India, March 12 -- Another opposition lawmaker in Canada has defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney's governing Liberals, all but assuring he will soon have a majority Government.

Opposition New Democratic interim leader Don Davies said in a statement late Tuesday he was very disappointed Member of Parliament Lori ldlout has decided to join the Liberals.

That puts the Liberals closer to having a majority Government and being able to pass any bill without opposition party support.

Liberal Cabinet minister Sean Fraser welcomed ldlout to the party in a social media post. Three opposition Conservative members also defected to Carney's Liberals in recent months.

With another lawmaker decamping from the leftist New Democratic party, the Lib...