A Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker defected from his party and joined Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals on Thursday, a political coup that leaves the Liberal Party just short of a simple majority of the seats in Parliament.
Michael Ma, elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Markham–Unionville, said in a statement that he's joining Carney's Liberals. He is the second Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker to join Carney’s Liberals in just over a month.
