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Chris d’Entremont

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Press ReviewApril 22, 20266 min read
How the Press Covered the Floor-Crossings: One Story Became Two
Between November 2025 and April 2026, four Conservative MPs crossed the floor to the Liberals. The Canadian press covered it in roughly two incompatible stories: the wire-desk story (seat counts, procedural) and the op-ed story (democratic legitimacy). The split does not map cleanly onto outlet politics. Local papers diverged inside the same riding. By the fourth crossing, the frame had shifted from "why did this MP move" to "why does this keep happening" — a reframing the op-ed pages led and the news desks followed.
AccountabilityApril 19, 20265 min read
Chris d’Entremont Won by 533 Votes as a Conservative. Six Months Later, He Was a Liberal — and Democracy Watch Filed an Ethics Complaint.
On November 4, 2025 — the morning of the federal budget — Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont became the first Conservative to cross to Mark Carney’s Liberals, six months after winning re-election by 533 votes on the Conservative ticket. Within ten days, the watchdog group Democracy Watch filed a formal complaint with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, arguing that d’Entremont’s loss of his Deputy Speaker salary top-up created a financial motive that warranted investigation under the Conflict of Interest Code. The Commissioner declined to investigate.

How the Press Covered the Floor-Crossings: One Story Became Two