Liberal MLA Fred Tilley crosses floor to Tories

NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Tuesday's announcement amounted to "politics and political gamesmanship."

"I just think this is about who gets a cabinet post, who gets political advantage, who wins [and] who loses in this House when we know we have an election coming and the focus needs to be on Nova Scotians and what is this government's record," she told reporters.

"That's not what today is about."