News Analysis
Speculation that more MPs could be crossing the floor to join the Liberals amid the trickle of recent months was rife, but the latest defection came from an unexpected corner.
Long-time Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu announced on April 8 she is joining the Liberal caucus. She became the fourth Conservative MP to defect since November, but arguably the most right-leaning among them.
Gladu had previously declared herself to be pro-life and took stances more aligned with the right-wing of the Conservative Party.
Gladu backed the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID mandates in 2022, something now-Prime Minister Mark Carney called a “sedition” at the time….