Overview
- The floor crossing lifts the Liberals to 170 seats, leaving them two short of a majority in the 343-seat House of Commons.
- The budget will face a confidence vote later this month, and Liberal sources say they are courting other Conservatives or independents but report only promising leads with no commitments.
- D’Entremont, a self-described Red Tory, cited Poilievre’s "negative" style and said Carney’s first budget aligns with Acadie—Annapolis priorities in infrastructure, fisheries, farming and defence.
- Conservative leaders branded the move a betrayal driven by personal grievances, with some calling for a by-election and highlighting his prior criticisms of Liberal deficits.
- Reaction in Nova Scotia is mixed, with some local officials predicting better access to federal funding while others question his mandate as the province loses its last Conservative MP.