Party Leaders React to NDP MP Crossing Floor to Join Liberals as Governing Party Gets Closer to Majority

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives with MP for Nunavut Lori Idlout, who crossed the floor from the NDP to the Liberals, as they make their way to a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 11, 2026. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Several MPs have reacted to the news that another MP, this time from the NDP, has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, who are now closer to reaching a majority.

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout said she decided to joint the Liberals because of “new threats against our sovereignty” impacting the North, adding it would be more effective to be part of the government to represent her region.