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On Monday, Sept. 17 I made a difficult decision to do what is right, not what is easy.

When I marked an ‘x’ beside my name on the ballot in 2015, my constituents entrusted me to represent them. To honour that trust, I must do all that I can to serve the country to the best of my ability. After careful and deliberate consideration, I crossed the floor from the government benches to take my seat among Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.

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Since Monday I have been asked repeatedly, “What happened over the summer? What was the ONE thing that made you do this?”

The reality is that the vision I once shared with the Liberals has been eroding over time.

Some said my decision appeared sudden. This is simply not true. For me, and for many Canadians who voted Liberal in the last election, the party had distanced themselves from us long before I crossed the floor.

The platform that I ran on in 2015 represented a largely centrist political vision. After three years, this government has not delivered the change that Canadians expected. Instead, we have seen the Prime Minister move increasingly to the left and away from the centre.