Subhead:Rebel News heard from constituents in Matt Jeneroux’s Edmonton Riverbend riding, where locals felt betrayed by the longtime Conservative MP’s decision to cross the floor and join the Liberals.#
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It was –20°C and snowing in Edmonton Riverbend, and with the help of more than 22,000 petition signers, Rebel News deployed a billboard truck through the riding to demand accountability from Matt Jeneroux after he crossed the floor to the Liberal Party.
Riverbend has voted Conservative in every federal election since the riding was created in 2015. And now, without a by-election, it has a Liberal MP.
Back in November, rumours surfaced that the Liberals were pressuring Jeneroux to cross the floor. When the backlash began, he publicly denied it. Soon after, he announced he was resigning, citing family reasons in what looked like a long goodbye.
Less than four months later, he resurfaced at an airport press conference alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney — announcing he was joining the Liberals.
He cited Carney’s speech in Davos as the moment that changed his mind. That was the explanation. No town hall. No constituency-wide consultation. No vote.
Just the ol’ Liberal Switcheroo.
“I voted for him. I want my vote back.”
Residents didn’t hold back.
One woman who lives a block away from where we were parked said she had voted for Jeneroux and felt completely betrayed.
