I'm not too sure Harper intended the result it did. I certainly think he read the mood of Canadian's correctly regarding the political subsidy. But I don't think he intended to unite the left, and it was impossible to predict the backlash against the Seperatist Coaltion. I think Harper made the right call with the subsidy and now has an unpredictably large payoff from it.
I expect the coalition to crack during the break, or be under significant pressure to pass the Conservative budget.
As for replacing Harper, there hasn't really be much calls on conservative blogs and forums for it, and it certainly has not increased due to this Coalition business. Most people who were calling for Stephen's head were wanting it for not acting conservative enough, and that certainly could not be said about their economic update.
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