Editing Democratic Representative Caucus (section)

==Coalition with the Progressive Conservatives==
The PC-DRC Coalition was intended to be PC leader [[Joe Clark]]'s framework for proving that the two parties could be united on his terms rather than Day's. To that end, Clark and Strahl tried to propose common policies that would appeal to both PC and Alliance members.<ref name=coalition/> Clark remained the leader of the coalition caucus, with Strahl as deputy leader and Grey as caucus chairwoman.

Two weeks later, on September 24, the "Progressive Conservative - Democratic Reform Coalition Caucus" made their formal debut in the [[House of Commons of Canada]].<ref name=recognition>"Right-wing coalition won't get recognition ; Doesn't qualify as an opposition party, speaker says". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 25, 2001.</ref> Speaker [[Peter Milliken]] ruled that the arrangement would be recognized as a coalition, but would not gain all of the parliamentary privileges of being a unified party; for example, although the coalition caucus now had more MPs than the [[New Democratic Party]], Milliken ruled that the coalition would not outrank the NDP in party precedence matters, such as speaking order or seating.<ref name=recognition/>

While the DRC members insisted that they remained loyal to the Canadian Alliance despite their opposition to Day's leadership, the group founded the Democratic Representative Association (DRA) to support their re-election campaigns as DRC Members of Parliament.

On November 19, Lunn left the DRC to rejoin the Alliance shortly after Day agreed to hold a new Alliance leadership race, although the party forced him to issue a public apology for his role in the schism before readmitting him to the caucus.<ref>"Alliance MP seeks party's forgiveness". ''[[St. Catharines Standard]]'', December 6, 2001.</ref> The remaining DRC members were formally expelled as members of the Canadian Alliance in December.<ref>"Alliance split over MPs ouster". ''[[Prince George Citizen]]'', December 15, 2001.</ref>