[Bertuzzied]

Political scientiests thinks it Harpers fault. And one of them is even his friend! hehe.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary...575/story.html

While all the parties wade into murky political waters, policy experts argued Harper made critical errors in last week's economic update, which precipitated the instability.
Barry Cooper, a conservative-minded political scientist at the University of Calgary and friend of Harper, said the prime minister "made a mistake" in trying to eliminate the per-vote funding for political parties, which would have crippled the opposition financially.
"They didn't learn,"he said of the Tories. "(Harper) is not listening."
The outlook for Harper is"pretty bleak" if he loses power, Cooper added, explaining "the person who will have to bear the responsibility is the prime minister."

Harper's best bet may be to buy time and hope the coalition falls apart, said Peter McCormick, political scientist at the University of Lethbridge. Otherwise, he may have to hand over power and hope to recover it in a federal election sometime in the next year amid a faltering economy.
"It's clear Harper and his brain trust are to blame for the mess his Conservatives are in," McCormick said. "I can't see a 'dump Harper'movement (within the Tories). It's more likely that Harper will dump himself if things unfold badly enough."