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Toronto-area Liberal MP Leona Alleslev crosses the floor to join Conservatives

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Toronto-area Liberal MP Leona Alleslev crosses the floor to join Conservatives

This is first floor crossing the Liberals have faced since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assumed leadership

John Paul Tasker - CBC News

Ontario MP Leona Alleslev is crossing the floor from the Liberals to join the Conservative party caucus — the first such loss for the governing party since the last election.

The floor crossing is a coup for the opposition Tories, who are counting on a breakthrough in suburban Toronto-area ridings like the one held by Alleslev to win the next federal election.

This is the first floor crossing the Liberals have faced since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assumed leadership of the party in 2014.

Alleslev cited her concerns over the government's handling of the economy, foreign affairs and trading relationships, and what she calls inadequate military spending, as the reasons motivating her to jump from the government benches to the Tories.

Alleslev, a graduate of the Royal Military College and a former captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force, held senior positions at the Department of National Defence, IBM and aerospace manufacturer Bombardier before seeking the Liberal nomination for the Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill riding in 2014.

"My attempts to raise my concerns with this government were met with silence," Alleslev said in a speech in the House of Commons announcing her move. "It's my duty to stand and be counted. Our country is at risk. The government must be challenged openly and publicly.

"To my Liberal colleagues, thank you. But my oath is to country, not party and my sacred obligation is to serve my constituents."

Alleslev previously served as a parliamentary secretary to the minister of Public Services and Procurement between November 2015 and January 2017. She was replaced by Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon, a former national director of the Liberal Party.

Alleslev narrowly defeated former Conservative MP Costas Menegakis — by just by 1,093 votes, or 2.2 percentage points — to secure the riding for the Liberals.

Menegakis, who already had been nominated to run again for the Conservatives, tweeted Monday he will stand aside in favour of Alleslev and instead seek the nomination for the neighbouring riding of Richmond Hill.

Speaking to reporters in the foyer of Commons, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said he was "extremely proud" to welcome Alleslev into the Conservative fold. He said that, like many Canadians who voted for Trudeau in the last election, Alleslev now realizes Trudeau is not equipped to deal with the "challenges of our time."

"If, like Leona, you supported Justin Trudeau and the Liberals in the last election and you're frustrated or even angry with the ineffective leadership, know this: you are both welcome and needed in the Conservative Party of Canada. We're going to keep adding to our team," he said.

Scheer said Alleslev will be appointed the party's critic for global security.

Former Conservative MP Eve Adams joins Liberal Party
Trudeau said he wished Alleslev well in her career as a Conservative.

"This is something that [is] allowed for in our system," he told reporters in the foyer of the Commons.

"I'm looking forward to getting back in the House to talk about what we're going to be doing for Canadians, what we've been working hard on all summer and over the past three years."

While Alleslev said Monday she had been thinking about leaving the party for "a while," her Twitter activity over the summer betrays nothing of her dissatisfaction.

In a tweet issued in July, she thanked the prime minister for visiting her riding and said she looked forward to carrying the Liberal banner in the next campaign.

The Conservatives picked off another Liberal seat earlier this year after winning a Quebec by-election in a riding held by a retiring Liberal MP. However, the Liberals have turned two Tory-held seats red since the last election, in B.C. and Quebec respectively.

While the Liberals consistently have outperformed the opposition Conservatives in national opinion polls, the Tories have a financial edge and are outpacing the Liberals in nominating candidates for the next campaign. (The Liberals maintain their fundraising performance has been roughly equal to that of the Conservatives, who spend more money to collect their donations.)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-floor-crosser-leona-alleslev-1.4826567
 

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Toronto-area Liberal MP Leona Alleslev crosses the floor to join Conservatives

This is first floor crossing the Liberals have faced since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assumed leadership

John Paul Tasker - CBC News

Ontario MP Leona Alleslev is crossing the floor from the Liberals to join the Conservative party caucus — the first such loss for the governing party since the last election.

