One thing I'm really curious about... for all our American friends out there.
In Canada, even though an MP is elected as a member of one party, he will, on occasion, 'cross the floor' - in other words, switch allegiances. So he can be elected as a Liberal and then 'cross the floor' and become a Conservative without having to go through another election. Does that happen in the US? Can someone be elected as a Republican and then become a Democrat?
What about in the UK? Does that happen much there?
(Speaking of which, it's my guess that right now Harper is sitting down with a list of MPs, trying to figure out who he can bribe to cross the floor to give him that illusive majority government)
ML
