In Alberta, conservatives are solid; people I talked to would prefer a more forceful leader, but voted Harper if they voted at all. Usually support signs are fairly common on lawns, but in my area, they were rare, and only joking talk at the local cafes.

The Greens came in second in a couple of Calgary ridings (although a small percentage), explained by some as "I don't like Harper, but the Liberals are dead, so what the hell!"

I am not disparaging the Greens, its aims are laudable, but much of their vote in Calgary seems to be just a protest against the two major parties here.