The Liberals beat out the autonomous Action democratique du Quebec and the third-placed separatist Parti Quebecois to secure a minority government after a tight three way race in Quebec.
Ironically, some pundits are attributing the Liberal win in part to Harper's loose commitment to federalism. The Conservative plan gives la belle province has the autonomy it has long called for, meaning that the need for parties that focus on the sovereignty issue has diminished.
Quebecers have seized the opportunity to elect a party that focuses on another issue close to their hearts -- the environment.
In Canada's greenest province, the Green party won a significant number of votes and finished second in a handful of ridings.
The success of the Parti Vert in Quebec, and the B.C. government's recent U-turn on the environment signal that the provinces are following through on the climate change issue while the federal government stagnates.
John Baird has promised to unveil mandatory emissions reductions by the end of the month. But March is almost over and we've yet to hear the plan from the Environment Minister.
Its starting to look like autonomous provincial efforts are the country's best hope for action on climate change.
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