OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and his fellow Liberal MPs said Wednesday the party is open to talking to any opposition MPs interested in joining their team — a day after Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont quit the Conservatives to join the government caucus.

Carney and d’Entremont were met with thunderous applause and cheers as they walked side by side into Wednesday’s Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill. Some Liberal MPs began chanting the former Conservative’s name.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said the Liberals had been courting d’Entremont behind the scenes for five years.

“We’ve been trying to recruit him for a long time,” Joly said in French. “Finally, he saw the light.”

D’Entremont, who has been an MP for six years, was first elected in the 2019 election.

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