I disagree with this analysis. If Scheer really is Harper 2.0, then the Cons have learned nothing and proved that the "PC wing" of the party is still absolutely dead, permanently eclipsed by a Republican-wannbee wing of the party that is far too far to the right. And the fact that 50% of the party voted for a libertarian from Quebec says very little about its tolerance and far more about exactly how extreme a huge part of the Cons base actually is. These people are really, really scary. Their ideas and attitudes were directly imported from the right wing in the US and we have seen how that turned out. The Cons in Canada are on the same extremist ride.