OTTAWA, November 23, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Conservatives frustrated by a committee decision last week to declare non-votable a private member’s bill defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman, may still see their hopes fulfilled. Conservative MP Rob Moore has appealed the decision of the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee and will present arguments Thursday in favour of allowing his bill to at least receive a vote. Conservative MP Bill Casey, one of the committee members, spoke to LifeSiteNews.com today noting that the Conservative Party stands behind bringing the measure to a vote.
However, LifeSiteNews.com has learned that, while members have received letters from gay rights activists objecting to allowing a vote on the bill, very few supporters of the bill have voiced their concerns or are aware that the bill could still come up for a vote.
Supporters of Moore’s bill are asking Pro-family Canadians to immediately contact members of the committee and insist that this bill be permitted to advance to debate and a vote in the House. The members of the committee, their party affiliation, ridings and contact emails follow: CASEY, William D. (Bill) (Conservative) Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia [email protected] BOUDRIA, Don (Liberal) Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ontario [email protected] GUIMOND, Michel (Bloc Québécois) Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec [email protected] JOHNSTON, F. Dale (Conservative) Wetaskiwin, Alberta [email protected] BOIVIN, Françoise (Liberal) Gatineau, Quebec [email protected] GODIN, Yvon (New Democratic Party) Acadie—Bathurst, New Brunswick [email protected] LONGFIELD, Judi (Liberal) Whitby—Oshawa, Ontario [email protected] REDMAN, Karen (Liberal) Kitchener Centre, Ontario [email protected] REYNOLDS, John Douglas (Conservative) West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, British Columbia [email protected] LEBLANC, Dominic (Liberal) Beauséjour, New Brunswick [email protected] PICARD, Pauline (Bloc Québécois) Drummond, Quebec [email protected] REID, Scott (Conservative) Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Ontario [email protected]