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@RodgersBj88008 @TondaMacC @RyanTumilty @aballinga @TorontoStar Oh I'm well educated in how the system works, but just because the system was designed that way doesn't mean thats how it should be. It isn't bottom up if your vote doesn't matter.

@Jmacwillkillyou @TondaMacC @RyanTumilty @aballinga @TorontoStar WHY? it is NOT how our system was designed. It is supposed to be a bottom ups system. y guess is you have NO education about the history of Canada and how our electoral system works. If you do not like it, work to change the rules!

Floor-crosser Marilyn Gladu says she’ll toe Liberal party line despite her past positions on social issues. From @RyanTumilty and @aballinga thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar

@RodgersBj88008 @TondaMacC @RyanTumilty @aballinga @TorontoStar Sure, but then they need to resign and run based on those policys and ideals. Our Democracy was already basically worthless, this just puts the nail in the coffin.

@TondaMacC @RyanTumilty @aballinga @TorontoStar She has chosen to join a winning team....all about work and pragmatism! People should be allowed to change their perspectives!

@StittLogan Right but the same libs that are accepting that statement now didn't accept it then.

I can attest that this is true. Two years ago, I had lunch with Marilyn, and she explained that when that vote came before the House, she explicitly stated she was against conversion therapy but was concerned about elements of the bill she thought restricted freedom of speech

@Dude95316547 @VanIsleInvestor The current system is way better than what is being proposed, that doesn't mean the current system is good, it means you need to go back to the drawing board anc come up with a plan that works. You people and you egos are exhausting.

@VanIsleInvestor Hey you're right. The current system is way better and we shouldn't do a single thing to disrupt our billionaire overlords. Thanks for being a good human

Canadians spend 121 billion on groceries a year. 30% of $121 Billion is $36 Billion. Where does he get $350 million? Come on Canada!

@VanIsleInvestor Oh you think his plan is for ALL Canadians? This will strictly be a means tested vote buying scam for the welfare class like everything else the NDP suggests.

@davidconstable6 @sarobertsonca Except the ridings that get stuck with a candidate from a party they didn't vote for, plus we'd need a process to determine which ridings those are.

@sarobertsonca Most of us vote party most times. FPTP pretends we vote for an individual person. Proportional Representation would more accurately reflect how we voters choose, and would give us more accurate representation.

Avi Lewis on floor crossing: "I think at this point Canadians are starting to go, 'Does our vote count if we vote for somebody and then they just end up in the other party?'"

@sarobertsonca Yes that is what we want, that's why we didn't vote liberal.

Steven MacKinnon: "I can assure you that Canadians who live in Conservative ridings or in opposition ridings across Canada are asking their Members of Parliament, we want you to be part of solutions, we want you to be part of a positive vision for building Canada."

@RM_Transit Like everything else in Toronto, there is too much bureaucracy, obstructionist unions, a focus on wants instead of needs, and no consequence for failure.

Why are they leaving though? I'd argue it's in no small part because Toronto has systematically deprioritized public transit speed. Look at the disaster along Finch West, but also how the Toronto street cars have been among the slowest in the world for a very long time.

@Oakvillejaysfan @kinsellawarren Chretien would have, Martin maybe, Trudeau definitely not. 2026 CPC views are just Chretien era Liberal and left wing views, you guys just forgot because Trudy took the party so far left.

@kinsellawarren I don't think Chrétien, Martin, or Trudeau would let her be part of the caucus.

I don't understand how a pro-convoy fruitcake is considered a Liberal. But what do I know about putting together a winning Liberal team, etc.

@kinsellawarren Liberals used to support free speech and the right to protest.

@SpencerFernando So Carney announcing today that she is expected to vote the party line on a number of issues is upsetting to you?

We need politicians with their own minds, not drones. Every party loves floor crossings when the floor crossing is in their direction, and hates floor crossings when it’s going the other way, so there is little point in considering the inevitable lamentations of the Conservatives, just as the celebration of the Liberals is of little intellectual value here. However, what must be stated is that whether you agree with individual floor crossing decisions or not, the ability of MPs to cross the floor must be protected. Our political system is built so that we elect individuals, not a party, and this is profoundly important because it ensures that those we elect have their own minds. The individual mind is the only real kind of mind there is. There is no ‘group mind’ or ‘collective mind.’

@scottmhayward Maybe not, but doesn't make it any less true, and at this point who gives a shit? Even if we manage to elect our preferred government they can't get past a highly partisan un-elected senate, or judiciary anyway. At least now we can stop pretending we have a democracy.

You're right, calling Conservatives who voted for the party in 2025 and are now supporting the Carney Liberals "rats" is the best way to win government next time. Brilliant. Stunning. Brave.

@notthatkhalid LGBT isn't a thing. They are all separate things, and and there are zero rights that other Canadians have that they don't.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but there’s only the NDP and Greens are the only nationwide parties ideologically committed to LGBT rights.

@sheryltibo Eh, even if it did count you still have to get past the unelected senate and judiciary, at least now we can stop pretending to be a democracy.

In Canada - your vote doesn’t count anymore. Those in Western Canada already feel this. Those in the East - how does it feel??

@SpencerFernando So instead we should subvert the will of voters for the feelings of this one individual, and with zero avenue for repercussions? This is an incredibly stupid take.

Were Canada to ban floor crossing, we would be suppressing the individual minds of those we elect, and further concentrating power in party leaders. As things stand now, floor crossing protects independence and keeps pressure on leaders to treat their colleagues well lest they watch those colleagues head elsewhere. Floor crossing – and the threat of it – protects us from a system where those we elect turn into mindless drones serving nothing more than the centralized will of ‘the leader.’ So, whether you agree with Gladu’s decision or not, it is essential to protect the right of MPs to cross the floor. The individual mind is the most precious resource we have.

@CanadianPolling Given that the Liberals can't build anything and the 90 billion budget is definitely going to be more than double for a train that has no viable use case is this HSR project

More than 60% of Canadians say they support the ALTO High-speed railway From Liberals to Conservatives, Canadians want the railway built Read it for free below

@CanadianPolling Poll question is heavily biased, quotes the wrong cost for the project, uses a completely unsubstantiated economic benefit stat, and doesn't list any of the negatives. You used to call out this type of low quality polling.

@SpencerFernando Sure, but then if they need to decide that when they are choosing the party they run for. If they can no longer support the direction of their party, they should resign and let the people vote. Why bother voting at all if democracy doesn't matter?

Whatever you think of Marilyn Gladu’s floor crossing, you should want MPs to have their own minds. spencerfernando.com/2026/04/08/wha…

@Rusev_Jace @rupasubramanya Prove it with a by-election then. They overwhelmingly voted for the Conservative platform it's not like it was a close race.

@Jmacwillkillyou @rupasubramanya Her constituents voted for her to decide

This is what winning looks like. Politics isn' t a charity but about coalition building. The fact that Carney was able to entice a hard core Conservative tells you exactly where the momentum is. If people prefer purity, there’s always the NDP, a party that will never win an election, much like what the CPC is increasingly being reduced to.