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B.C. Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he rejected Liberal approach to cross floor
Scott Anderson calls floor-crossing offers bribes and rejects claims of a movement to oust Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre amid two recent defections.
- On Jan. 5, 2025, Scott Anderson, MP for Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee, said he was approached to cross the floor to give Mark Carney's Liberal government a majority but rejected it, calling switching a betrayal of his constituents.
- After two recent defections, Conservative infighting has become a focal point as Chris d'Entremont on Nov. 4 and Michael Ma last month cited Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre's leadership style.
- Accusing the government of inducements, Anderson detailed the Liberal Party is "pulling out all the stops" to lure Conservatives with empty nation‑building promises while raising taxes and spending billions.
- Anderson rejected claims of an internal plot to remove Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, saying it's a myth promoted by Liberals and the media, and vowed to publicize any future approaches.
- If more MPs cross, party dynamics and parliamentary math could shift, Anderson warns, citing Conservative caucus divisions after defections by Chris d'Entremont and Michael Ma.
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A B.C. Conservative MP says the Liberals recently asked him to cross the floor to join their party, a move he says he has “no intention” of making. “I have no intention of crossing the floor today, tomorrow or ever, regardless of what you offer me. It would be a betrayal of my constituents, a betrayal of the office to which I have been elected, and a betrayal of my own personal core beliefs,” Tory MP Scott Anderson said in a Jan. 5 post on Faceb…
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B.C. Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he rejected Liberal approach to cross floor
VERNON — A British Columbia member of Parliament says he's been approached to cross the floor to give Mark Carney's Liberal government a majority, but he's not interested in "betraying" his constituents.
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