OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout said “it wasn’t just one thing” that caused her to cross the floor from the NDP to the governing Liberals but “a variety of many things” that made the move appealing.
Idlout spoke to reporters on Tuesday monring before attending her first Liberal caucus meeting, just hours after news broke on Monday night that she would be crossing the floor.
“I’m very honoured to be welcoming Lori Idlout to our caucus,” said Prime Minister Mark Carney, before the Liberal caucus meeting. “We’ve had conversations about what we can do, both large and small, in Nunavut. Large projects but also helping everyone get ahead.”
Along with the statement,
Carney posted a photo on social media
of Idlout and himself sitting together.
The new Liberal MP could secure the party a majority government if it wins two Toronto byelections on April 13 that the Liberals are heavily favoured in. Another byelection, scheduled for the same day in Terrebonne, Quebec, could give the Liberals some extra electoral cushion, but it will be a close race with the Bloc Québécois.
More to come.
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