Posted AT 5:41 PM EST on 17/05/05
Stronach crosses floor to join Liberal cabinet
In an explosive development leading up to Thursday's dramatic budget vote, Conservative MP Belinda Stronach has crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party as the new Human Resources Development Minister.
The stunning move could be a blow to the Tories' hopes of defeating the government Thursday and triggering a federal election, because it will lower the hair-thin Conservative-Bloc Québécois lead in the seat count.
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