NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies said he will introduce legislation prohibiting MPs from crossing the floor to other parties without the consent of their riding constituents.
Davies said in a statement on June 1 that the bill would require MPs seeking to join another party after being elected to Parliament to either obtain consent from their constituents through a byelection, or sit as an independent MP until the next federal election.
While private member’s bills rarely pass and become law, they can bring additional attention to issues, and can sometimes pave the way for similar government legislation passing.
The current sitting of Parliament has seen a total of five MPs—four Conservatives and one New Democrat—cross the floor to the Liberal Party and give it a majority government….