Canada's Carney welcomes another defector to Liberals as he nears majority

The prime minister needs only one more MP to join the Liberals to form a majority government after Marilyn Gladu of Ontario defected this week.

Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu defects from the Conservative Party to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party, bringing the Liberals one seat away from a majority government.

Marilyn Gladu's defection from the Conservative Party to the Liberals brings Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to securing a parliamentary majority.

Marilyn Gladu's defection to the Liberals brings Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a parliamentary majority, facilitating his agenda.

Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu's defection from the Conservative Party to the Liberals brings Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a majority government.

An overview of Marilyn Gladu's background and her recent defection from the Conservative Party to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party.

In a scene carefully orchestrated for TV cameras, Prime Minister Mark Carney and an entourage of cabinet ministers walked recent Liberal convert Marilyn Gladu through throngs of party members lined up for selfies and handshakes Thursday in Montreal. Gladu, a longtime Conservative member of Parliament since 2015, announced her defection to the Liberal caucus, to collective shock across the Ottawa bubble. Gladu is the fifth MP, and the fourth Conservative, to do so since Prime Minister Mark Carney became leader just over a year ago. But this one is not like the others – and the adjustment may prove a bridge too far for Gladu, for some members of the Liberal caucus, and, ultimately for Carney.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attracted another opposition Conservative lawmaker to the Liberal party, further assuring that he will soon have a majority government. Ontario Member of Parliament Marilyn Gladu alluded to President Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty and economy for her decision to defect to Carney’s governing Liberals. Trump has talked about making Canada the 51st state and has applied punishing tariffs on ... Gladu is the fifth Canadian law ... She called it a "large Liberal tent" and said that she'd rather be ... Her defection puts the Liberals ... . The Liberals now have 171 ... . Carney has called special elections for ... . The prime minister announced on March ... . The three other Conservative legislators who defect ... Jeneroux referenced Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos as helping his decision. In the speech, Carney condemned economic coercion by great powers against smaller countries and received widespread praise and attention for his remarks, upstaging Trump at the gathering. Carney has moved the Liberals to the center since replacing Justin Trudeau as prime minister in 2025 and winning national elections. The defection is another blow to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost the last national election last year and even his own seat in Parliament. He has since rejoined the House of Commons. Poilievre won a party leadership review earlier this year but continues to have problems controlling his lawmakers.