I'm not sure just why there is even speculation that Harper might need to be replaced by his
own Party. With five Parties running, and still increasing the Conservative Seat count by 19,
and coming out of this election with 143/308 seats...and the Liberal Party in dire financial
shape...this might as well be a majority. The only one who can or will overthrow this session
would be Harper himself, and that's not going to happen until 2012.
Though they'll make lots of noise, the Liberal Party will either vote along the same lines as
the Conservatives, or they'll abstain from voting. With the Conservatives having more seats
than the Bloc & NDP & the Independents combined, the only Party that can overthrow them
is the Party that can't afford to so it wont. This was a Win for the Conservatives. If anything
stalls Parliament, then it turns into a confidence vote and the Liberals either back the Conservatives
or the Liberals will have about 70 MP's absent from the vote. No two Parties can vote down
the Conservatives on their own, and that was all that was needed for it to be a Win for the
Conservative Party.