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Originally Posted by peter12
Sure, but the party would fall apart. Usually the CPC is good at balancing the coalition, but events over the last 5 years have really shifted the Canadian electorate.
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Would it? You have two choices as a political party - be adaptable so you can win elections or be ideological, stick to your values and lose the vast majority of elections.
The Liberals will adapt to whatever is popular at the time. They've been debt hawks, spending machines, nationalists, deregulators at various times in their history. They swing as society's values changes.
The (federal) NDP and Green party are ideological - winning an election isn't really the goal. They just want to push their values and influence on Canada's government. The NDP could possibly win a razor thin minority if absolutely everything went their way but its very unlikely.
The Conservatives were for most of their existence similar to the Liberals just on the right side of the spectrum. But they are slipping to the ideological party the more they embrace that side.
I suspect - yes - the current Conservative party support would split and perhaps the PPC becomes an NDP lite that wins the odd rural seat. But the Conservatives could pick up a ton of voters who are sick of the Liberals but aren't willing to vote for a party that supports their fringe.