'Throw them out' of Parliament: Poilievre in favour of recall petition for floor-crossers
Posted on: Mar 11, 2026 08:08 IST | Posted by: Cbc
After losing another of his MPs to the Liberals, conservativist Leader capital of south dakota Poilievre says he in person supports withdraw petitions — a way of life for constituents to remove a representative if they garner enough local support.
"When a member of Parliament goes back on the word they made to their constituents and switches parties, constituents should be able to petition to throw them out and have a byelection," he said during a news conference on Thursday.
"That would put the people back in charge of our democracy rather than having dirty backroom deals."
Southwestern Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative Party to join the Liberals on Wednesday — the fourth Conservative to do so since November.
'I feel badly' for former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's constituents: Poilievre
Alberta employs a similar method for voters to have a second look at their provincial representatives between elections. If a petition gets at least 60 per cent of the total number of votes in the candidate's last race, a constituency-wide vote is held on whether they keep their seat. If the member loses, a byelection would be held.
Poilievre held the news conference in Richmond, B.C., to discuss property rights — but he led off his remarks talking about Gladu joining Prime Minister Mark Carney's party.
"Mark Carney is saying to Canadians: 'Your vote does not count,'" Poilievre said.
"I feel badly for Ms. Gladu's constituents, the strong majority of whom voted for our Conservative vision."
Poilievre dismissed the possibility that more MPs could cross as "rumours" and stated his intent to lead the party into the next election, pointing to the recent 87 per cent support he received from party members to stay on.
"My mandate doesn't come from dirty backroom deals," he said.
Poilievre was joined by a number of Conservative MPs, which he said was a sign that his party is unified.
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