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Absolute Power... Without Permission.

The Majority Canadians Rejected

Prime Minister Mark Carney,

Congratulations on your newest parliamentary miracle. A near majority achieved not by persuading Canadians, but by persuading a brand new Conservative MP to change jerseys mid game.

Michael Ma says he crossed the floor after listening carefully to the people of Markham Unionville in recent weeks. Wonderful. Then this should be easy.

Show your work.

Because you did not just accept a floor crosser. You celebrated him. You did it in one of the very few ridings in the country where any government that claims to take foreign interference seriously knows it must tread carefully.

Markham Unionville did not arrive here free of context. This is the same riding that only months ago was engulfed in the Paul Chiang and Joe Tay saga. A Liberal candidate made remarks so reckless and inciteful about a political opponent that they sparked national outrage and law enforcement attention. Rather than drawing a firm ethical line, you chose to stand by Paul Chiang. You defended him. You minimized it. You showed Canadians exactly how elastic your judgment becomes when political convenience is at stake.

That episode mattered. It mattered because it revealed something fundamental about how you assess risk and character. And now you ask Canadians to trust that same judgment again.

Foreign interference is not a fringe concern. Your own security agencies and national inquiries have spent years warning Canadians that influence operations exist, that community level political engagement is a favored vector, and that vigilance matters even when it is inconvenient. You have cited these warnings yourselves when it suited your messaging.

So when a freshly elected MP with barely eight months of parliamentary service reverses the explicit choice of voters, claims broad constituent consultation without producing evidence, and is welcomed with open arms by a government actively pursuing renewed engagement with China, Canadians are allowed to notice patterns.

This is not an accusation. It is an observation.

There is another inconvenient truth you keep skirting. If Canadians wanted Mark Carney to have a majority government, they would have elected one. They did not. They delivered a Parliament with limits and guardrails, not an invitation to reverse engineer a majority through political maneuvering after the fact.

Any attempt to artificially inflate your seat count to achieve majority power against the clear will of the voting public will not be looked on favorably. Canadian voters have a long memory for this sort of thing. Just ask the NDP how warmly they were received after propping up the Trudeau Liberals in a de facto coalition that nobody voted for. The punishment was swift and instructive.

Trying to muscle your way into majority control through floor crossings while insisting it is all very normal, very responsible, and very democratic is not clever politics. It is how you tell Canadians you are a political halfwit without actually saying the words.

Your government has made no secret of its intent to stabilize relations with Beijing, to reopen trade channels, to regularize diplomatic engagement, and to hedge against American economic pressure. That may be a defensible policy choice. But it comes with responsibilities. Transparency is one of them.

And this is where your story starts to wobble.

If Mr. Ma consulted constituents, where is the record. Town halls. Statements from riding associations. Dates. Anything.

If intermediaries played a role in recruiting him, say so. If they did not, deny it clearly and unequivocally.

If nothing was offered, promised, implied, or traded, put that assurance on paper.

Instead, Canadians were given a photo op, a unity script, and a scolding for asking obvious questions.

You are asking the public to accept that the timing is coincidental, that the optics are meaningless, that scrutiny itself is somehow irresponsible. That asking how power was consolidated is worse than consolidating it quietly.

Prime Minister, Canadians have met Ottawa before.

They know the difference between stability and convenience. Between trust and choreography. Between democracy and the appearance of it.

You can continue to describe this as steady and practical governance. From the outside, it looks far more like power consolidation wrapped in reassuring language and served in a riding where you do not get to demand trust while refusing proof.

Strange bedfellows always insist the lights stay low. Canadians are starting to reach for the light switch.

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Reuters, reporting on Conservative MP Michael Ma crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party and the resulting parliamentary arithmetic, December 11, 2025.

Global News, coverage quoting Michael Ma stating he consulted constituents prior to crossing the floor, December 11 to 12, 2025.

CBC News, parliamentary analysis on floor crossing conventions and ethics in minority governments, December 11 to 13, 2025.

