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The 39th Parliament

How each MP voted on Québécois nationhood

Last Updated November 28, 2006

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On Nov. 27, 2006, members of Parliament voted on a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Tories that would recognize the Québécois as a nation within a united Canada.

There are 308 seats in the House of Commons, but two were not filled at the time. Of the rest, 282 MPs voted on the motion, 21 were absent for various reasons, and three chose to abstain.

The motion passed by a margin of 266 to 16.

Opposed
  1. Navdeep Bains (Liberal, Ontario)
  2. Don Bell (Liberal, British Columbia)
  3. Raymond Chan (Liberal, British Columbia)
  4. Joe Comuzzi (Liberal, Ontario)
  5. Ken Dryden (Liberal, Ontario)
  6. Hedy Fry (Liberal, British Columbia)
  7. Jim Karygiannis (Liberal, Ontario)
  8. Diane Marleau (Liberal, Ontario)
  9. Bill Matthews (Liberal, Newfoundland and Labrador)
  10. Dan McTeague (Liberal, Ontario)
  11. Maria Minna (Liberal, Ontario)
  12. Scott Simms (Liberal, Newfoundland and Labrador)
  13. Paul Steckle (Liberal, Ontario)
  14. Andrew Telegdi (Liberal, Ontario)
  15. Garth Turner (Independent, Ontario)
  16. Joe Volpe (Liberal, Ontario)
Abstained
  1. Michael Chong (Conservative, Ontario)
  2. Inky Mark (Conservative, Manitoba)
  3. Peter Milliken (Liberal, Ontario) - Speaker does not vote
Absent
  1. Sue Barnes (Liberal, Ontario)
  2. Brenda Chamberlain (Liberal, Ontario)
  3. John Cummins (Conservative, British Columbia)
  4. John Godfrey (Liberal, Ontario)
  5. Art Hanger (Conservative, Alberta)
  6. Betty Hinton (Conservative, British Columbia)
  7. Nancy Karetak-Lindell (Liberal, Nunavut)
  8. Tina Keeper (Liberal, Manitoba)
  9. Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal, New Brunswick)
  10. Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal, Prince Edward Island)
  11. Keith Martin (Liberal, British Columbia), who wanted to vote against it, but got stranded in British Columbia because of the weather
  12. Irene Mathyssen (NDP, Ontario)
  13. Gary Merasty (Liberal, Saskatchewan)
  14. Brian Murphy (Liberal, New Brunswick)
  15. Stephen Owen (Liberal, British Columbia)
  16. Bernard Patry (Liberal, Quebec)
  17. Denise Savoie (NDP, British Columbia)
  18. Carol Skelton (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  19. Joy Smith (Conservative, Manitoba)
  20. Lui Temelovski (Liberal, Ontario)
  21. Vic Toews (Conservative, Manitoba)
In Favour
  1. Jim Abbott (Conservative, British Columbia)
  2. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative, Alberta)
  3. Harold Albrecht (Conservative, Ontario)
  4. Omar Alghabra (Liberal, Ontario)
  5. Mike Allen (Conservative, New Brunswick)
  6. Dean Allison (Conservative, Ontario)
  7. Rona Ambrose (Conservative, Alberta)
  8. Rob Anders (Conservative, Alberta)
  9. David Anderson (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  10. Guy André (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  11. Charlie Angus (NDP, Ontario)
  12. André Arthur (Independent, Quebec)
  13. Gerard Asselin (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  14. Alex Atamanenko (NDP, British Columbia)
  15. Claude Bachande (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  16. Larry Bagnell (Liberal, Yukon)
  17. John Baird (Conservative, Ontario)
  18. Vivian Barbot (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  19. Dave Batters (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  20. Colleen Beaumier (Liberal, Ontario)
  21. Mauril Bélanger (Liberal, Ontario)
  22. Catherine Bell (NDP, British Columbia)
  23. André Bellavance (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  24. Carolyn Bennett (Liberal, Ontario)
  25. Leon Benoit (Conservative, Alberta)
  26. Maxime Bernier (Conservative, Quebec)
  27. Maruizio Bevilacqua (Liberal, Ontario)
  28. Dennis Bevington (NDP, Northwest Territories)
  29. James Bezan (Conservative, Manitoba)
