Gladu's Floor-Crossing: Byelections Petition Gains Traction

0:00It's April 8th. You're listening to Vancouver News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Cory with the story. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladou just crossed the floor to join the Liberals, boosting their seats to 171, just shy of a majority. But three months back, this Ontario rep from Sarni Alampton, Becage Juanon, who's held the seat since 2015, backed a petition pushing for, automatic bi-elections whenever an MP switches parties. Repetition kicked off December 18th, 2025 by fellow conservative Leanne Ruud, calls floor crossing of a trail of voters who, picked you under one banner. It argues MPs should go independent or face a fresh vote to join another party, and it's racked up 64,693, signature so far, closing mid-day April 17th. Gladou herself told reporters in January, she supported bi-elections not just for party switches, but even for going independent, saying voters deserve a, redo if you ditch the

1:00platform they chose you for. Now her old party is hitting back hard. With conservative whip Chris Workington urging her to resign and prove her principles with an immediate bi-lection. Meanwhile, she's the fifth recent defector to the Liberals, following two conservatives before Christmas, another in February and an NDP switch-in, March. A February Ipsos poll shows 62% of Canadians agree, wanting bi-elections for any party hop, though younger folks under 35 are A. Bit more chill about their own MP flipping. This flip highlights the heat around floor crossing in a tight parliament, with that petition still gaining steam, and no quick fix on the horizon.