NDP REALITY CHECK: Hypocrisy Alert: Cast-off right-wing MP turns back on voters, joins Trudeau Liberals

A floor-crossing is always a betrayal of voters, and an exercise in old-school politics. But today’s defection of a cast-off Conservative to the Trudeau Liberals raises the bar on political hypocrisy.

From a woman’s right to choose to Labour rights to veterans, Justin Trudeau has raised new questions about the direction of the Liberal Party after accepting controversial MP Eve Adams into his party.

• “I’ll vote for the Conservative Family Tax Cut that will allow for income-splitting.” – Eve Adams, Facebook, April 21, 2011
• “When speaking with a [Campaign Life Coalition] leader, she stated that she is pro-life and supports the traditional definition of marriage.” – Campaign Life Coalition website.
• “Mr. Speaker, veterans will now receive services at five locations instead of the one location where they were previously receiving service. There will be no reduction in services to local veterans.” – Eve Adams, House of Commons, November 21, 2012
• “It is clear by the NDP leader's silence that he simply cannot control the communist supporters in his party and would impose risky social policies on all Canadians.” – Eve Adams, House of Commons, May 31, 2013

Eve Adam’s voting record:

In favour of

• Back to work legislation (June 23, 2011)
• Getting rid of the Wheat Board (October 24, 2011)
• Anti-union private member’s Bill C-377 (March 14, 2012)

Opposed to

• Keeping Old Age Security eligibility at 65 (February 6, 2012)
• A motion condemning plant closures and creating a plan to amend the Investment Canada Act (February 13, 2012)
• A motion to reverse cuts to veteran’s benefits and improving their quality of life (March 6, 2012)
• Job protection for pregnant and nursing employees (May 9, 2012)
• A plan to reverse income inequality in Canada (September 25, 2012)
• A demand that the government to create a climate change action plan (April 29, 2013)
• Job protection for volunteer firefighters (February 26, 2014)

Carolyn Bennett on Eve Adams, the “Conservative Pretty Department”

• "Canadians have had enough paying for the Conservative Pretty Department… The parliamentary secretary for Veterans Affairs [Adams] is trying to get a taxpayer rebate for beauty products and services during the last election." – Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, House of Commons, June 11, 2013

Canadians deserve better.