He tells CHSJ News the M-P's from Western Canada are more conservative than their counterparts in other parts of the country and want more of a say.
Desserud suspects Harper may showcase a couple of initiatives that have particular appeal to his western base.
The New Democrats, with over a hundred seats, have never had such large respresentation in Parliament before. Desserud cautions controlling that large a group, many of whom are inexperienced in the ways of politics, will be a challenge for party leader Jack Layton.
According to Desserud, the scale of the loss might turn out to be good for the Liberals in the long run because it will give them time to so some real soul searching instead of, in his words, trying to patch up a leaky ship.
