The shameless hypocrisy of Tory turncoat Marilyn Gladu
Her own words: "The whole point of being an MP is to represent your constituents."
Author of the article:Lorrie Goldstein
Published Apr 08, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
Liberal MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Marilyn Gladu
Liberal MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Marilyn Gladu smiles as she speaks during a photo op in the prime minister's office in Ottawa on April 8, 2026. Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press
The two-faced hypocrisy MP Marilyn Gladu demonstrated on Wednesday, in abandoning the Conservatives for the Liberals, is shocking even when considering the ever-malleable “political principles” of floor-crossers in general.
On Jan. 11, the then-Conservative MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong since 2015 told her local Petrolia Lambton Independent newspaper she supported an automatic byelection for any MP defecting to another party.
She was commenting in support of a petition sponsored by her then fellow Conservative MP, Lianne Rood, which said that, “unrestricted floor-crossing can erode voter trust amid rising political corruption and scandals” and that voters “deserve immediate accountability when an MP switches to another party mid-term, potentially altering Parliament’s balance without endorsement.”
Gladu told the Independent:
“Really, the whole point of being an MP is to represent your constituents. So if they’re voting you in under one platform – for you to switch for whatever reasons, just seems to me to not be representing what you’re supposed to be there to represent.
“We elected you under this banner, and if you don’t want to be under that banner, then we deserve a chance to have a redo.”
Compare that to her social media post on X on Wednesday announcing she was, “Proud to be the newest member of our new Liberal Government” — without a byelection — declaring “I have made a choice to do the best thing for our community’s priorities, and importantly, for our country.”
This in a riding where Conservative voters elected Gladu four times from 2015 to 2025, winning 53.2% of the vote in last year’s election, almost 12,000 votes ahead of the Liberal candidate, her closest competitor.
After the Liberals chose Carney as their leader last March, Gladu, as reported by The Canadian Press, posted a video on social media saying he was part of the “disastrous mess” of inflation she blamed on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government adding:
“I don’t see that he is going to bring any change at all.”
On Wednesday, she boasted that as a professional engineer for Dow Chemical, “the experience I gained working globally across many sectors will be important to help our Prime Minister continue to deliver on the big priorities he is driving forward. To build the nation at speeds not seen before, create jobs for a prosperous future, build our defence, diversify our trade, build more homes, help lower costs for Canadians and combat crime.”
As a Conservative, Gladu opposed vaccine mandates, pot legalization, the Liberals’ anti-hate legislation, ban on conversion therapy and Justin Trudeau’s imposition of the Emergencies Act, while supporting the trucker convoy.
She backed Pierre Poilievre’s successful campaign for the Conservative leadership in 2022, and when he won wrote:
“Congratulations to my friend Pierre Poilievre, our new Conservative Party of Canada leader!
“I am proud to have supported him every step of the way, and looking forward to uniting our party under his leadership.”
In reality, Gladu, along with fellow Tory turncoats Chris d’Entremont, Michael Ma, and Matt Jeneroux, has ensured Carney will emerge from Monday’s three byelections with a majority government of up to 174 seats compared to 169 for the combined opposition parties in the 343-seat Commons.
The four Conservative defections also mean more political trouble for Poilievre within his own party, despite winning his recent leadership review with 87.4% support from party delegates.
In February 2022, the Conservative caucus voted to remove previous party leader Erin O’Toole by a vote of 73-45 under the Reform Act passed in 2015.
petrolialambtonindependent.ca
On Jan. 11, the then-Conservative MP told her local newspaper she supported an automatic byelection for any MP defecting to another party.
torontosun.com
