Multiple sources tell CBC News that Liberal MLA Fred Tilley will cross the floor to join the governing Progressive Conservative caucus in Nova Scotia. 

Premier Tim Houston has scheduled a news conference at Province House for 1:30 p.m. today.

Tilley, the MLA for the Cape Breton district of Northside-Westmount, was first elected in the 2021 general election that saw the Liberals fall from power and Houston's Tories form a majority government.

He's been a vocal critic of the government on issues suc…