It was a little hard at times to decide whether the Reform party and its latter forms were assisting in the building of the pressure or assisting in the release of the pressure. Did Reform recognize legitimate concerns or validate illegitimate concerns? Did Harper do anything to resolve underlying concerns? Certainly Harper's deficits did little to restore fiscal conservatism, as little as any modern conservative party has done.
Not sure that 10 years of Harper has released any pressure in Alberta.
Perhaps Manning drilled at the wrong angle?