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C-13 Reproductive Technologies Bill Omnibus bill concerning cloning, experimentation on embryonic humans, buying and sellingof sperm and eggs, invitro fertilization, creation of animal-human hybrids and financial compensation for surrogate mothers. See Complete text of the complex bill See LifeSite's Special page on C-13 Third Reading vote on October 28, 2003 Passed in the House of Commons by a vote of 149 - 109 4 MPs paired 40 MPs absent ( 21 Lib, 8 CA, 6 PC, 1 NDP, 1 IND) No votes -
16 Liberals, 55 Alliance and 31 Bloc members and 5 PC.
By MP Last Name Html Acrobat By Prov and Last Name Html Acrobat See official Hansard record of the vote 1999 Marriage Motion Voted on June 8, 1999 Introduced by Reform MP Eric Lowther “That, in the opinion of the House, it is necessary, in light of public debate around recent court decisions, to state that marriage is and should remain the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, and that Parliament will take all necessary steps to preserve this definition of marriage in Canada”. Passed by vote of 216-55 10 MPs were paired. 20 MPs were absent. Note: in the LifeSite past voting record table (created in 2003) there are 53 MPs with N/A for Not Applicable for this particular vote. They were not elected at the time of this vote. See LifeSite record of MPs voting on this and four other votes By MP Last Name Html Acrobat By Prov and Last Name Html Acrobat See official Hansard record 2003 Marriage Motion Voted on September 16, 2003 Submitted by Canadian Alliance Party "That, in the opinion of this House, it is necessary, in light of public debate around recent court decisions, to reaffirm that marriage is and should remain the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, and that Parliament take all necessary steps within the jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada to preserve this definition of marriage in Canada." Defeated by a vote of 137-132 8 MPs were paired 29 MPs were absent Voting yes were 63 Alliance, 53 Liberals, 10 Tories, 3 Bloc Quebecois, 3 independents The 29 Absent 2 NDP, 8 Bloc, 19 Liberal LifeSite story on the vote: Alliance Motion to Reaffirm Traditional Definition of Marriage Defeated 137-132 See LifeSite record of MPs voting on this and four other votes By MP Last Name Html Acrobat By Prov and Last Name Html Acrobat Official Hansard record of the vote Bill C-250 Voted on Sept. 17, 2003 Introduced by Svend Robinson (NDP) Bill C-250 was a private member's bill, sponsored by MP Svend Robinson. The bill added 'sexual orientation' to the list of protected classes in the hate propaganda sections (318 & 319) of the Criminal Code. Text of Bill: 1. Subsection 318(4) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following: Definition of ``identifiable group'' (4) In this section, ``identifiable group'' means any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation Passed by vote of 145-110 10 MPs were paired 39 MPs were absent See LifeSite record of MPs voting on this and four other votes By MP Last Name Html Acrobat By Prov and Last Name Html Acrobat Official Hansard record of the vote Private Members’ Motion M-83 Voted on October 1, 2003 Introduced by Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville, Canadian Alliance) ”That
the Standing Committee on Health fully examine, study and report
to Parliament on: (a) Defeated
by a vote of 139-66 Of the 66 MPs who supported M-83: 46 were Canadian Alliance Members (2 Alliance Members Rahim Jaffer and Keith Martin opposed it); 17 were Liberals; 4 were Tories; 1 was Independent. Those who walked out just prior to the vote on M-83: 10 LIB, 1 CA, 1 BQ, 1 NDP
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LifeSite record of MPs voting on this and four other votes M-123 Voted on March 25, 1998 Introduced by NDP MP Svend Robinson "That a special committee be appointed, pursuant to Standing
Order 68(4)(b), to review the provisions of the Criminal Code dealing
with
euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide and that the Committee
be instructed to prepare and bring in a bill, in accordance with
Standing Order 68(5)."
Bill C-33 An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act - Introduced as then Justice Minister Alan Rock Passed May 9, 1996 by a Vote of 153-76 38 MPs were paired Official wording of C-33 "An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act Preamble Whereas the Government of Canada affirms the dignity and worth of all individuals and recognizes that they have the right to be free from discrimination in employment and the provision of goods and services, and that that right is based on respect for the rule of law and lawful conduct by all; And whereas the Government recognizes and affirms the importance
of family as the foundation of Canadian society and that nothing
in this Act alters its fundamental role in society; 1. Section 2 of the Canadian Human Rights Act is replaced by the
following: 2. Subsection 3(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: The bill received strong support, not only from homosexual activists, but also from the entire pro-abortion establishment which has an interest in radical changes to Canada's family and religious traditions. Since its passage, the change has been used to force major changes
to employee benefit programs and other aspects of traditional Canadian
society, and to threaten individuals who oppose any support for the
harmful homosexual lifestyle. See official Hansard record of the vote (Divisioon No. 75) Term 17 Voted on Dec. 4, 1996 The Dec. 4, 1996 vote on Term 17 revoked constitutionally guaranteed religious education rights in Newfoundland. The measure was taken at the request of Newfoundland's Liberal government, which has been trying to seize control of the province's church-run schools for the last several years. The province claimed that a 1995 referendum gave them a "mandate" to do so - even though the question was approved by a slim majority and with a very poor turn-out. (32% voted and 54% of those said "yes". This development is of serious concern to the pro-life, pro-family movement. Catholic and Protestant schools are generally more likely to transmit principles of respect for life and family. The promoters of abortion, euthanasia and alternate lifestyles would like nothing better than to see the end of all religious schools in Canada. The passage of Term 17 is a precedent which will encourage attempts
in other provinces to eliminate religious schools. Quebec has already
almost succeeded in doing so, but its efforts were interrupted by
the federal election. The federal Liberals have indicated that they
would be happy to oblige this effort after the election. Presented courtesy of LifeSite http://www.lifesite.net/ |
