Eve Adams, former Conservative MP, to join Liberal Party

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Eve Adams, former Conservative MP, to join Liberal Party

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'She wanted to be her community's voice in Ottawa, not the prime minister's voice in her community': Trudeau

CBC News Posted: Feb 09, 2015 8:33 AM ET| Last Updated: Feb 09, 2015 9:41 AM ET

Toronto-area member of Parliament Eve Adams has left the Conservatives to join the Liberal Party.

Adams announced her decision at a press conference in Ottawa alongside Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

In a prepared statement, Adams said she initially signed up to run for the Conservatives to improve the lives of Canadians.

Instead, she said, the government "is about to roll out policies like income splitting, which will devour the surplus without benefitting many Canadian families, or creating a single job."

"Even Canada's former finance minister, Jim Flaherty — a Progressive Conservative from Ontario — could not support the impact and the waste of income splitting," she noted.

As a result, she said, "I can no longer support mean-spirited leadership that divides people instead of bringing them together," she said.

"We need a kind, generous and strong leadership that champions shared vision for how to make Canada work for everyone."

That leader, it seems, is Trudeau.

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