Global News, investigative reporting on Paul Chiang’s remarks regarding Joe Tay and the ensuing backlash and law enforcement attention, March 2025.

CBC News, coverage of Liberal leadership response to the Paul Chiang remarks, March 2025.

Toronto Star, reporting and opinion contextualizing the Chiang Joe Tay controversy within foreign interference concerns in the GTA, March to April 2025.

Global News, reporting on Liberal candidate Peter Yuen’s appearances involving the Chinese consulate during the 2025 campaign, April 2025.

CBC News, expert commentary on diaspora political engagement and foreign state influence concerns, April to May 2025.

Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference, chaired by Justice Marie Josee Hogue, interim and final findings, January 2024 to October 2025.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service, public reports and parliamentary testimony on foreign influence tactics, 2023 to 2025.

Reuters, reporting on Canadian security assessments concluding PRC interference in recent elections, October 31, 2025.

Prime Minister’s Office of Canada, official readout of Prime Minister Carney’s call with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, June 5, 2025.

Reuters, reporting on Prime Minister Carney’s meeting with President Xi Jinping and acceptance of an invitation to visit China, October 31, 2025.

The Economist, analysis on Canada reconsidering engagement with China amid strained US relations, December 2025.

Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, commentary asserting Tim Hodgson’s role in recruiting Michael Ma, December 2025.

National Post, columns on the ethics of floor crossings and inducements in minority parliaments, December 2025.

iPolitics, analysis on parliamentary arithmetic and democratic implications of floor crossings, December 2025.

CBC News and Global News, retrospectives on the Liberal NDP supply and confidence agreement and subsequent NDP electoral backlash, 2022 to 2024.

Angus Reid Institute, polling on voter attitudes toward post election power sharing, 2023 to 2024.

Abacus Data, public opinion research on trust in minority governments and perceived legitimacy, 2023 to 2024.

Fact-Check Appendix

• Claim: Michael Ma crossed the floor in December 2025, shifting parliamentary arithmetic.

• Verification: Reuters Dec 11 2025, CBC News Dec 11 to 13 2025.

Status: Verified.

• Claim: Ma stated he consulted constituents before crossing.

• Verification: Global News interview coverage Dec 11 to 12 2025.

• Status: Verified statement. No independent corroboration presented by Ma.

• Claim: Markham Unionville previously faced controversy involving Paul Chiang and Joe Tay.

• Verification: Global News investigative reporting March 2025, CBC News March 2025.

• Status: Verified.

• Claim: Liberal leadership initially stood by Paul Chiang following remarks.

• Verification: CBC News coverage of party response March 2025.

• Status: Verified.

• Claim: Riding had additional China consulate related political optics during the 2025 election.

• Verification: Global News reporting on Peter Yuen April 2025.

• Status: Verified.

• Claim: Canada’s security agencies and national inquiry warn of PRC foreign interference tactics.

• Verification: Hogue Commission reports 2024 to 2025, CSIS public reporting 2023 to 2025.

• Status: Verified.

• Claim: Canadian security assessments concluded PRC interference occurred in recent elections.

• Verification: Reuters Oct 31 2025.

• Status: Verified.

• Claim: Carney government pursuing renewed engagement and trade dialogue with China.

• Verification: PMO readout June 5 2025, Reuters Oct 31 2025, The Economist Dec 2025.

• Status: Verified.

• Claim: Tim Hodgson recruited or brokered Michael Ma’s floor crossing.

• Verification: Brian Lilley commentary Toronto Sun Dec 2025.

• Status: Alleged by named commentator. Not independently confirmed by Reuters, CBC, or Global News at time of publication.

• Claim: Canadians historically punish parties perceived to undermine electoral outcomes through post election power arrangements.

• Verification: CBC News and Global News retrospectives 2022 to 2024, Angus Reid and Abacus polling.

• Status: Supported by polling and electoral outcomes.

Melanie in Saskatchewan, Unfiltered Opinions: Political Edition