OTTAWA, July 22, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Voting in favour of the homosexual ‘marriage’ bill C-38 on final reading Tuesday nightÂwere 47 Senators including the following Liberal Senators:
AustinÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Maheu
BaconÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Mahovlich
BakerÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Massicotte
BironÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Losier-Cool
BrydenÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Mercer
CallbeckÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂMilne
ChaputÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Mitchell
ChristensenÂÂÂMunson
CookÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂPoulin
CordyÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Pearson
DallaireÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Pépin
DowneÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Peterson
EggletonÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂPoy
FairbairnÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂTardif
FitzpatrickÂÂÂÂÂRinguette
FureyÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Robichaud
GrafsteinÂÂÂÂÂÂ Rompkey
HarbÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Smith
HubleyÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Trenholme Counsell
JafferÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂJoyalÂ
KennyÂÂ
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)ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Nancy Ruth (PC)
Meighen (C)ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Dyck (NDP)
Nancy Ruth (PC)ÂÂ Prud’homme (Ind)
Spivak (Ind)
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Most Conservative Senators voted against the bill including Senators:
AngusÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Kelleher
KeonÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Gustafson
BuchananÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂKinsella
CochraneÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ ComeauÂÂÂ
Di NinoÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂTkachuk
EytonÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ St. Germain
ForrestallÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ StrattonÂ
Cools
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A handful of Liberal Senators and one Independent Senator voted against the legislation including Senators:
Banks
Merchant
Phalen
Sibbeston
Hervieux-PayetteÂ
Plamondon (Ind)
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Abstentions from the vote were listed as coming from Senators:
Corbin (Liberal)ÂÂMoore (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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