Maclean’s on the Hill: Glenn Thibeault, Wildrose floor-crossings
Our Ottawa bureau’s weekly look at politics
Each week, the Maclean’s politics team and Cormac MacSweeney sit down to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa. This week, we discuss the defection of former NDP MP Glenn Thibeault to the provincial Liberals, and the mass floor-crossing of nine Wildrose MLAs in Alberta—including former leader Danielle Smith.
THE HEADLINES
ON FLOOR-CROSSINGWildrose faction bails on opposition
ON DEFECTIONA New Democrat turns red
ON CARBONThe PM talks up Alberta’s plan
ON CUBAOttawa’s rosy relationship with Havana
ON WORDSTalking points come so easy
ON POTYs10 things we learned from our winners
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