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‘Throw them out’ of Parliament: Poilievre in favour of recall petition for floor-crossers

After losing another of his MPs to the Liberals, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he personally supports recall petitions — a way for constituents to remove a representative if they garner enough local support.

“When a member of Parliament goes back on the word they made to their constituents and switches parties, constituents should be able to petition to throw them out and have a byelection,” he said during a news conference on Thursday.

“That would put the people back in charge of our democracy rather than having dirty backroom deals.”

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