Election aftermath However, the Alliance's failure to win more seats east of Manitoba, along with residual resentments from the Alliance leadership contest and questions about Day's competence, led to caucus infighting. In the spring of 2001, eleven MPs who either voluntarily resigned or were expelled from the party formed the "Independent Alliance Caucus". The group was led by Chuck Strahl and included Grey. Day offered the dissidents an amnesty at the end of the summer, but seven of them, including Grey and Strahl, turned it down and formed their own parliamentary grouping, the Democratic Representative Caucus. The DRC formed a coalition with Clark's Tories in the House, which was widely seen as an attempt by Clark to reunite the Canadian right on his terms. The split forced Day to call a new leadership convention, and, in April 2002, former Reform MP Stephen Harper defeated Day at the subsequent leadership election.
election aftermath however the alliance's failure to win more seats east of manitoba along with residual resentments from the alliance leadership contest and questions about day's competence led to caucus infighting in the spring of 2001 eleven mps who either voluntarily resigned or were expelled from the party formed the "independent alliance caucus" the group was led by chuck strahl and included grey day offered the dissidents an amnesty at the end of the summer but seven of them including grey and strahl turned it down and formed their own parliamentary grouping the democratic representative caucus the drc formed a coalition with clark's tories in the house which was widely seen as an attempt by clark to reunite the canadian right on his terms the split forced day to call a new leadership convention and in april 2002 former reform mp stephen harper defeated day at the subsequent leadership election