  30. Bernard Bigras (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  31. Dawn Black (NDP, British Columbia)
  32. Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative, Quebec)
  33. Bill Blaikie (NDP, Manitoba)
  34. Raynald Blais (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  35. Steven Blaney (Conservative, Quebec)
  36. Raymond Bonin (Liberal, Ontario)
  37. France Bonsant (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  38. Ken Boshcoff (Liberal, Ontario)
  39. Robert Bouchard (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  40. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative, Quebec)
  41. Diane Bourgeois (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  42. Garry Breitkreuz (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  43. Scott Brison (Liberal, Nova Scotia)
  44. Bonnie Brown (Liberal, Ontario)
  45. Gord Brown (Conservative, Ontario)
  46. Patrick Brown (Conservative, Ontario)
  47. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative, Manitoba)
  48. Paule Brunelle (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  49. Gerry Byrne (Liberal, Newfoundland and Labrador)
  50. Blaine Calkins (Conservative, Alberta)
  51. Ron Cannan (Conservative, British Columbia)
  52. John Cannis (Liberal, Ontario)
  53. Lawrence Cannon (Conservative, Quebec)
  54. Serge Cardin (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  55. Colin Carrie (Conservative, Ontario)
  56. Robert Carrier (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  57. Bill Casey (Conservative, Nova Scotia)
  58. Rick Casson (Conservative, Alberta)
  59. Chris Charlton (NDP, Ontario)
  60. Olivia Chow (NDP, Ontario)
  61. David Christopherson (NDP, Ontario)
  62. Tony Clement (Conservative, Ontario)
  63. Denis Coderre (Liberal, Quebec)
  64. Joe Comartin (NDP, Ontario)
  65. Irwin Cotler (Liberal, Quebec)
  66. Paul Crête (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  67. Jean Crowder (NDP, British Columbia)
  68. Nathan Cullen (NDP, British Columbia)
  69. Roy Cullen (Liberal, Ontario)
  70. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal, Nova Scotia)
  71. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal, New Brunswick)
  72. Patricia Davidson (Conservative, Ontario)
  73. Libby Davies (NDP, British Columbia)
  74. Stockwell Day (Conservative, British Columbia)
  75. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  76. Dean Del Mastro (Conservative, Ontario)
  77. Nicole Demers (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  78. Johanne Deschamps (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  79. Barry Devolin (Conservative, Ontario)
  80. Paul Dewar (NDP, Ontario)
  81. Sukh Dhaliwal (Liberal, British Columbia)
  82. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal, Ontario)
  83. Stéphane Dion (Liberal, Quebec)
  84. Ujjal Dosanjh (Liberal, British Columbia)
  85. Norman Doyle (Conservative, Newfoundland and Labrador)
  86. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  87. Rick Dykstra (Conservative, Ontario)
  88. Wayne Easter (Liberal, Prince Edward Island)
  89. David Emerson (Conservative, British Columbia)
  90. Ken Epp (Conservative, Alberta)
  91. Mark Eyking (Liberal, Nova Scotia)
  92. Meili Faille (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  93. Ed Fast (Conservative, British Columbia)
  94. Diane Finley (Conservative, Ontario)
  95. Brian Fitzpatrick (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  96. Jim Flaherty (Conservative, Ontario)
  97. Steven Fletcher (Conservative, Manitoba)
  98. Raymonde Folco (Liberal, Quebec)
  99. Carole Freeman (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  100. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  101. Royal Galipeau (Conservative, Ontario)
  102. Cheryl Gallant (Conservative, Ontario)
  103. Roger Gaudet (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  104. Michel Gauthier (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  105. Yvon Godin (NDP, New Brunswick)
  106. Peter Goldring (Conservative, Alberta)
  107. Ralph Goodale (Liberal, Saskatchewan)
