With one warm floor-crossing welcome, Prime Minister Mark Carney challenged Wednesday what it means to be a Liberal, gave his primary opponent a big wake-up call, and planted the seeds for simmering caucus discontent.
A day before Liberals gather in Montreal for their biennial convention — Carney’s first as leader — the prime minister embraced four-term Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu to the Grits’ caucus. “I couldn’t be happier,” he said, as he shook Gladu’s hand and lauded her “tremendous” international business experience, her decade in Parliament, dedication to her constituents, and well-known reputation as one of the most collaborative MPs on the hill.
