I should have made that a bit clearer. The last election I voted Alliance, the one before that, Reform. I am from the West and western alianation is a real issue as you can see by clicking on the 97' and 00' results of the past elections here:
http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/past_elections.html
As I've said before, I don't agree with all of their policies, but I believe that overall they are the best option available.
I used to hold hope for the Liberals with Paul Martin as their leader. I bought into the same belief as you've stated that he is fically conservative and socially progressive. Don't buy that anymore in light of recent events.