MP Marilyn Gladu’s recent floor cross from the Conservatives to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals has now spawned a dedicated legal campaign. In the website dedicated to the legal action, the campaign says it intends to sue Gladu personally for fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, promissory estoppel, and unjust enrichment.
Official election results show Gladu won Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong in the 2025 federal election with 40,597 votes, or 53.1% of ballots cast, defeating Liberal George Vandenberg by 11,657 votes. One day after her switch, CityNews reported the move left Carney’s Liberals one seat short of a majority, while Canadian Press reporting said Gladu was the fifth opposition MP to join the Liberals since the 2025 election and the fourth Conservative to do so.
The legal campaign’s strongest political exhibit is Gladu’s own January position on floor-crossing. In January, she backed automatic byelections for MPs who switch parties, telling The Independent that a byelection should be called when an MP leaves one party for another. That earlier stance has become central to the backlash because, after crossing herself, she did not vacate the seat.
When she crossed, Gladu explained that joining Carney was “the best thing for our community’s priorities and for our country.” The next day, Canadian Press reported that she described the move as the “best thing” for her riding, the country and herself, while also pledging she would vote with the government on matters tied to abortion and equality rights.
That is where the campaign is trying to turn politics into litigation. The website argues donors, volunteers, and voters relied on a Conservative platform and on Gladu’s past public positions, then says that reliance was later upended by her move into Liberal caucus.
The campaign published numbers meant to sharpen that pitch. It cites 40,597 votes, an 11,657-vote margin, and more than C$102,000 that Gladu’s 2025 campaign allegedly raised and spent. It also says Gladu continues to keep an annual MP salary, but here the site appears stale on at least one figure. The page references C$194,000, while Parliament’s current indemnities page lists the basic sessional indemnity for a House member at C$217,700.
The most serious allegation on the site is not civil but criminal. Organizers say Gladu’s own remarks about federal funding reaching her riding after the floor crossing raise questions under Section 119 of the Criminal Code, the bribery provision covering MPs and carrying a maximum penalty of 14 years. Section 119 does in fact provide for a maximum 14-year term. But the site also includes a crucial caveat: it says no criminal charges have been laid and any determination would be for the courts.
The site itself makes an important admission that undercuts any suggestion a case is already live in court: it says no contributions will be solicited until Ontario civil litigation counsel is retained and a dedicated trust account is opened.
As of the site’s current public materials, organizers are not yet collecting donations, have not retained counsel, and are still building a registry of potential claimants rather than pointing to a filed statement of claim.
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18 Responses
I was brought up being told that Canada is a democracy. It isn’t. We have an elected dictatorship. Arrogant floor crossers are clearly saying our votes don’t count, that we are irrelevant. Why bother voting? Seriously. Why waste my time?
Selfish traitors liars and disrespectful losers who destroyed the confidence of their constituents in politicians and “leaders”
Disgusting and a disgrace
They should all be up on charges and most certainly should be fired.
This has never happened in Canadian politics and the real perpetrator that should be in court. Is Mark Carney
What a slimy backroom manner to sneak out a majority
Judas Gladu betrayed her constituents to get her 30 pieces of silver.
Judas
All those traitors should at least have to sit as an independent or have do a by election. They should not be allowed to pull such a shitty move on the people who elected them!
Opportune time. Let crossers from all parties that there will be personal consequences . Drain their bank accounts through class action lawsuits in a civil court. Let’s see if there will be a repeat of all these betrayals.
There are no publicly reported active lawsuits in Canada concerning MPs switching parties; parliamentary rules and ethics codes govern floor crossing more than direct legal action.
You conservative crybabies piss and moan if an MP crosses *from* the Conservatives *to* another party, but y’all have no problem when the crossing comes your way. Pathetic hypocrites!
These are citizens who have been defrauded.
You obviously have no problem with that because “your team” benefitted.
You couldnt even get to the bottom of the article where it states the lawsuit is not yet active. You read like liberal MP’s read contracts, the title and nothing else. Much like your PM a man of title with absolutely zero substance.
When a person stands for a party we the public vote for that party.If that person wants to leave they should resign and have a by election. PERIOD!
WHAT ALL THE FLOOR CROSSERS HAVE DONE IS UNDEMOCRATIC AND PROBABLY CRIMINAL!!!
Voters were conned into voting for her liberal stance. Dressed it up as a Conservative to get the votes and then scurried across the floor like any other rt.
Pierre has said flat out, he will not accept floor crossers. He will stand by his word unlike the majority formed now , when the electorate voted for a minority ,not a majority.
I have 10,000lbs of Cheese to go with your Whine Jay Rock!
How do I add my name to the support. Heard about this from David on his podcast ‘Moose on the Loose’. In my opinion Fantastic podcast and this is a great idea to go after these floor crossers.
How can I support the voice of the people?
Where is the proof that Mark Carney has “paid her off” I have found nothing to substantiate that claim, and to ne honest, I don’t think Carney is that stupid
Fantastic. This is a brilliant move. I can only hope other constituents from the other floor crossers ridings will do the same thing.
Sounds good to me. This is not what was voted for and Mark carney buying off other mps voids the vote of voteers