Quiz time. Who made these statements?

“A politician who crosses the aisle has shown tremendous courage in putting their principles first.”

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“Mr. Speaker, as I have said before, I believe members of Parliament should have that freedom (to cross the floor to another political party) … In my observation, the only parties that really have this as an obsession are the parties that no one ever crosses to.”

And, my personal favorite: “Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to re-rat.”

The first two speakers are former Conservative Party leaders Andrew Scheer and Stephen Harper, respectively. The last quote is attributed to one Winston Churchill, who you may have heard of.

Winston Churchill a human weathervane

The greatest Parliamentarian of all time may or may not have actually uttered those words (and, given that Churchill was possessed of a formidable wit, it’s likely he did). But this much is true: Churchill crossed the floor of the British Parliament more than once. In 1904, from the Conservatives to the........

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