there are very few military personnel at CFB Comox and being a military man means nothing when people vote; the riding is heavily hippie/alternative and famously unionist in the past; it's not a Liberal bastion by any means

44 seats if attained also means only 43 effective votes as the govt party has to appoint one of its own to be Speaker, so it's not a "stable majority" by any means

Why would Weaver want to be a Lib cabinet minister?  That's an NDP conspiracy claim; he wouldn't want to be an NDP cabinet minister EITHER.