by matttbastard
The day that Mr. Emerson “crossed the floor” to the Conservative party was a dark day for Canadian democracy… He has betrayed his supporters and the entire electorate in Vancouver Kingsway. He has put his personal goals ahead of those of the electorate.
I’ll enjoy having Elizabeth May explain why her party did a total…180° on that one at the debates.
Oh, snap! Welcome to prime time, Liz.
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From what I’ve read on this, Wilson did not cross the floor. He was booted from the Liberal Party in fall of 2007, almost a year ago. Since then, he’s been sitting as an independent. Now, he’s joined the Greens. Maybe my definition is too narrow but I would say that floor crossing involves moving from one party to another. Wilson moved from being an independent (i.e. no party) to being a Green.
Emerson, by contrast, was sitting as a Liberals and crossed over to the Cons. He was not turfed by the Liberals and he spent zero time as an independent.
JB
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Emerson made the mistake of not moving to become an independent for a day and then crossing over to the Conservatives.
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A year.. a day, what’s the diff, eh Skinny Dipper?
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