Conservative member of Parliament Billy Morin says the Liberals are trying to get him to cross the floor, but he has no intention of leaving the Conservative caucus.
Speaking on a hot mic before a press conference on Parliament Hill, Morin asked journalists unprompted: “Do you want to run a story on floor crossing?”
When questioned if he would be the next floor crosser, he responded: “No, they’re trying to poach me.”
While Morin is not seen in the framing of the video recorded from the event, a Global News journalist was in the room and heard Morin speak with reporters.
Morin subsequently told Global News that a Liberal reached out to him asking, “Wondering if u ever had any reflections on what it would mean or wish to explore the dark side … We do want to grow out caucus to 7 preferably 8.”
“This shameless power grab in the face of democracy by the Liberals would attempt to make me just another number in their caucus,” Morin said in a statement.
“I am fully supported by my Conservative colleagues & leader to bring my voice and experience to the opposition team, rather than possibly being just 1 of 8 new voices to be tokenized. I am proud to be apart of a strong opposition – something Canadians are owed “
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Morin was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Northwest as a Conservative in the last federal election. He also previously served as the Chief of Enoch Cree Nation.
Five MPs have switched political teams to the Liberals in the past five months, including four Conservatives – and there is speculation that more could follow.
A senior government source tells Global News there are many ongoing conversations between the Liberals and Conservatives to get even more Tories to join the Liberal tent. A Conservative MP also told Global News that they believe more floor crossers will leave the Conservative caucus for the Liberals.
The latest Conservative floor crosser, Marilyn Gladu, changed political stripes just five days ago.
Her switch to the government caucus was widely seen as the most shocking, given her history of supporting socially conservative stances, including restricting abortion, opposing a ban on conversion therapy and supporting the trucker convoy that took over Parliament Hill in 2022.
Prime Minister Mark Carney defended her switch at the Liberal convention this past weekend and emphasized that she will vote according to his party’s values.
Carney’s government is currently one seat shy of a majority.
Three key by-elections Monday will determine his government’s mandate. Two Toronto-area ridings, University-Rosedale and Scarborough-Southwest, are widely seen as safe Liberal seats that were previously held by former cabinet ministers Chrystia Freeland and Bill Blair.
However, the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne will be a tight race against the Bloc Québécois.
The Liberals won the seat in the last federal election by a single vote, which was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court due to mail-in ballot errors.
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