Former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer insisted Friday that no one is interested in palace intrigue. But after his party saw a floor crosser, a resignation, allegations of bullying and threats levied against MPs, and rumours of more Conservative caucus dissenters now too afraid to make a move, who isn’t interested? Ottawa hasn’t seen this kind of daytime soap opera since former Conservative MP Belinda Stronach crossed the floor two decades ago to save Paul Martin’s minority Liberal government and left a seemingly heartbroken Peter MacKay in her wake.

The drama — to some Liberals, happily — overshadowed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget, one that was billed as a “generational investment” but was criticized for its unrealistic expectations and as a plan primarily based on ho

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