Stephen Maher: Rumours swirling over Ottawa floor-crossers. They might be sign of things to come

Stephen Maher: Carney needs to be careful about this kind of thing. He brought the last floor crosser — Markham—Unionville MP Michael Ma — with him on his recent trip to China and Qatar. It’s entirely ethical to lure MPs across the floor to try to get a majority, but it’s another thing to reward them with time in the world’s elite airport lounges.

Canada is a country, not a company, and voters will not like it if it starts to look like Carney is using our money to woo would-be turncoats…