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Actually we can see that since coming to power this Conservative party is far closer to the old one than it is to the Reform party from whence it came.

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Mulroney and his people play key role

Their presence is seen both as an effort by Mr. Harper to solidify the loyalty of the PC side of the party and to find professionals who know what it's like to build a new government largely from scratch. They include people like former Mulroney chief of staff Derek Burney and Maurice Archdeacon, a former inspector-general at CSIS who served in the Privy Council Office under Mr. Mulroney.

Camille Guibault, a former deputy chief of staff to Mr. Mulroney, is also on the team, taking a key role in helping to find staff, sources say. Also on the team is Elizabeth Roscoe, a former chief of staff to Mulroney heavyweight cabinet minister Barbara McDougall.

Sources say that most of Mr. Mulroney's influence is exerted through those who used to be around him.

But the former PM was also active during the recently completed campaign, speaking to Mr. Harper, but more often getting his points across through Senator Marjory LeBreton, his former appointments secretary, who travelled with Mr. Harper.

Also see: Stephen Harper; Canada's Jekyll and Hyde

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