To ensure Canadians have a say when their elected MP switches parties.

Five MPs have crossed the floor in five months, changing the political representation of their constituents without a vote. Canadians across the country are signing petitions on change.org calling on Parliament to close this democratic gap.

Parliament introduces legislation requiring MPs who switch parties to either seek a new mandate through a by-election or sit as an independent. Voters -- not politicians -- decide whether a change in representation is legitimate.