PM Carney to attend weekly caucus confab after latest floor crossing puts Liberals within reach of a working majority – iPolitics
March 11, 2026
What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.
For the third time since November, Liberal MPs will kick off their weekly caucus meeting by welcoming a new addition to their lineup: now former New Democrat MP Lori Idlout, who, as Canadian Press reports, has officially joined Team Carney, putting the minority government on track to securing a working majority in the House of Commons — if, that is, the party can pull off a clean sweep of the trio of byelections set to be held next month.
The decision to switch parties came after “much personal reflection and encouragement from my community, family and supporters,” Idlout noted in a statement issued in conjunction with the Liberal Party.
