[IvanT]

Yes they did, but the cure is much worse than the disease. To stop the vote splitting they're handed over the keys to a bunch of socialist Red Tories.

This is not an accurate statement. I'm not sure where you get this from, but the Alliance is the official opposition, not the Tories. MacKay would sell his own mother up the creek, so I wouldn't worry about him. Once Mike Harris jumps on board, it's entirely likely Canada will have a new conservative Prime Minister.