Mark Carney (Trudeau Liberal Replacement) as PM

[Ron in Regina]

Michael Ma’s floor crossing from the Conservatives to the Liberals was so shameless, it’s almost worthy of respect. There was no issue of conscience that Ma was wrestling with, no loud calls from his constituents that he must aid Prime Minister Mark Carney’s quest for a majority, no apparent fallout with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

In fact, there doesn’t appear to be any reason at all, least of all a defensible one, for why the rookie MP, having just been elected less than eight months ago, needed to change parties. Ma, of course, tried to spin it all as a matter of principle, saying in a statement issued by the Liberals that his decision was made after “listening carefully to the people of Markham–Unionville in recent weeks.” (?)

Those would be the very same people who, again, just sent him to Ottawa as a Conservative in April.

While parliamentary convention permits floor crossing, the whole business is embarrassing for everyone involved, kind of like how there is no law against adultery. It is hard to overstate just how cynical this floor crossing is. The day before being welcomed with applause at the Liberal Christmas party, Ma danced at the Conservative Christmas party and was photographed with Poilievre and his wife, Anaida.

Carson Jerema: Holy cow, Michael Ma is shameless — National Post

The newly minted Liberal was dancing at the Conservative Christmas party the night before crossing the floor

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[Ron in Regina]

Moose…on the loose.

(YouTube & 5 Liberals & 1 NDP Deemed “Threat to Public Safety” — MPs DENIED Entry to Israel)

(This even though Canada’s ostensible conditions for Palestinian statehood, including that Hamas must disarm, haven’t been met. Nor had all Israeli hostages been released at that time, another of Canada’s conditions.)

 

[Ron in Regina]

Yeah…you usually don’t resign over allegations. After Quebec’s anti-corruption police announced a criminal investigation of the party last week, prominent Liberals began openly calling for Rodriguez to step aside…which means they knew, and didn’t say anything?

Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez resigns amid ongoing crisis | Globalnews.ca

Rodriguez's leadership campaign has been under scrutiny, with allegations people may have received cash rewards in exchange for votes and that donors had their money reimbursed.

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There is also a real threat to national unity if the Liberals do get a majority government by means other than the ballot box, but that’s probably neither here nor there, etc…

First off, there was no ideological split between Ma and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre; there was no policy split. Secondly, the move by Ma pushes Carney closer to a majority, which would fundamentally change the outcome of the last election for the whole country — not just one riding. Now Allegations that China is once again interfering in Canada’s democracy? Meh…that’s yesterday’s news, right?

Maybe that’s why people have been out protesting Ma at his Markham constituency office with some calling him a traitor, others making links to the Chinese government and claims of interference by Beijing.

That’s not wild speculation; National Post spoke with Joe Tay who also ran for the Conservatives in the last election and has been the target of interference from Chinese officials. Tay was the candidate that Liberal MP Paul Chiang suggested people should arrest and handover to Chinese authorities in exchange for a bounty.

Chiang was dropped by the Liberals as their candidate in Markham-Unionville and Michael Ma won the riding for the Conservatives.

“When you connect all these dots together, people have these kinds of worries,” Tay told National Post this week, while pointing to meetings and associations that Ma has had with Chinese officials.

Others in the Chinese community, like Cheuk Kwan, a frequent critic of the Chinese government and co-chair of the Toronto Association for Democracy in China, don’t believe there is a connection between Beijing and Ma’s floor crossing.

“I think him being in these dinners and perhaps even meeting with the (Chinese vice) consulate general is par for the course,” Kwan told the Post? What?

The most likely explanation for Ma’s crossing is the simplest one: Liberal cabinet minister Tim Hodgson, a fellow rich guy and former business executive just like Ma, convinced Ma that he’d be happier with the Liberals and people like him. Regardless of the reason, the move leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many voters.

LILLEY: Carney playing with floor crossing is dangerous for national unity — Toronto Sun

This floor crossing feels different, the anger seems more intense, the disappointment in Canada’s political system feels like it is deepening. Now, with Mark Carney threatening to get a majority with more floor crossers, there are real questions about the health of our democracy. There is also a...

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[petros]

Que pasa pour favour? Liberali no est bueno?

Si. No est bueno.