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Jesse Kline: Even this Avi Lewis super-fan is fleeing the NDP

For unprincipled politicians like Lori Idlout, Carney's pragmatism and Lewis' socialism are but two sides of the same coin

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Prime Minister Mark Carney may have just pulled off the coup de grâce in his plan to cobble together a majority government by exploiting the weak convictions of federal politicians.

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Elections are generally seen as a contest of ideas, with many Canadians voting for the party, or leader, that most closely aligns with their views, or offers a platform that conforms to their wants and needs. But the truth, as the deluge of floor-crossers in recent months has laid bare, is that many of the people who run for office are more interested in power than ideology.

Jesse Kline: Even this Avi Lewis super-fan is fleeing the NDP Back to video

When former Nunavut NDP MP Lori Idlout announced on Wednesday that she was joining the Liberal caucus, leaving the floundering New Democrats with a mere half dozen seats, she said she made her decision after “hearing clearly from Nunavummiut that this is a crucial moment for Nunavut and for all of Canada,” and praised Carney as “our first prime minister from the North.”

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