Prior to the rise of the Bloc, the region was swept up in the Brian Mulroney tide, electing Quebec nationalists under the Progressive Conservative banner.
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The eastern end of the Island of Montreal was the city's only solidly sovereigntist area and was the Bloc Québécois's power base for almost two decades, partly due to its leftist bent.
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The Conservative Party of Canada has never approached this level of support, and eastern Montreal is currently the weakest region in Canada for the Tories.
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