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To be more specific, the Bloc is only interested in the Anglophone constituency insofar as it overlaps with Quebec. Upwards of 80% of the provice speaks French as a first language, with the bulk of the Anglophone community centred in and around Montreal. The Bloc's mandate is to advocate for Quebec interests, which due to the demographics is seen as synonymous to advocating for Francophone interests.
The Bloc has a huge following in Quebec, but does not field candidates outside of it. They have no interest in the rest of Canada, which is where the bulk of the Anglophone community resides. This often puts the Bloc in firm opposition to the Conservatives, whose power and interests centre in Western Canada; the French speaking population west of Ontario is practically non-existent, and is not particularly large within Ontario itself either. Due to this there's something of a rivalry between the western provinces (Alberta in particular) and the BQ.
The Bloc also advocates for Qubec sovereignty, despite the demonstrable short-sightedness and outright foolish nature of such a goal.
I have no further reading, but will pass on anything I come across.
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I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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