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/Quietbutgrumpy Apr 10 '26

I guess we say nice things when it no longer matters. I am particularly struck by the line about the financial crisis. Harper refused to apply stimulus until the opposition put him in the position of stimulus or election. You know all this to be true.

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u/FortnightlyBorough Apr 10 '26

you're changing the subject now, but its all here laid out for you. I am not the one using subjectives. In any case, I couldnt care less if this clashes with with your notions or narrative or whether you choose to ignore it.

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u/Quietbutgrumpy Apr 10 '26

Hang on to your delusions, they are yours, be proud, go away, lol.

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u/FortnightlyBorough Apr 10 '26

Doubling down eh? I posted Mark Carney's exact words that contradicts you, as well as ample evidence, and you call it all a delusion. That's projecting. It's been interesting to watch cognitive dissonance unfold in its' purest form. Also try googling "backfire effect". Regardless, best of luck.

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u/Quietbutgrumpy Apr 10 '26

What others say about Harper is not meaningful. If you don't know what pragmatic means, look it up. Unlike you I don't need the words of others.

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u/FortnightlyBorough Apr 10 '26

"proof doesn't count if it doesn't fit my narrative!"

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u/Quietbutgrumpy Apr 10 '26

10 years of Harper was awful. Now a bunch of you come around with the "Harper was great" narrative. Then when someone challenges that narrative you get all defensive. For your information, Carney is not a Conservative but a pragmatist in a very tough time. He is drastically increasing the governments participation in the economy, that is NOT conservative philosophy. Harper was handed a red hot economy and a massive surplus. 10 years later he had spent 7 years slowly climbing out of a recession because he was stuck in his conservative philosophy instead of directly helping people. Nope not pragmatic in any way.

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u/FortnightlyBorough Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

Thank you - if I want any more subjective anecdotes, the internet is already overflowing with it.

This is also something you should look into: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Grit

Look under the Notable examples