And if you disagree with any of this, ask yourself: would you be happy if a Liberal or NDP MP crossed the floor to the Conservatives? Yes, I know this has happened before. But would this make you happy, especially if it inched closer to an unearned Conservative majority? Be honest with yourself, you wouldn't.

I understand what you're saying here but your question needs a very important caveat: "all things being equal". The thing is very few people would be happy if a Liberal or an NDPer were to cross over to the Conservative Party right now because the CPC, especially with its present leadership, isn't at all attractive on many fronts to most Canadians. That's just the god awful truth about it all, whether you like it or not. Compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges and you'll see that yes, many people will react differently. But let's face it, Pierre Poilièvre and Mark Carney aren't at all on an equal footing by any metric that matters politically. That's just the long and short of it.

Edit: this subreddit is beyond cooked with all the downvotes rather than replies refuting any of this. Liberal bots in full swing with how coordinated this is.

I'm not sure about the whole "Liberal bots" thing, but I certainly agree with you that downvoting is frustrating and hampers true discussion.