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NDP MP Lori Idlout crossing floor to Liberals, bringing Carney closer to majority<\/a>
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New Democratic Party MP Lori Idlout is crossing the floor to join the Liberals, setting up Prime Minister Mark Carney to secure a majority government if upcoming byelections go his way.<\/p>\n

Interim NDP Leader Don Davies appeared to scoop the Liberals when he issued a statement late Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

“We’re very disappointed that Lori Idlout has decided to join the Liberal caucus,” it said.<\/p>\n

“The position of the New Democrats on floor crossing is longstanding and clear.\u00a0 We believe that when someone rejects the decision of their electors and wants to join another party, they should put that decision to their voters.”<\/p>\n

Three senior Liberals confirmed the move to CBC News and Radio-Canada.<\/p>\n

The move gets Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a sought-after majority in the House of Commons. It drops the NDP down to just six MPs and brings the Liberals up to 170 seats.<\/p>\n

“With new threats against our sovereignty and pressures on the well-being of people throughout the North, we need a strong and ambitious government that makes decisions with Nunavut \u2014 not only about Nunavut,” Idlout said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“That is why after much personal reflection and encouragement from my community, family, and supporters, I have decided to join the government caucus and to work alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney to build the better future that Nunavummiut are counting on.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

1 NDP, 3 Conservatives have joined Liberals <\/h2>\n

Idlout has represented Nunavut in the House of Commons since 2021.<\/p>\n

This marks the fourth floor crosser to join Carney’s benches and the first from the NDP. He has picked up three Conservative MPs since November: Nova Scotia MP\u00a0Chris d’Entremont, Toronto MP Michael Ma\u00a0and Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux. <\/p>\n

The prime minister now needs two more Liberal MPs to reach 172 seats,…<\/p>\n

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