Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont has been expelled from the Conservative caucus, a party spokesman told CBC News.
A party spokesman said the longtime conservative had left the faction.
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Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont has been expelled from the Conservative caucus, a party spokesman told CBC News.
A spokesman said d'Entremont had resigned.
The longtime Conservative, who worked in provincial politics before being elected to the House of Commons in 2019, told Politico earlier Tuesday that he was considering switching sides and would make a decision on his future “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget, which was unveiled this afternoon.
D'Entremont's departure means the Liberal minority will potentially need fewer opposition votes to get this budget through the House of Commons.
Deputy Conservative leader Melissa Lanzman said d'Entremont had betrayed his constituents.
“Chris made a choice, and I think that choice is not to fight inflation, not to fight to lower food prices, as his voters elected him to do,” she told the publication. CBC Power and politics shortly after this news broke.
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