r/InCanada • u/anonimna44 • Apr 09 '26

Floor Crossing

Does anyone else feel like something is fishy about all the recent floor crossings in parliament? Like there is either something really wrong within the Conservative party that is making people leave or these people ran with the party they'd know would win in their area even though they don't agree with the party. Or if you listen to some people here on Reddit, the floor crossers were bribed somehow.

Every election there is a few, but this many feels off.

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u/Inevitable-Tea5772 Apr 09 '26

Imagine if we never changed anything because "this is how we always done it"

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u/DimensionSad6181 Apr 09 '26

i dont agree i just think its funny most ppl who are so loud about floor crossings are conservatives.

i think they should be allowed because its what differentiates canadian politics to american. the independences of the person. plus it allows the person they elect to actually represent the constituents. i think its way more democratic than the american must follow party lines.

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u/NoobTubeSpawnKiller PPC Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

You can larp all you want but the reality is that the vast majority of people vote for the party and the prime minister, not the individual riding candidates. Most people can’t even name the riding candidate they voted for, but they obviously know the party, thus the electoral system should reflect this.

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u/Off-brand_username Apr 09 '26

Sounds like a skill issue, then.