Liberal MPs looking to defect, Tories say

To summarize, Tories are spreading rumours that make the Liberals look bad. And this is news. Good grief.

Even better, the Star story focuses on speculation about Ruby Dhalla crossing the floor even though:

a) Ruby Dhalla has said she’s not considering crossing the floor
b) The anonymous Tories in the article are quoted as saying Dhalla isn’t among the MPs thinking about crossing the floor

I don’t think it’s any secret Ruby Dhalla would like to one day lead the Liberal Party. Presumably, crossing over to the Tories would hurt her chances of becoming Liberal leader. So I’m not really sure how this sort of aimless speculation actually passes for news.