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Originally Posted by ernie
Stronauch crossed the floor like many before and amny after. It always annoys me but what really annoyed me was that Stronauch had just finished running for the Conservative leadership and had no problem with the party platform. She was quite happy to be one of the all-star faces of teh party on Monday afternoon and then during the evening decided to be a Liberal. She crosses the floor and no sooner had she crossed, she was already talking about running for the Liberal leadership. She had no intention of being in politics unless she was in a position of great power....her political aspirations had nothing to do with represneting her constituents but rather representing herself. It was an ego trip for her and nothing more.
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You make it sound like there there wasn't over a year between when the leadership convention happened, and when she crossed. (leadership convension - March 20, 2004. Crossed floor - May 17, 2005). She just didn't get along with the party leader. Maybe that's what is happening here (again). Perhaps if Harper asked nicely, she would cross back
Its not like she ran for election for one party then, without even sitting a single day as a member, switched parties in exchange for a cabinet post.