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Every recorded division in the House of Commons is published on the official record — Hansard for the debate, and the LEGISinfo + ourcommons.ca portals for the vote tallies. This article teaches readers how to navigate those records: how to find a specific vote, how to identify each MP's position, how to interpret "paired" and "absent" labels, and how to cross-reference a vote against the MP's prior public statements. The skill is the foundation of accountability journalism — and any citizen can do it.
Conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor to Mark Carney’s Liberals on December 11, 2025 — nine days after a Hansard speech in which he attacked the Liberal record on housing, productivity, and economic governance, calling them "team feudalism." He has since admitted he was "truly a Conservative" at the Conservative Christmas party the night before he crossed. A constituent petition calling for his resignation has reportedly gathered tens of thousands of signatures.