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Several Liberals who have been prevented from running for the party in the next federal election are angry and disappointed that Conservative floor-crosser Eve Adams is getting the red-carpet treatment.

Adams was not in the House of Commons on Monday for the first question period since she announced last week that she was leaving the Conservatives. She did, however, attend a Flag Day ceremony on the weekend at which Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and former prime minister Jean Chretien celebrated the 50th anniversary of the raising of the Canadian flag.

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Would-be candidates who have been spurned by the party say the welcome offered to Adams raises further doubts about Trudeau’s promise of fair and open nomination contests, and suggests the Liberal leader and his advisers are applying a double standard when it comes to certain candidates.

“It appears that the standards applied by the Trudeau leadership group differ depending on who you are and what your background is,” said Ottawa lawyer David Bertschi, who was barred from seeking the Liberal nomination in Orléans. “It appears somewhat undemocratic, to put it mildly.”