[GMMAC]

"I do feel bad for any conservatives living in Canada though - seems you guys are a rare and near extinct breed."

Given your posted home State, doubtless you can more than relate - LOL!
At least you have The U.S. Constitution to shield you to some extent from the socialist excesses of your misguided neighbors.
Hopefully, a few of our conservative "leaders" followed America's 2004 Presidential campaign and learned that winning requires staying focused and on-message.

Overly defensive, needlessly apologizing, back-tracking Canadian conservatives are their own worst enemies and have the track record to prove it! This time out, the clearer the choice offered, the more likely the Liberals get booted.

[DM1]

"Overly defensive, needlessly apologizing, back-tracking Canadian conservatives are their own worst enemies "

we got some of those down here too we call them RINOs ;)
Good Luck hope by the summer a new CONSERVATIVE parliament will be convening in Ottawa