Orchard was a fervent opponent of the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance and during the 2006 election he endorsed and later joined the Liberal Party.
Orchard was a fervent opponent of the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Orchard was a fervent opponent of the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party of the Canadian Alliance. He endorsed. This was during the 2006 election. He later joined the Liberal Party. This was during the 2006 election.