Floor-Crossing Is Not a Threat to Canadian Democracy – in Fact, It Might Be Beneficial to It

LILLEY: Pierre Poilievre pushes back on media – as he should

In the wake of Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor to the Liberals, there has been pressure on Pierre Poilievre to show that he’s changing.

Floor-crossing is not a threat to Canadian democracy – in fact, it might be beneficial to it

Chris d’Entremont’s decision to leave the Tory caucus for the Liberals is not undemocratic, nor is it even very rare

Carney’s Floor-Crossing Campaign. A Media-Staged Bid for Majority Rule That Erodes Democracy While Beijing Hovers

In a majority government, an unprecedented and risky, course-altering national policy — deepening ties with Beijing while loosening ties with Washington — is considerably easier to execute. On budget day, Ottawa’s reporters were sequestered in the traditional lock-up, combing through hundreds of pages, when Politico detonated a perfectly timed scoop: Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont was weighing a jump to Mark Carney’s Liberals. Within hours, h…

Gaetan: Before Crossing the Floor – Try Facing the Voters First

By Joe Gaetan November 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont resigned from the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, a move that nudges Prime Minister Mark Carney cl…