US EditionConservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses the floor to the Liberals
Gladu is the fifth MP to join Carney’s caucus, leaving the Liberals one seat short of a majority in the House of Commons.
- On Wednesday, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party, bringing the government to 171 seats in the House of Commons. The Liberals now need just one additional seat for a majority.
- Gladu cited a need for "serious leadership" and economic action, alluding to President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada. She stated she would rather be inside the "large Liberal tent."
- As the fifth lawmaker to defect in recent months, Gladu's move surprised many observers; political scientist Daniel Bland at McGill University noted it makes it increasingly difficult for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to maintain control.
- Prime Minister Carney called special elections for three districts on Monday, April 13, in Toronto-area ridings and Terrebonne, Quebec. Winning one seat would secure the Liberals' majority government.
- Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet criticized the ideological gap, saying "the ideological differences between the Liberals and the Conservatives are getting thinner and thinner by the minute." He credited his party as the only one addressing climate change.
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Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu has left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals, pushing them closer to a majority government. In a statement posted on social media Wednesday morning, Gladu said she has heard clearly from her constituents that they want "serious leadersh...
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Owensboro Messenger-InquirerCarney attracts a 5th Conservative lawmaker to Canada's Liberal Party
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attracted another opposition Conservative lawmaker to the Liberal Party. The move further assures that he will soon have a majority government. Ontario lawmaker Marilyn Gladu alluded on Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats…
‘No one had this one on their bingo cards’: latest floor-crosser Gladu a surprise addition to Liberal ranks, say politicos
Marilyn Gladu, the fifth opposition MP to join the Carney Liberals, has been ‘rather outspoken’ about issues that may put her at odds with Trudeau-era Liberal MPs, says former Conservative staffer Ashton Arsenault.
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A timeline of floor crossings from the opposition benches to Mark Carney's Liberals
OTTAWA — Marilyn Gladu became the fifth opposition member of Parliament to cross the floor to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals on Wednesday, a day before the Liberal party convention in Montreal. The MP from Sarnia, Ont.
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