I think you have this misguided idea that the leader can dictate the party's positions like a king. It's quite obvious that this isn't the case. it's like you ignored the entire first part of my post.

I sure would love to hear from you on why all of the Canadian 'conservative' governments in the provinces are in complete lockstep with their leftist counterparts. Even Harper acolyte 'Mr. Human Rights' Jason Kenney is basically a socialist dictator.