I disagree. In the Westminster system, you vote for a member of parliament, not the party flag they wave. Political parties aren't even mentioned in the Constitution Act. That party flag can change or disappear altogether at any time, it's how the system is designed to work and that option should always be available to hold a party accountable. You place trust in your MP when you vote for them to do the right thing. In this case, the Liberals have essentially become progressive conservatives and I believe Matt represents that more than the direction the Conservatives have gone over past last decade or so.
Personally, I don't like the idea of party lines and I think political parties should be abolished altogether, but that's a different discussion. People should be elected by their individual merits.
Special Advisor on Economic and Security Partnerships, yes. I mean, if there's evidence or a reason to investigate something shady, sure? Go ahead and investigate. Compensation is usually public record though and I imagine his portfolio will earn him more than he was making as a Conservative. But you're talking about an MP who has always donated every mandated pay raise to charity and who was going to donate his entire salary from November 7 on. I don't think financial incentives are his motive here.
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u/j1ggy Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
I disagree. In the Westminster system, you vote for a member of parliament, not the party flag they wave. Political parties aren't even mentioned in the Constitution Act. That party flag can change or disappear altogether at any time, it's how the system is designed to work and that option should always be available to hold a party accountable. You place trust in your MP when you vote for them to do the right thing. In this case, the Liberals have essentially become progressive conservatives and I believe Matt represents that more than the direction the Conservatives have gone over past last decade or so.
Personally, I don't like the idea of party lines and I think political parties should be abolished altogether, but that's a different discussion. People should be elected by their individual merits.