votes in the House on confidence measures could mean concessions to the resurgent Bloc Québécois or New Democratic Party that would leave some Canadians feeling even more estranged.“I really believe that this election campaign, results notwithstanding, has deepened the cleavages, broadened the gap, between regions of the country,” warns Brad Wall, the former premier of Saskatchewan.“[Liberal Leader Justin] Trudeau is playing with dynamite, and he doesn’t even know it,” says Eric Montigny, a political scientist at Laval University.“Young people care about climate change, they care about issues of social justice and inequality,” says Sara Asalya, who established the Newcomer Students’ Association at Ryerson University.