Poor old Paul Martin...the spin is still coming.

From our former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin (h/t Paul Wells):
"When I learned that he had been recruited to sit as a Conservative cabinet minister only days after his election as a Liberal, I was astonished. As we have seen, members do switch political parties when they feel their values are no longer welcome in the party they ran in. My government was the beneficiary of that phenomenon on a couple of high-profile occasions. But this situation is without precedent.

"First, Mr. Harper engineered this switch after having criticized floor crossing heavily in the past.

"Second, Mr. Emerson had campaigned only days earlier against the Conservatives – using language that can only be described as categorical in its condemnation of Mr. Harper and his positions. Now as a member of Mr. Harper's government, he will not only be required to defend the policies of his department – but all the policies of a government which he has attacked in an unequivocal way as being contrary to his own principles."

Hey Paul:

First, nice to hear from you. Glad you are doing well in Europe. I may be there in a few days, perhaps we can do coffee?

Second, Ms. Stronach had voted only days earlier against the Liberals – using language that can only be described as categorical in its condemnation of yourself and your positions. Now as a member of your party, she will not only be required to defend the policies of her party – but all the policies of the now former government which she had attacked in an unequivocal way as being contrary to her own principles.

Hope that clears a few things up.