Member of Parliament for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Marilyn Gladu rises to speak as a Conservative MP in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on March 9, 2026. Gladu announced April 8, 2026, that she was leaving the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu has announced she is crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party.
Gladu said in an April 8 statement that “the past year has been like no other that Canada has ever faced,” and that her constituents “want serious leadership and a real plan to build a stronger and more independent Canadian economy.”