The floor crossing is a coup for the opposition Tories, who are counting on a breakthrough in suburban Toronto-area ridings like the one held by Alleslev to win the next federal election.

This is the first floor crossing the Liberals have faced since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assumed leadership of the party in 2014.

Alleslev cited her concerns over the government's handling of the economy, foreign affairs and trading relationships, and what she calls inadequate military spending, as the reasons motivating her to jump from the government benches to the Tories.

Alleslev, a graduate of the Royal Military College and a former captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force, held senior positions at the Department of National Defence, IBM and aerospace manufacturer Bombardier before seeking the Liberal nomination for the Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill riding in 2014.

"My attempts to raise my concerns with this government were met with silence," Alleslev said in a speech in the House of Commons announcing her move. "It's my duty to stand and be counted. Our country is at risk. The government must be challenged openly and publicly.

"To my Liberal colleagues, thank you. But my oath is to country, not party and my sacred obligation is to serve my constituents."

Alleslev previously served as a parliamentary secretary to the minister of Public Services and Procurement between November 2015 and January 2017. She was replaced by Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon, a former national director of the Liberal Party.

Alleslev narrowly defeated former Conservative MP Costas Menegakis — by just by 1,093 votes, or 2.2 percentage points — to secure the riding for the Liberals.

Menegakis, who already had been nominated to run again for the Conservatives, tweeted Monday he will stand aside in favour of Alleslev and instead seek the nomination for the neighbouring riding of Richmond Hill.

Speaking to reporters in the foyer of Commons, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said he was "extremely proud" to welcome Alleslev into the Conservative fold. He said that, like many Canadians who voted for Trudeau in the last election, Alleslev now realizes Trudeau is not equipped to deal with the "challenges of our time."

"If, like Leona, you supported Justin Trudeau and the Liberals in the last election and you're frustrated or even angry with the ineffective leadership, know this: you are both welcome and needed in the Conservative Party of Canada. We're going to keep adding to our team," he said.

Scheer said Alleslev will be appointed the party's critic for global security.

Former Conservative MP Eve Adams joins Liberal Party
Trudeau said he wished Alleslev well in her career as a Conservative.

"This is something that [is] allowed for in our system," he told reporters in the foyer of the Commons.

"I'm looking forward to getting back in the House to talk about what we're going to be doing for Canadians, what we've been working hard on all summer and over the past three years."

While Alleslev said Monday she had been thinking about leaving the party for "a while," her Twitter activity over the summer betrays nothing of her dissatisfaction.

In a tweet issued in July, she thanked the prime minister for visiting her riding and said she looked forward to carrying the Liberal banner in the next campaign.

The Conservatives picked off another Liberal seat earlier this year after winning a Quebec by-election in a riding held by a retiring Liberal MP. However, the Liberals have turned two Tory-held seats red since the last election, in B.C. and Quebec respectively.

While the Liberals consistently have outperformed the opposition Conservatives in national opinion polls, the Tories have a financial edge and are outpacing the Liberals in nominating candidates for the next campaign. (The Liberals maintain their fundraising performance has been roughly equal to that of the Conservatives, who spend more money to collect their donations.)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-floor-crosser-leona-alleslev-1.4826567
The first...but probably not the last.
 

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Yes, we will see a few conservatives crossing over to join Bernier's party.

Anyway, Liberals should take Eve Adams over Leona Alleslva. She is much hotter looking. LOL!!
 

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Despite liking the result, and even respecting the decision, I don't like the practice of crossing the floor. The reality of our electoral system is that party (and party platform) plays a greater role in voting than the individual. Individual characteristics tend only to have a disqualifying effect. I'm not sure she would have a seat on either side of the aisle if she had run as a conservative.

Let's see if she has to back off of anything she said in her campaign literature in order to function as a member of the Conservative caucus.
 
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