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1960-1980
Quebec transformed from a conservative, church-dominated society into a modern, secular one. The sovereignty movement emerged, led by politicians who crossed the floor to build it.
René Lévesque's crossing in 1967 was the spark that eventually led to the Parti Québécois, the 1976 election victory, and the 1980 referendum.
Argue ran to be leader of the new NDP but lost to Tommy Douglas. Bitter about the loss, he crossed to the Liberals.
Lévesque believed Quebec should become its own country. The Liberals disagreed. So he left and eventually founded the Parti Québécois.
Hellyer left the Liberals, tried to start his own party, joined the Conservatives, then went back to the Liberals, then started another party. He crossed the floor more times th…
Calder was the first Indigenous person elected to any legislature in Canada, serving 26 years as a CCF/NDP member. He crossed to Social Credit, the governing party.
Horner was an Alberta Conservative who crossed to join Pierre Trudeau's Liberal cabinet. In Alberta, being a Liberal is almost unthinkable - this was a huge deal.