This is well said on the issue of floor crossings.
Here’s my issue.
If you were crossing the floor as an honest person, you’d layout your reasons, and act with humility that this is controversial, and try to get as much public support as possible and try to justify your decision.
What we’re seeing is a political class making jokes about it, making light of it, and not taking concerns for Canadians about this seriously. Even if you think it’s legitimate to cross the floor, surely, you cannot defend the poor decorum these individuals are showing.
Then, I see the people speculating as to why there’s so many, and some raising questions about incentives being offered, pressure being put on, and back room deals being made.
The public absolutely has a right, and perhaps a duty to speculate when our concerns are not being treated with respect and being answered candidly.
If the goal, is to achieve a majority government, which it obviously is, then they are doing so by trying to avoid going to the constituents to seek that mandate.
If 10 MPs are considering crossing, then we should just do an election.
I think this is indefensible at this stage.
As a First Nations Chief, I seek the mandate from my people, and for those who don’t like the decision our leadership makes, I seek to address their concerns.
I am not seeing that response from this government, and for that I am extremely disappointed and concerned.