Each week, the Maclean’s politics team and Cormac MacSweeney sit down to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa. This week, we discuss the defection of former NDP MP Glenn Thibeault to the provincial Liberals, and the mass floor-crossing of nine Wildrose MLAs in Alberta—including former leader Danielle Smith.

THE HEADLINES

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  ON FLOOR-CROSSING
  Wildrose faction bails on opposition

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  ON DEFECTION
  A New Democrat turns red

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  ON CARBON
  The PM talks up Alberta’s plan

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  ON CUBA
  Ottawa’s rosy relationship with Havana

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  ON WORDS
  Talking points come so easy

• 
  ON POTYs
  10 things we learned from our winners

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