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Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses the floor to the Liberals
Gladu is the fifth MP to join Carney’s caucus, leaving the Liberals one seat short of a majority in the House of Commons.
- On Wednesday, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party, bringing the government to 171 seats in the House of Commons. The Liberals now need just one additional seat for a majority.
- Gladu cited a need for "serious leadership" and economic action, alluding to President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada. She stated she would rather be inside the "large Liberal tent."
- As the fifth lawmaker to defect in recent months, Gladu's move surprised many observers; political scientist Daniel Bland at McGill University noted it makes it increasingly difficult for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to maintain control.
- Prime Minister Carney called special elections for three districts on Monday, April 13, in Toronto-area ridings and Terrebonne, Quebec. Winning one seat would secure the Liberals' majority government.
- Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet criticized the ideological gap, saying "the ideological differences between the Liberals and the Conservatives are getting thinner and thinner by the minute." He credited his party as the only one addressing climate change.
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