Are floor-crossers traitors? | About That

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Conservative Ontario MP Michael Ma crossed the floor to join the Liberals just weeks after another Conservative MP made the same move, leaving Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government one seat shy of a majority. Andrew Chang breaks down how floor-crossing works and why, although it may appear to contradict democracy — it's not breaking any rules. Intro - 00:00 Floor-crossing and the law - 1:55 What does a vote actually mean? - 5:20 Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.