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Floor-crossers get rewarded. Climate ridings get ignored.

While former Conservatives are welcomed into the Liberal fold, climate-focused Liberal MPs are being asked to carry the political cost of pipeline expansion. Their constituents deserve to know: what did their riding receive in return?

Column A

The floor-crosser

  • Welcomed into caucus with visible profile.
  • Reported access to leadership and cabinet conversations.
  • A riding switched into the Liberal column overnight.
  • Rewarded for arriving, not for a record.
Column B

The climate-riding MP

  • Years of climate advocacy on the public record.
  • Asked to defend or excuse pipeline expansion locally.
  • No visible wins for the riding tied to that political cost.
  • Expected to take voters' loyalty for granted.

The question every climate riding should be asking

If floor-crossers are welcomed with attention and influence, and long-time climate-focused MPs are asked to sell a policy that contradicts their record, what exactly did loyalty buy? Constituents deserve a public answer — not a talking point.

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