Because of the nature of the situation, I'm a little reluctant to speculate as to what would happen just based on numbers. I think at the time there were discussions because the Conservative Party was one of the founding parties in the country, etc. That was more of a deciding factor than the formula. I don't believe that either Mr. Charest or Madam Wayne were treated as independents per se--if that helps.
On June 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.