  108. Gary Goodyear (Conservative, Ontario)
  109. Jacques Gourde (Conservative, Quebec)
  110. Bill Graham (Liberal, Ontario)
  111. Nina Grewal (Conservative, British Columbia)
  112. Albina Guarnieri (Liberal, Ontario)
  113. Monique Guay (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  114. Helena Guergis (Conservative, Ontario)
  115. Michel Guimond (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  116. Stephen Harper (Conservative, Alberta)
  117. Richard Harris (Conservative, British Columbia)
  118. Luc Harvey (Conservative, Quebec)
  119. Laurie Hawn (Conservative, Alberta)
  120. Loyola Hearn (Conservative, Newfoundland and Labrador)
  121. Russ Hiebert (Conservative, British Columbia)
  122. Jay Hill (Conservative, British Columbia)
  123. Mark Holland (Liberal, Ontario)
  124. Charles Hubbard (Liberal, New Brunswick)
  125. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal, Ontario)
  126. Rahim Jaffer (Conservative, Alberta)
  127. Brian Jean (Conservative, Alberta)
  128. Marlene Jennings (Liberal, Quebec)
  129. Peter Julian (NDP, British Columbia)
  130. Susan Kadis (Liberal, Ontario)
  131. Randy Kamp (Conservative, British Columbia)
  132. Gerald Keddy (Conservative, Nova Scotia)
  133. Jason Kenney (Conservative, Alberta)
  134. Wajid Khan (Liberal, Ontario)
  135. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  136. Maka Kotto (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  137. Daryl Kramp (Conservative, Ontario)
  138. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  139. Mario Laframboise (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  140. Mike Lake (Conservative, Alberta)
  141. Francine Lalonde (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  142. Jean Lapierre (Liberal, Quebec)
  143. Guy Lauzon (Conservative, Ontario)
  144. Carole Lavallée (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  145. Jack Layton (NDP, Ontario)
  146. Derek Lee (Liberal, Ontario)
  147. Marc Lemay (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  148. Pierre Lemiux (Conservative, Ontario)
  149. Yves Lessard (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  150. Yvan Loubier (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  151. Yvon Lévesque (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  152. Tom Lukiwski (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  153. Gary Lunn (Conservative, British Columbia)
  154. James Lunney (Conservative, British Columbia)
  155. 1Marcel Lussier (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  156. Peter MacKay (Conservative, Nova Scotia)
  157. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative, Ontario)
  158. Gurbax Malhi (Liberal, Ontario)
  159. Luc Malo (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  160. John Maloney (Liberal, Ontario)
  161. Fabian Manning (Conservative, Newfoundland and Labrador)
  162. Wayne Marston (NDP, Ontario)
  163. Paul Martin (Liberal, Quebec)
  164. Pat Martin (NDP, Manitoba)
  165. Tony Martin (NDP, Ontario)
  166. Brian Masse (NDP, Ontario)
  167. Colin Mayes (Conservative, British Columbia)
  168. John McCallum (Liberal, Ontario)
  169. Alexa McDonough (NDP, Nova Scotia)
  170. David McGuinty (Liberal, Ontario)
  171. Joe McGuire (Liberal, Prince Edward Island)
  172. John McKay (Liberal, Ontario)
  173. Réal Ménard (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  174. Serge Ménard (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  175. Ted Menzies (Conservative, Alberta)
  176. Rob Merrifield (Conservative, Alberta)
  177. Larry Miller (Conservative, Ontario)
  178. Bob Mills (Conservative, Alberta)
  179. James Moore (Conservative, British Columbia)
  180. Rob Moore (Conservative, New Brunswick)
  181. Maria Mourani (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  182. Shawn Murphy (Liberal, Prince Edward Island)
  183. Richard Nadeau (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  184. Peggy Nash (NDP, Ontario)
  185. Anita Neville (Liberal, Manitoba)
  186. Rob Nicholson (Conservative, Ontario)
