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Explore every documented floor-crossing in Canadian political history.
D'Entremont was a Conservative MP from Nova Scotia who crossed the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government. He was the first of three Conservative MPs to m…
Maguire left the Nova Scotia Liberals and joined the governing Progressive Conservatives.
When the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Canadian Alliance to form today's Conservative Party, Brison refused to go along. He joined the Liberals instead.
During World War I, the government wanted to force men to fight overseas (conscription). Fielding, a senior Liberal, supported conscription even though his party leader Wilfrid …
Howe led the fight against Nova Scotia joining Canada. When that fight was lost, he negotiated better financial terms for Nova Scotia, then joined the government.