‘Floor crossings are nothing new’: Liberal MPs cheer Idlout’s decision to join their party, defend party’s efforts to get a majority without a general election

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says the floor-crossing MPs are responding to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s strategy for the country.

New Liberal caucus addition Lori Idlout, left, speaks with reporters before the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on March 11, 2026. 'I'm very thankful to be so warmly welcomed.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

March 11, 2026

PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MPs welcomed their latest recruit, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout, with claps and cheers in the caucus meeting on the Hill on March 11, brushing aside criticism from the Conservatives and the NDP who say the government is attempting to get ...

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