Politics Insider: Liberals have leads on other Tory MPs who might cross floor

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The minority Liberal government is pursuing other Conservatives to cross the floor after Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont stunned Pierre Poilievre’s party by defecting to Mark Carney’s caucus.

Stephanie Levitz, Robert Fife, Steven Chase and Bill Curry report that multiple Liberal sources say the governing party has been in discussions with a number of Conservative MPs to gauge their willingness to either cross or sit as independents before a vote is held on the federal budget.

The Globe and Mail is not naming the sources as they are not authorized to discuss internal party matters.

Three Liberal sources said there are promising leads, whom they would not name, but no firm commitments from other Conservative MPs.