OutInTheRain
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Rae's the most famous who made the switch in recent times. Noted floor crosser Chris D'Entremont was a Nova Scotia provincial MLA for years. Specifically as a member of the notoriously socially conservative Hamm government. Which makes his claims of being a red tory utter bullshit. If you're low profile it's easier to switch. But a Premier is not going to want to be a Federal back bencher.It's what gives me respect for Klein and (regardless of my dislike of her) Smith in Alberta. Klein in particular famously refused to leap into federal politics because he knew it was a completely different game and he stood little chance of translating his provincial popularity to the east. The reverse too seems cursed given how well the likes of Prentice and Kenney have played out as Premiers, or for that matter Rodriguez in Quebec. Only one who's somewhat made the switch work has been Bob Rae, but even then at best it's only seen him as interim Liberal leader.
Rae being leader was because they didn't want to put someone up until they were near an election. Giving the Canadian populace time to know a party leader before an election is a death sentence for their chances. If they had put Trudeau up 3-4 years before the 2015 election then the Liberals would have been slaughtered in that election.

