Politicians are justly criticized for always voting at their party’s call, and never thinking for themselves at all, to paraphrase the musical HMS Pinafore.

Yet there are still freewheeling, free-thinking MPs who put the public interest ahead of their party.

Veteran Liberal MP John McKay, a parliamentarian for 27 years and current chair of the House defence committee, is one such.

In the last fiscal year, 70,000 people applied to join the Forces but only 4,000 were admitted.{ai:summary}<p>In a world where party loyalty reigns supreme, one man stands apart. John McKay, a veteran MP, dares to think for himself, putting the people first. #politics</p>

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