Quebec separatist sentiments were waning long before the per vote subsidy was phased out. Harper got rid of the per vote subsidy for one simple reason - the Conservatives were raising far more money that the opposition parties and he wanted to put them at a real disadvantage. He and Pierre Poilievre then rigged Election law so that parties could spend more money later in an election campaign that went past a certain length, Harper then dropped the writ on the longest election campaign since the 1800s! The fact that he lost the 2015 election despite his attempts ro bankrupt the other parties and make it harder for their supporters to vote in some cases shows just how much Canadians wanted rid of him and theConservatives.