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    NDP-Abgeordneter wechselt zu den Liberalen, womit Carney zwei Sitze hinter der Mehrheit zurückbleibt

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    1. cyclinginvancouver on

      >Nunavut NDP MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, according to NDP interim leader Don Davies.

      >The NDP released a statement late Tuesday night saying they were “very disappointed” with Idlout’s decision to join the Liberal caucus.

      >The Liberals are now just two seats shy of a majority.

    4. Initial_Implement934 on

      The last person to cross the floor, please turn off the lights behind you

    5. Amtoj on

      All eyes were on the Conservatives and the Bloc, nobody expected anyone from the NDP before they found their new leader. Carney really does have the Mandate of Heaven.

    6. mwyvr on

      Wow.

      Also, I’m not entirely surprised, for a couple of reasons.

      First, Nunavut is less about politics and more about consensus. For example, there are no political parties in the legislative assembly.

      Second, given the likely winner of the NDP leadership race, Lori Idlout won’t be the only NDP member (MP in this case) reconsidering their support of the party. (Edit, I’m not saying Idlout left for that reason, but believe other members, if not MPs, may decide to move their votes elsewhere.)

    7. Appropriate-Word7156 on

      Weird, I thought this was only happening because of Pierre’s toxic leadership according to people in here. Nice precedent Carney is setting. People didn’t vote for this

    8. Sarcastic__ on

      Slightly surprised this one took so long to cross. The margin of victory was miniscule if I recall correctly.

    10. fredleung412612 on

      With easy victories all but guaranteed in University—Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest, the Liberal Party is basically a month away from securing a majority of 172. Winning the much tougher contest in Terrebonne is no longer necessary. However, a 1 seat majority isn’t exactly smooth sailing since there will be more byelections to come from potential Liberal resignations like Nate Erskine-Smith.

    11. Prudent_Slug on

      I guess she changed her mind! [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-mp-says-she-wont-cross-the-floor-to-join-liberals-at-this-point-9.7035383](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-mp-says-she-wont-cross-the-floor-to-join-liberals-at-this-point-9.7035383)

      That being said, Nunavut is probably feeling a bit vulnerable up there. Very geopolitically (see Greenland) and geographically exposed and the current NDP front runner wants to cut defence spending.

      EDIT: I didn’t mean the „..changed her mind!“ as a gotcha, but rather simply that she changed her mind. I know it was from 2 months ago.

    14. Revan462222 on

      Genuinely curious if the next one will be an NDP or a Conservative at this point. Honestly, would be almost funny though if a Liberal decides to cross just for kicks.

    17. keiths31 on

      Nice to know that a majority can be achieved behind closed doors.

      Regardless if it is all part of the parliamentary system or not, it isn’t right. If this was the CPC doing this to obtain a majority, this sub would be losing its collective mind. And you all know that.

    21. RegisteredAnonUser on

      NDP is in such a precarious position it doesn’t surprise me someone thought to make the jump. Based on the polls NDP will need multiple elections to rebuild themselves and even in that scenario they’re largely just getting concessions out of propping up the LPC.

    22. mXonKz on

      has carney been better at convincing MPs to cross the floor than previous PMs? seems like it’s been every couple of months

    23. MommersHeart on

      Wowwwww…

      In her defense the NDP leadership campaign is not doing them any favours.

    25. ProudVancouverLL on

      Geeez I wonder where people’s skepticism of democracy is coming from. Must be Tik Tok and bots.

    28. tdfast on

      I don’t think Carney is as worried about the majority as everyone seems to think. The minority is working well for him. He’s a heavy favourite in the election so nobody wants for five one and the other parties have to play ball. If he gets the majority they just stray screaming about everything again. I think he’s enjoying this box the other parties are in.

    29. Oop-Juice on

      There needs to be discussion on how easy it is to floor-cross to opposing parties without citizen input. There’s a reason the NDP literally tried to enact legislation against it. (And also doesn’t allow floor crossers to enter their party out of principle) People will use the argument „You’re voting for the person, not the party!“ ignoring the fact that 99% of Canadians don’t give a damn about the person. The fact that we have „safe seats“ for parties, ABC voting strategies, and the entire way Alberta is the way it is is due to this. If an MP is de facto representing their party, and people vote for them because of that, then switching to another party is not what the citizens voted for and should be regulated

    30. grittygrits9 on

      Two liberal strongholds coming up for a by election , they have a majority in the bag now

    32. TheOtherUprising on

      They basically have a majority now. They will win the two Toronto by-elections, the Montreal area one doesn’t even matter now.

      The other thing this does is all but eliminate the chance of a snap election which might be a blessing in disguise for the other parties.

    33. ukr_anon on

      I feel like this is contributing to the erosion of democracy. Why would my vote matter if the ruling party will just poach my MP with nice positions despite me voting on policy positions not aligned with said party?

      I know there’s the whole idea that “you vote for your representative, not your party” but in the modern era that’s just not true, MP’s vote with their party 95+% of the time, we’re voting based on party policy.

    34. Moonblood on

      Yay😭 here’s to another 10 fucking years of liberals. Not that the conservatives would be any better but god dam I hate the political leadership these days.

    36. drgr33nthmb on

      14 years of Liberals problems can only be solved by a liberal majority lmfao. This countries electorate is high on new gen hallucinogenic crack

    39. thereaperofmarz on

      Wow, no matter what party you support, it’s disturbing to see that constituent votes are essentially meaningless. Canada voted for a Liberal minority, not a majority through backroom deals.

    41. varsil on

      This „winning elections through backroom deals“ thing undermines our democracy, which we do at our own peril.

      And spare me the „you vote for the MP“ thing. We whip every important vote, so your MP is just a string the party pulls.

      The result of this will be that every Liberal scandal gets quashed without inquiry, and they’ll be able to push through all the internet surveillance and censorship they’ve been seeking.

      This is ugly business.

    43. 1baby2cats on

      So with a majority he should be able to push through all his policies now. No more excuses, can’t blame the other parties from blocking him. Let’s see things get done.

    46. Kippingthroughlife on

      If an MP wants to cross the floor it should automatically trigger a by election, I know people say „you don’t vote for the party you vote for the MP“ but that’s bullshit

    47. Savings_Macaroon7892 on

      Anytime an MP wants to cross the floor there should be a by-election. End of discussion.

    48. CanadianRunner03 on

      If it was was liberals crossing to the cpc most people would be loosing there minds here and would be calling for Change

      Fucking behind closed doors “democracy”

    49. WealthEconomy on

      So what did he offer this one? Hope Carney actually calls an election this spring and she losses to the NDP candidate.

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