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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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