Conservative MP Defects to Liberals, Shifting Political Landscape

0:00It's April 8th. This is Canada News today. Local news powered by AI. Another conservative MP just crossed the floor to the Liberals. Marilyn Gladoo, who's represented Sarnia Lampton, Bakesh Winong since 2015, ditched the Tories on Wednesday morning. This switch puts the Liberals one-seed shy of a majority in the house. It's the latest affection and a rough stretch for the conservatives. Just 49 days ago, Matt Jennero from Edmonds in River Bend jumped ship following big names like Chris Donterman and Michael Maul last year. All this hits right before expected. Liberal wins in three by elections next week. Gladoo says her constituents want real leadership to build a stronger, independent Canadian economy after a tough year. She's joining Prime Minister Mark Carney's team to push those priorities. Carney praised her engineering background and cross-party work, calling her results driven addition. Her writings are classic bellweather, backing the government in power for 52 years straight

1:01before she won four times in opposition. Carney even squeezed in a photo op with her after cabinet. With defections piling up and by elections looming, the political maps shifting fast toward the Liberals, setting up some intense debates ahead on the economy and jobs.