A Conservative member of parliament said he will be crossing the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals, putting his government just one seat shy of a majority and delivering another blow to the opposition party.
Michael Ma, an MP from Ontario, announced his decision to join the Liberals in a statement on Thursday night, saying it is "time for unity and decisive action".
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre responded by saying that Ma has "let down" those who voted for him to oppose Liberal policies and "will have to answer to them".
Ma's defection comes one month after another Conservative MP, Chris d'Entremont, crossed the floor to join the governing Liberal party.
It also comes a few weeks ahead of a scheduled leadership review for Poilievre.
