There's a deeply undemocratic undercurrent to all of this. Segal seems to want to maintain the apparent multi-party compact that's led to a host of policy choices that have resulted in consequences that trouble many Canadians. His stated and/or apparent views about a proper conservative agenda, at least on issues like globalization and mass immigration, are scarcely any different than those promoted by the Liberal Party and the NDP. It's this kind of lack of ideological and policy diversity among the political classes that's underpinned the rebellions against the political status quo in other Western countries, so why couldn't it happen here? Unless those in our political class start asking and answering this question, they could be in for some very nasty surprises. Segal and his ilk, although perhaps well-meaning, are part of the problem.