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Friday July 22, 2005
How Canadian Senators Voted on Gay 'Marriage'
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OTTAWA, July 22, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Voting in favour of the homosexual 'marriage' bill C-38 on final reading Tuesday night were 47 Senators including the following Liberal Senators:
Austin Maheu
Bacon Mahovlich
Baker Massicotte
Biron Losier-Cool
Bryden Mercer
Callbeck Milne
Chaput Mitchell
Christensen Munson
Cook Poulin
Cordy Pearson
Dallaire Pépin
Downe Peterson
Eggleton Poy
Fairbairn Tardif
Fitzpatrick Ringuette
Furey Robichaud
Grafstein Rompkey
Harb Smith
Hubley Trenholme Counsell
Jaffer Joyal
Kenny
The Liberals were joined by a handful of Progressive Conservative (PC) and Conservative 'C' Senators as well as an NDP and a couple of independent Senators:
Atkins (PC) Nancy Ruth (PC)
Meighen (C) Dyck (NDP)
Nancy Ruth (PC) Prud'homme (Ind)
Spivak (Ind)
Most Conservative Senators voted against the bill including Senators:
Angus Kelleher
Keon Gustafson
Buchanan Kinsella
Cochrane Comeau
Di Nino Tkachuk
Eyton St. Germain
Forrestall Stratton
Cools
A handful of Liberal Senators and one Independent Senator voted against the legislation including Senators:
Banks
Merchant
Phalen
Sibbeston
Hervieux-Payette
Plamondon (Ind)
Abstentions from the vote were listed as coming from Senators:
Corbin (Liberal) Moore (Liberal)
LeBreton (Conservative)
In Hansard, Senator Moore is listed as saying he would have voted against the bill however he was abstaining to pair a vote for another Senator who supported the legislation but could not attend the vote.
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