  187. Rick Norlock (Conservative, Ontario)
  188. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative, Alberta)
  189. Gordon O'Connor (Conservative, Ontario)
  190. Bev Oda (Conservative, Ontario)
  191. Christian Ouellet (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  192. Massimo Pacetti (Liberal, Quebec)
  193. Brian Pallister (Conservative, Manitoba)
  194. Pierre Paquette (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  195. Christian Paradis (Conservative, Quebec)
  196. Gilles-A. Perron (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  197. Jim Peterson (Liberal, Ontario)
  198. Daniel Petit (Conservative, Quebec)
  199. Pauline Picard (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  200. Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  201. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative, Ontario)
  202. Jim Prentice (Conservative, Alberta)
  203. Joe Preston (Conservative, Ontario)
  204. Penny Priddy (NDP, British Columbia)
  205. Marcel Proulx (Liberal, Quebec)
  206. James Rajotte (Conservative, Alberta)
  207. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal, Ontario)
  208. Karen Redman (Liberal, Ontario)
  209. Geoff Regan (Liberal, Nova Scotia)
  210. Scott Reid (Conservative, Ontario)
  211. Lee Richardson (Conservative, Alberta)
  212. Gerry Ritz (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  213. Lucienne Robillard (Liberal, Quebec)
  214. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal, Quebec)
  215. Anthony Rota (Liberal, Ontario)
  216. Jean-Yves Roy (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  217. Todd Russell (Liberal, Newfoundland and Labrador)
  218. Michael Savage (Liberal, Nova Scotia)
  219. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal, Quebec)
  220. Andrew Scheer (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  221. Gary Schellenberger (Conservative, Ontario)
  222. Andy Scott (Liberal, New Brunswick)
  223. Judy Sgro (Liberal, Ontario)
  224. Bev Shipley (Conservative, Ontario)
  225. Bill Siksay (NDP, British Columbia)
  226. Maria Silva (Liberal, Ontario)
  227. Raymond Simard (Liberal, Manitoba)
  228. Monte Solberg (Conservative, Alberta)
  229. Kevin Sorenson (Conservative, Alberta)
  230. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  231. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  232. Lloyd St. Amand (Liberal, Ontario)
  233. Brent St. Denis (Liberal, Ontario)
  234. Bruce Stanton (Conservative, Ontario)
  235. Peter Stoffer (NDP, Nova Scotia)
  236. Brian Storseth (Conservative, Alberta)
  237. Chuck Strahl (Conservative, British Columbia)
  238. Belinda Stronach (Liberal, Ontario)
  239. David Sweet (Conservative, Ontario)
  240. Paul Szabo (Liberal, Ontario)
  241. Louise Thibault (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  242. Robert Thibault (Liberal, Nova Scotia)
  243. Greg Francis Thompson (Conservative, New Brunswick)
  244. Myron Thompson (Conservative, Alberta)
  245. David Tilson (Conservative, Ontario)
  246. Alan Tonks (Liberal, Ontario)
  247. Bradley Trost (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  248. Merv Tweed (Conservative, Manitoba)
  249. Roger Valley (Liberal, Ontario)
  250. David Van Kesteren (Conservative, Ontario)
  251. Peter Van Loan (Conservative, Ontario)
  252. Maurice Vellacott (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  253. Josée Verner (Conservative, Quebec)
  254. Robert Vincent (Bloc Québécois, Quebec)
  255. Mike Wallace (Conservative, Ontario)
  256. Tom Wappel (Liberal, Ontario)
  257. Mark Warawa (Conservative, British Columbia)
  258. Chris Warkentin (Conservative, Alberta)
  259. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP, Manitoba)
  260. Jeff Watson (Conservative, Ontario)
  261. Bryon Wilfert (Liberal, Ontario)
  262. John Williams (Conservative, Alberta)
  263. Blair Wilson (Liberal, Ontario)
  264. Borys Wrzesnewskyi (Liberal, Ontario)
  265. Lynne Yelich (Conservative, Saskatchewan)
  266. Paul Zed (Liberal, New Brunswick)

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