{"id":7950,"date":"2025-11-10T00:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T03:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/barging-into-office-yelling-from-conservative-leadership-sealed-the-deal-on-defection-dentremont\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T00:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T03:19:20","slug":"barging-into-office-yelling-from-conservative-leadership-sealed-the-deal-on-defection-dentremont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/barging-into-office-yelling-from-conservative-leadership-sealed-the-deal-on-defection-dentremont\/","title":{"rendered":"Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership \u2018sealed the deal\u2019 on defection: d\u2019Entremont"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PoliticsNova Scotia MP Chris d\u2019Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership \u2018sealed the deal\u2019 on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.MP says Conservatives felt like \u2018part of a frat house rather than a serious political party\u2019Racy Rafique  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Nov 09, 2025 11:52 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.D\u2019Entremont says Conservative Party felt like a \u2018frat house rather than a serious political party\u2019Catherine Cullen speaks with Nova Scotia MP Chris d\u2019Entremont about his decision to cross the aisle and join the Liberal Party caucus following the tabling of the government budget. Plus, Conservative MP Adam Chambers on how the party is reacting to the recent announcements on departures for two caucus members. And the Sunday Scrum, with Economist writer Rob Russo, Toronto Star Ottawa bureau chief Tonda MacCharles and CBC News senior writer Aaron Wherry.Nova Scotia MP Chris d\u2019Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership \u201csealed the deal\u201d on his choice to cross the floor of the House of Commons to the Liberals this week.After d\u2019Entremont\u2019s musings over a possible defection were reported by Politico on Tuesday, the MP says Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer and party whip Chris Warkentin \u201cbarged\u201d into his office, pushed open the door \u2014 almost knocking down his assistant \u2014 and yelled at him about \u201chow much of a snake\u201d he was.\u201dIt really pushed me to a point where it\u2019s like, \u2018OK, I guess my decision is made for sure now,&#8217;\u201d he said in an interview on CBC\u2019s Rosemary Barton Live that aired Sunday morning with guest host Catherine Cullen.Describing the \u201cnegativity\u201d and \u201cbeating up on someone else\u201d coming from Conservative leadership, d\u2019Entremont said, \u201ca lot of times I felt it was part of a frat house rather than a serious political party.\u201dThe Conservative Party has denied d\u2019Entremont\u2019s allegations.Conservatives deny violence\u201dChris d\u2019Entremont, who established himself a liar after wilfully deceiving his voters, friends and colleagues because he was upset he didn\u2019t get his coveted deputy speaker role, is now spinning more lies after crossing the floor. He will fit in perfectly in the Liberal caucus,\u201d a spokesperson for the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition (OLO) said in a Sunday morning statement to CBC News.In a separate statement to CBC News on Sunday evening, the OLO acknowledged Scheer and Warkentin went to d\u2019Entrement\u2019s office on Tuesday, but said \u201cwhen Mr. d\u2019Entremont\u2019s assistant opened the door, the door was open wide enough to come through so they calmly entered into the reception area.\u201dThe statement went on to say Scheer spoke in a \u201ccalm and measured voice\u201d when he told d\u2019Entremont that his actions would not be seen as noble, and that \u201cdeep down he would know that turning his back on friends and the people who elected him are the actions of a \u2018snake.&#8217;\u201d  The OLO\u2019s recounting of that encounter says Scheer \u201cquietly left the room\u201d at the end of the meeting, while Warkentin stayed behind. After a few more words, Warkentin shook d\u2019Entremont\u2019s hand before also leaving the room, according to the OLO statement.Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, walks with MP Chris d\u2019Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press)D\u2019Entremont told Rosemary Barton Live guest host Catherine Cullen that the notion of floor crossing had been on his mind \u201cfor a long time, basically from the election.\u201dWhen asked if the Liberals suggested more opportunity, such as a cabinet spot, in exchange for his defection, d\u2019Entremont said, \u201cNo, absolutely not.\u201dHe said he heard from several longtime supporters during the election campaign that they would not support him anymore because of the leadership style of the Conservative Party.It got to a point, d\u2019Entremont said, where he had to distance his re-election campaign from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. \u201cWe tried to stay away from pictures of the leader.\u201dGrowing discontent from his constituents, plus a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, made his next moves clearer, he said \u2014 though he notes that he did not intend for the story to come out through a \u201cpassing comment\u201d he made to Politico on the release day of the federal budget.A second shot to the ConservativesD\u2019Entremont\u2019s floor crossing has sparked questions about chaos and discontent in the Conservative caucus \u2014 which were only amplified when Edmonton Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux announced his intentions to resign from politics just two days later.According to a Liberal source, Jeneroux also met with Carney earlier this week.WATCH | Jeneroux\u2019s exit is another blow to Poilievre:Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux resignsMatt Jeneroux, the MP for the Alberta riding of Edmonton Riverbend, announced his resignation from the House of Commons on Thursday.Sources tell CBC News that former Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne, who has faced criticism for \u201ctoxic and angry\u201d behaviour, has been involved in the party\u2019s efforts to quash any further floor crossings.In a statement following his resignation, Jeneroux said he was not coerced by the Conservatives to resign.Asked whether he thought Jeneroux was intending to cross the floor prior to his resignation, d\u2019Entremont said, \u201cI\u2019ll let him tell his story.\u201dWill more Conservatives defect?The Nova Scotia MP did say he believed \u201cthree or four\u201d other Conservative caucus members were considering crossing the floor when he was deliberating over his decision to leave.D\u2019Entremont said Conservative MPs had some opportunities to speak to Poilievre over the summer to address any concerns over tone and leadership style.The MP said he believed that Poilievre, through those conversations, would be changing his leadership style, but then when the fall session began, \u201cit didn\u2019t really seem anything was changing.\u201dWhile d\u2019Entremont said he is happy with the decision he\u2019s made, he hasn\u2019t committed to running as a Liberal in the next election \u2014 or running at all, for that matter.\u201dI\u2019m not sure at this point,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m 56, I need to spend some time at home maybe. So we\u2019ll talk that over with the family when the time comes.\u201dCorrectionsIn a previous version of this story, Nova Scotia MP Chris d\u2019Entremont told CBC News that Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer and party whip Chris Warkentin pushed d\u2019Entremont\u2019s assistant aside. D\u2019Entremont has since clarified his statement to CBC News, alleging that the Conservatives pushed open the door to his office, almost knocking over his assistant. The headline and article have been updated.Nov 09, 2025 1:47 PM ESTABOUT THE AUTHORRacy Rafique is an associate producer for CBC\u2019s national television program Power &#038; Politics. She also works as a writer covering federal politics for CBC\u2019s parliamentary bureau. Racy was a 2023 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholar and is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University. You can reach her at reathia.rafique@cbc.ca.With files from Catherine Cullen<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PoliticsNova Scotia MP Chris d\u2019Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership \u2018sealed the deal\u2019 on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.MP says Conservatives felt like \u2018part of a frat house rather than a serious political party\u2019Racy Rafique \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Nov [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,129,1],"tags":[116,128],"class_list":["post-7950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indigenous","category-nova-scotia","category-uncategorized","tag-indigenous","tag-nova-scotia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}