With regards to the platform, perhaps the movers and shakers in the CPC party realized that the majority of people in Canada do not support the far-right views of the fundamentalists. Most Canadians still want social programs and do not want American-style policies.
Like it or not, most of the gains in CPC support during the past few weeks is because of government scandals, not support for the party's policies. The Liberals were still ahead until the RCMP announced their intentions of investigating RE: Income Trusts. That was the "final straw", not any great motivational factor for the country to change their views overnight. Liberal/Left-wing policy is still more popular to the masses.
The CPC, after being punished in the last election for not paying attention to what the majority wants, seems to have finally learned to tone it down. If they stay the course with balanced policies, they will likely have a good run at things for a while. If not, those who are thinking of "punishing" the Liberals will simply turf them next time. No party is without scandal - everyone remembers Mulroney.
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