I think the general convention is that one crosses the floor only in extreme circumstances. And though MP candidates are aligned with a particular party when they run for election, they do have a personal platform that they basically retain when they cross the floor.
It would be a stretch for a Liberal to suddenly become a Communist, but Belinda Stronach was always a fairly small-l liberal member of the Conservative party. She supported gay marriage, for instance. So it's not that drastic a step for her to join another centrist (although slightly to the left) party.
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Date: 2005-05-21 01:25 am (UTC)It would be a stretch for a Liberal to suddenly become a Communist, but Belinda Stronach was always a fairly small-l liberal member of the Conservative party. She supported gay marriage, for instance. So it's not that drastic a step for her to join another centrist (although slightly to the left) party.