Robert Ghiz. (Andrew Vaughan/CP) Andrew Vaughan/CP
Maverick Watch: PEI edition
When party discipline transcends federal-provincial distinctions
A Progressive Conservative MLA in Prince Edward Island has crossed the floor to the Liberals... because of his disagreement with federal Conservative policy.
As a member of the Liberal caucus, he feels he can now finally speak out against the Harper government’s EI reforms, he said. “Now I have the freedom to speak out for the people of my area."
Apparently this is the first floor-crossing in PEI history.
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