Ottawa, June 28, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At 9 p.m. June 28, Canada’s Liberal government passed, without significant amendment, third and final reading of its same-sex ‘marriage’ bill C-38 by a vote of 158 for to 133 against. Canada now joins Holland and Belgium as the only three countries in the world to have legalized this radical redefinition of the institution of marriage. The bill must still be passed by the Senate and then receive Royal Assent before being promulgated into Canadian law. The Liberal dominated Senate is expected to swiftly pass the law.
Only 32 Liberal Members of Parliament broke ranks with their party by voting against the bill which is opposed by a majority of Canadians and which received massive active opposition from the public. 5 Bloc MPs, one New Democratic Party Member and 2 independents also voted against the bill. Most Conservative party members voted against the bill. Three Conservatives voted for C-38.
Following is a list of those who voted against C-38 from other than the Conservative Party:
Liberal No Votes (32)
Bonin, Ray
Boshcoff, Ken
Cannis, John
Carr, Gary
Chamberlain, Brenda
Commuzzi, Joe
Cuzner, Rodger
Galloway, Roger
Hubbard, Charles
Karygiannis, Jim
Khan, Wajid
Lee, Derek
Lastewka, Walt
Longfield
Malhi, Gurbax
MacAuley, Lawrence
Maloney, John
Matthews, Bill
McKay, John
McTeague, Dan
Pachetti, Massimo
Savoy, Andy
Scarpaleggia, Francis
Simard, Ray
Simms, Scott
Steckle, Paul
Szabo, Paul
Tonks, Alan
Ur, Rosemary
Wappel, Tom
Wilfert, Bryon
Zed, Paul
Bloc No Votes (5)
Bouchard, Robert
Cardin, Serge
Gaudet, Roger
Perron, Gilles
Thibault, Louis
NDP No Votes (1)
Desjarlais, Bev NDP
Independent No Votes (2)
O’Brien, Pat IND
Kilgour, David Ind
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