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Analysis: Mark Carney enters his majority era
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One NDP MP did cross the floor, Lori Idlout: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/idlout-crossing-floor-liberals-9.7123443
She did so because her constituents asked her so they could have a voice in the leading party. Otherwise they'd be reduced to silence. And that proved to be a good move considering how things turned out.
"A good move"
Yeah, great move from an indigenous MP siding with the government that not long ago tried to bypass treaty rights for "projects of national interest".
You're totally going to get a good voice in with all the Conservatives who crossed the floor, including someone who suggested sending in the military to deal with the Wet'suwet'en pipeline protests.
Idlout's crossing was dumb and outright pathetic. Like congrats on being the token indigenous person for whenever the Liberals run into issues with indigenous people. "Well actually we're not trampling over indigenous rights, look, we have an indigenous woman here!".
Yeah. I get your point. 😓
But, they're still going to have more influence from within the party than not. I don't think it's that stupid to have crossed. Especially now that they're a majority.