When Nova Scotia Liberals were nearly wiped off the map in a provincial election five months ago, it looked like their federal cousins were on a similar path.

But now, with the final ballots in the federal election to be cast and counted on Monday, a very different outcome seems likely. Public opinion polls and political experts are projecting the federal Liberals could take most of the 11 seats up for grabs in Nova Scotia.

"This is just going to be an extraordinary case study in the future for p…