No I in Team: The Book

New book examines party loyalty in Canadian politics | Watch News Videos Online Watch New book examines party loyalty in Canadian politics Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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YouTube video by CTV News Professor discusses latest MP to cross the floor

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Ma's floor crossing is fairly typical of the hundreds we studied: a combination of policy and leadership considerations informed his choice.

Learn more in our new book: partyloyalty.ca

"Why is it such a big deal... if an elected representative comes out and says something that goes against the team," asks @alexmarland.bsky.social co-author of "No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics." At 8pm with @jaredwesley.ca & @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer @mayaabramson.bsky.social

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A McGill student interviewed me about my new co-authored book -- wish I had her tech skills!

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Political Defectors Face Mistrust, Hostility, Sexism, and Worse. Why Do They Do It? | The Walrus Parties go to great lengths to make a deserter’s life miserable

Read an excerpt from our book in this month's Walrus magazine. thewalrus.ca/political-de...

Politicians leave cabinets and caucuses for a host of reasons.

According to our analysis, most do so on matters of conviction (policy and ideology) rather than ambition (votes or office).

Learn more in our new book: partyloyalty.ca.

YouTube video by CBC News Should floor-crossers sit as Independents first? | Power & Politics

How did D'Entremont's floor crossing compare to others in Canadian history? And what can we do to improve party democracy? Our @alexmarland.bsky.social sat down with David Cochrane on Power & Politics today.

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No I in Team: Hyperpartisanship in Alberta Join Dr. Jared Wesley, Alex Marland, and guests for a networking event followed by a fireside chat on party loyalty in Alberta politics.

Join us in Edmonton, December 4!

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Book Launch + Fireside Chat
Join us for the launch of No “I” in Team with a special fireside conversation featuring the Hon. Rachel Notley!

@alexmarland.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca

🗓️ Friday, Dec. 5
🕓 4:00–5:30pm
📍 Alfred Sorensen Community Hall, Edmonton

Free registration: bit.ly/TeamBook25

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🎉 Book Launch + Fireside Chat
Join us for the launch of No “I” in Team with a special fireside conversation featuring the Hon. Rachel Notley!

@alexmarland.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca

🗓️ Friday, Dec. 5
🕓 4:00–5:30pm
📍 Alfred Sorensen Community Hall, Edmonton

Free registration: bit.ly/TeamBook25

How to tamp down hyperpartisanship in Canadian politics Party discipline shapes Canada’s Parliament. Practical reforms could empower MPs, restore debate and improve policymaking.

We agree! policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/part...

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How to tamp down hyperpartisanship in Canadian politics Party discipline shapes Canada’s Parliament. Practical reforms could empower MPs, restore debate and improve policymaking.

What can we do to reverse the tide of hyperpartisanship in Canadian politics? We offer some modest proposals for reform.

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Party Discipline Is Undermining Canadian Democracy | The Tyee Alberta’s bill ordering teachers back to work is a prime example, say authors of a new book.

“Our research in our book ’No ‘I’ in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics’ points to a simple, powerful answer: hyper-partisanship has evolved from traditional ‘party discipline’ (voting together) into ‘message discipline’ (speaking together).”

Three experts write. #abpoli #canpoli

What's at the root of the UCP's use of the notwithstanding clause?

Our @partyloyalty.bsky.social research suggests hyperpartisanship is playing a huge role.

The locker room mentality in the UCP caucus is encouraging MLAs to cede even more power to the premier's office.

That's bad for democracy.

Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy Message discipline is an increasing feature of Canadian politics. Canadians across the country should pay attention to what just happened in Alberta, where teachers were ordered back to work.

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Partir ou bien rester ? Quand la loyauté politique est mise en péril Des départs en série secouent la CAQ. Entre loyauté et désillusion, plusieurs élus tournent le dos à François Legault, révélant les fragilités de la discipline partisane.

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Read more at:
📘 partyloyalty.ca
With @jaredwesley.ca, @alexmarland.bsky.social & @mireillelalancette.bsky.social

5/ These aren’t one-offs but examples of a bigger tension. When parties feel like top-down machines, some MPs choose to walk away rather than stay silent.
We unpack these stories in No “I” in Team — on independents, floor-crossers, and the limits of party loyalty.

4/ As D’Entremont, Louise Beaudoin also left the Parti Quebecois on Jun. 6, 2011, after considerable differences with the party leader, Pauline Marois. She cited specific issues with Marois’ leadership style. Beaudoin sat as an Independent after leaving the party.

3/ On Nov. 9, 2010 Bill Bennett was kicked out of the BC Liberal caucus after a “scathing public rat” on Premier Gordon Campbell’s leadership style. He decided to sit as an Independent for a year but later rejoined the party under new leadership.

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Many politicians leave their parties not because they’ve changed their values but because their leader’s management style makes it impossible to represent their communities.
Here are two examples from No “I” in Team that echo D’Entremont’s move 👇

Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership 'sealed the deal' on defection: d'Entremont | CBC News Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership 'sealed the deal' on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.

🧵1/ Chris D’Entremont made headlines this week for leaving the Conservatives to join the Liberals — not over policy, but leadership.
He described the party’s culture as “a frat house,” and said he disagreed with its leadership style.
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That’s more common than you think 👇

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‘Would you like to be a cabinet minister?’ The delicate, secretive business of politicians crossing the floor Partisan actors often notice when a member of a different caucus seems umcomfortable, and possibly amenable to recruiting. But the next steps are tricky, a new book explains.

Read an excerpt of our new book, No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, in today's Toronto Star. (Gift link in comments.)

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Poilievre’s Conservatives struggling to stay united, source says, as Carney government survives a second budget vote The House of Commons voted 307 to 30 to defeat a Bloc Québécois motion that called on MPs to reject the Liberal budget

Rumors. Secret meetings. Threats. Second thoughts. Regrets. Face-saving.

Intrigue.

Stories like d'Entrmont and Jeneroux aren't as rare as you might think.

We document hundreds of similar cases of party defection in our latest book.

🛒 partyloyalty.ca

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More than 300 MPs have crossed the floor in Parliament since Confederation While switching parties between elections — a practice known as floor crossing referring to physically crossing the floor of the House of Commons to sit with a different caucus — is a controversial pr...

I know! We interviewed dozens of them -- and dozens of their provincial counterparts -- for our latest book: No I in Team.

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