Anonymous20 days ago
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government has recruited four opposition MPs — three Conservatives and one New Democrat — through floor crossings since November 2025, bringing the party to 170 seats, just two short of a majority in the 343-seat House of Commons. With three byelections scheduled for April 13 that could deliver the final seats, the unprecedented pace of defections has ignited a fierce national debate over democratic legitimacy, party loyalty, and whether a government should be able to engineer a majority without winning one at the ballot box.