All these replies and nobody has called him a "power-hungry whore" or any other misogynistic terms yet?
Anyway, I'm not surprised there's at least one Liberal who has crossed the floor. Historically, this type of thing happens almost everytime a new party comes to power.
It will be interesting to see if his voting record as a Conservative differs significantly from his Liberal record, though. Does anyone know Emerson's stance on same-sex marriage or some of the other issues Harper's government plans to re-visit?