HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia MP’s high-profile jump from the federal Conservatives to the Liberals has sparked chatter across the region.

Acadia University political scientist Alex Marland speculated that Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont’s decision to cross the floor was due in part to feeling “marginalized” by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

Marland, who co-authored a book on party loyalty and floor-crossing in Canadian politics, says these decisions depend heavily on a politician’s relationship with their party leader.

D’Entremont told reporters today he didn’t feel his values as a “red Tory” were being reflected in the current Conservative caucus, and did not feel aligned with the party’s “negative” approach.

Rob Batherson, a former Conservative party president who ran unsucce

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