NDP seeks to ban floor-crossing without constituents’ consent

Avi Lewis, the new leader of the federal NDP, listens in as former Interim leader Don Davies speaks at the press conference in Winnipeg Monday, March 30, 2026

NDP MP Don Davies says he’ll introduce a bill to ban MPs from crossing the floor without first going back to the voters in an attempt to clamp down on the type of defections that have bolstered Prime Minister Mark Carney’s benches in recent months and helped the Liberals secure a majority.