Floor crossing betrays the will of the voters

Most voters cast their ballot based on their views of the party or its leader. It’s deluded for an MP to think it is the magnetism of their personality, rather than their party affiliation, that brought them to and keeps them in Ottawa.

Former Conservative MPs Chris d’Entremont, left, Michael Ma, Matt Jeneroux, and Marilyn Gladu, and ex-NDP MP Lori Idlout have all joined the Liberal caucus. These MPs abandoned the party on whose ticket they ran in the last federal election less than a year ago, writes Adam Dodek.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson

Opinion

BY ADAM DODEK

April 9, 2026

I don’t like floor crossers. They are self-serving. They are disingenuous. They subvert our electoral system and they should be prohibited.

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