Well, that's a shame.
Moving Day
14 years ago

"We will not throw a member out of caucus for voting his conscience. There will be no whipping, flipping, hiring or firing on budget votes as we saw with the Liberal government."And then doing this:
Nova Scotian Bill Casey, a veteran Conservative MP, was ejected from the party for voting against a budget that will alter the province's cherished Atlantic Accord on offshore energy revenues
"No merger, joint candidates w[ith] Alliance" - May 31, 2003 Agreement between Peter MacKay and David Orchard
The leaders of Canada's two conservative parties are prepared to unveil a historic merger agreement.
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