Partly racism, partly their existence means there's always a big block (ha) of federal parliament that is solely dedicated to the issues of one province (they're not too interested in advocating for Francophones in Ontario or the Atlantic, for instance). As the second most populous province, that's a LOT of seats that would otherwise go to the NDP or Liberals (see 2011). The concentration of Bloc voters in one province means the BQ always have twice as much representation in parliament than the Dippers despite having less than half the support nationally.
Partly racism, partly their existence means there's always a big block (ha) of federal parliament that is solely dedicated to the issues of one province (they're not too interested in advocating for Francophones in Ontario or the Atlantic, for instance). As the second most populous province, that's a LOT of seats that would otherwise go to the NDP or Liberals (see 2011). The concentration of Bloc voters in one province means the BQ always have twice as much representation in parliament than the Dippers despite having less than half the support nationally.