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Is Canadian Democracy Already Breaking?

From 4 to 13 Floor Crossers: When Politics Becomes a Schoolyard—and Your Vote Doesn’t Matter

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Apr 12, 2026
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Is this still a democracy in any meaningful sense? And if it is, why should any Canadian bother to vote?

We already have four MPs who have crossed the floor. Now, according to multiple sources openly discussed, as many as nine more are in conversations about doing the same.

From four… to thirteen.

That is not politics as usual. That is the potential rewrit…

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