Sawbill; you're right. Unfortunately the liberals and NDP have branded Harper as an extremist. They did this to one of the most honest politicians in Canada (Preston Manning) and they will continue to do it with gullable Ontario voters taking the bait. On top of that the voters in Quebec won't vote for anyone unless they're Liberal or from Quebec. It's a screwed up system but the liberals have done too well alternating between French leaders (that won majorities) and English leaders that only lasted a short period of time. It would be great if Harper could prove himself in the next sessions of parliment but the Liberals will be collecting every piece of garbage that they can shovel for the next election. If Harper were to win without a single member of parliment from Quebec we'd be in a seperatist campaign like you've never seen before.

The way I see it the reasons that Ontario wouldn't vote for Harper were:
-they were afraid to vote for a person with strong morals and convictions
-they were afraid to vote for someone new
- they were afraid of other conservative members
- they were afraid of a Bloc supported minority
-they were afraid..................................

Ontario may have become to socialist to ever fully back a conservative party. Somewhere about 65% of voters voted for the Liberals or NDP. That doesn't leave much room for other parties to win seats. Ontario would rather vote for crap knowing it's the same crap they've always had and the same crap that they can expect.

Dan O.