[Don W]

Going by the article, perhaps the opposition that Canadian conservatives really shouldn't underestimate is the Bloc Quebecois.

The Bloc is a regional, as in Quebec ONLY party. It is NOT a concern for anyone outside that pathetic 23% (and declining) of Canada's population.

[dr_who_2]

True, but my thinking was that what the Bloc is good at is stirring up trouble for the ruling party to deal with. But I suppose that Harper's popularity would go up if he had a run-in with the BQ's.