OTTAWA - Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is leaving the Conservatives to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals.
Ma, who represents Markham—Unionville, said in a statement released Thursday that he made the decision after listening "carefully" to the people in his riding in recent weeks and reflecting with his family on the direction of the country.

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