Congratulations. If the speech is a measure of this man, you have done well.
Hopefully he will be the "Ronald Reagan of Canada".
At least one of the Canadian bloggers has already pointed out that Harper's situation is somewhat similar to Reagan's in 1980. Both were elected in large part because people wanted to dump the incumbent - it was only after he got into office that Reagan showed the great majority of Americans that he was not only a 'safe pair of hands' but (in future years) a truly great president. Reagan had to contend with a "minority parliament" as well; the Senate was Republican-majority only 1981-1987 and the House never was during his 2 terms.
If Harper plays his cards right, he can repeat the performance many Canadian Tories are hoping for: in 1958 Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker converted a minority parliament (when he was first brought to power, a year before) to a majority.