Energy Minister Says Hes Getting Lots of Inquiries From Tory MPs After Latest Defection

Conservative Leader Poilievre says party is uniting around core principles. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson makes his way to a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Dec. 3, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang12/15/2025|Updated: 12/15/2025Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he has been taking inquiries from Conservative MPs about crossing the floor.Hodgson was asked by reporters on Dec. 15 whether there were more Tory MPs ready to defect to the Liberals after two former Conservative MPs recently defected to the Liberal Party.Olivia Gomm is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.Author’s Selected Articles