In the end, the election was about issues.

The article discusses the 2011 Canadian election held on May 2, 2011, with particular focus on issues tackled in the election by political parties and candidates and the division between Quebec and the rest of Canada. It explores the success of the New Democratic Party (NDP), and the Conservative Party and the defeat of the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois. It mentions issues such as the place of Quebec in the Canadian constitution and the role of the privates sector in health care.