Mark Steyn was just on Hugh Hewitt, and when Hugh asked him about the elections, Steyn said that normally voting for the Tories in Quebec is a lost cause, but that this year, they've replaced the Liberals as the main federalist party in Quebec. (Quebec has something called, "Le Bloc," which is not LeBloc, who I think was a defenseman for the Canadiens in the 60s. It's short for "Bloc Quebecois," a party which is dedicated to secession. For this reason it's dominated Quebec politics for over a decade, and doesn't exist outside the province. In this case, then "Federalist" means a party that actually operates in English.)
Now, a Liberal candidate has thrown in the towel, asking undecideds to vote Tory to try to unseat in the incumbent LeBlocker. While most of the new Tory support has come from the Liberals (or, "Grits," as they're known for some reason), the situation is dire enough for le Blocheads that they're playing the language card, accusing the Tories of wanting to throw translators out of business all over the province.
This is a big deal. Where the opposition isn't despondant, they're desperate.