Although I don't agree with everything that you said, you make numerous valid points. That said, I'm curious to see if what Harper did can be replicated by another CPC leader. For sure the party could win another minority mandate without carrying Quebec. That said, it seems like everything would have to go perfectly (as it did for Harper in 2011) for the CPC to grab another majority without carrying Quebec. We have to remember that Michael Ignatieff was an atrocious candidate and Jack Layton was an extremely strong third party candidate. Harper was able to carry all of the GTA (excluding the downtown core) and all of rural Ontario. Rural Ontario will remain a Tory strong hold. However, will a CPC leader be able to bring back the GTA suburbs without the benefit of an incompetent Liberal leader? I have my doubts. I could be surprised though.