I watched the Conservative leadership vote and it was telling after the results were announced.  Scheer and the candidates had gathered on stage to congratulate him and each other.  Scheer avoided being seen with Leitch.  It could not have been made clearer from this point of what her position in the Party had become.  Lesson learned was that offending a segment of the voting populace does not serve the interests of the Party.  Her comments contributed to the election loss. A point not forgotten.

This was no reward for Bernier.  He all but demanded the finance portfolio and went public with this. He did not get it. This was after he questioned the results of a democratic vote.  He also mentioned his availability for leadership in the future, unwanted as it is.  This is his last chance to display his competence in a political position of responsibility.  It is Party loyalty and supporting the leader from this point forward.  The last bone thrown to him.  No more patronizing him.