INDEPTH: SAME SEX RIGHTS
Parliament Votes
CBC News Online | September 17, 2003
On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, the House of Commons voted 137 to 132 against the following Canadian Alliance motion:
"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."
This is how each member of Parliament voted:
| ABBOTT, James |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| ABLONCZY, Diane |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| ADAMS, Peter |
No |
Liberal |
| ALCOCK, Reg |
No |
Liberal |
| ALLARD, Carole-Marie |
No |
Liberal |
| ANDERS, Rob |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| ANDERSON, David |
No |
Liberal |
| ANDERSON, David L. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| ASSAD, Mark Joseph |
Yes |
Liberal |
| ASSADOURIAN, Sarkis |
Yes |
Liberal |
| ASSELIN, Gerard |
Yes |
Bloc Québécois |
| AUGUSTINE, Jean |
No |
Liberal |
| BACHAND, Andre |
No |
Conservative |
| BACHAND, Claude |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| BAGNELL, Larry |
No |
Liberal |
| BAILEY, Roy H. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| BAKOPANOS, Eleni |
Absent |
Liberal |
| BARNES, Rex |
Yes |
Conservative |
| BARNES, Susan |
No |
Liberal |
| BARRETTE, Gilbert |
No |
Liberal |
| BEAUMIER, Colleen |
No |
Liberal |
| BÉLAIRE, Reginald |
Absent |
Liberal |
| BELANGER, Mauril |
No |
Liberal |
| BELLEMARE, Eugene |
Yes |
Liberal |
| BENNETT, Carolyn |
No |
Liberal |
| BENOIT, Leon Earl |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| BERGERON, Stéphane |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| BERTRAND, Robert |
Yes |
Liberal |
| BEVILACQUA, Maurizio |
No |
Liberal |
| BIGRAS, Bernard |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| BINET, Gerard |
No |
Liberal |
| BLAIKIE, Bill |
No |
NDP |
| BLONDIN-ANDREW, Ethel |
No |
Liberal |
| BONIN, Raymond |
Yes |
Liberal |
| BONWICK, Paul |
No |
Liberal |
| BOROTSIK, Rick |
No |
Conservative |
| BOUDRIA, Don |
No |
Liberal |
| BOURGEOIS, Diane |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| BRADSHAW, Claudette |
No |
Liberal |
| BREITKREUZ, Garry |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| BRISON, Scott |
No |
Conservative |
| BROWN, Bonnie |
No |
Liberal |
| BRYDEN, John H. |
Yes |
Liberal |
| BULTE, Sarmite |
No |
Liberal |
| BURTON, Andy |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| BYRNE, Gerry |
No |
Liberal |
| CACCIA, Charles L. |
No |
Liberal |
| CADMAN, Chuck |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| CALDER, Murray |
Yes |
Liberal |
| CANNIS, John |
Yes |
Liberal |
| CAPLAN, Elinor |
No |
Liberal |
| CARDIN, Serge |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| CARIGNAN, Jean Guy |
No |
Independent Liberal |
| CARROLL, Aileen |
Absent |
Liberal |
| CASEY, Bill |
Yes |
Conservative |
| CASSON, Rick |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| CASTONGUAY, Jeannot |
No |
Liberal |
| CATTERALL, Marlene |
No |
Liberal |
| CAUCHON, Martin |
No |
Liberal |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Brenda Kay |
Yes |
Liberal |
| CHARBONNEAU, Yvon |
Yes |
Liberal |
| CHATTERS, David Cameron |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| CHRETIEN, Jean |
No |
Liberal |
| CLARK, Joe |
No |
Conservative |
| CODERRE, Denis |
No |
Liberal |
| COLLENETTE, David Michael |
No |
Liberal |
| COMARTIN, Joe |
No |
NDP |
| COMUZZI, Joe |
Absent |
Liberal |
| COPPS, Sheila Maureen |
No |
Liberal |
| COTLER, Irwin |
Absent |
Liberal |
| CRETE, Paul |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| CULLEN, Roy |
No |
Liberal |
| CUMMINS, John Martin |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| CUZNER, Rodger |
No |
Liberal |
| DALPHOND-GUIRAL, Madeleine |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| DAVIES, Libby |
No |
NDP |
| DAY, Stockwell |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| DESJARLAIS, Bev |
Absent |
NDP |
| DESROCHERS, Odina |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| DEVILLERS, Paul |
No |
Liberal |
| DHALIWAL, Herb |
No |
Liberal |
| DION, Stephane |
No |
Liberal |
| DISCEPOLA, Nick |
No |
Liberal |
| DOYLE, Norman E. |
Yes |
Conservative |
| DROMISKY, Stan |
No |
Liberal |
| DROUIN, Claude |
No |
Liberal |
| DUCEPPE, Gilles |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| DUNCAN, John Morris |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| DUPLAIN, Claude |
No |
Liberal |
| EASTER, Arnold Wayne |
No |
Liberal |
| EFFORD, R. John |
Yes |
Liberal |
| EGGLETON, Arthur C. |
No |
Liberal |
| ELLEY, Reed |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| EPP, Ken |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| EYKING, Mark |
Yes |
Liberal |
| FARRAH, Georges |
No |
Liberal |
| FINLAY, John Baird |
No |
Liberal |
| FITZPATRICK, Brian |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| FOLCO, Raymonde |
No |
Liberal |
| FONTANA, Joe |
Yes |
Liberal |
| FORSETH, Paul Eugene |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| FOURNIER, Ghislain |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| FRULLA, Liza |
No |
Liberal |
| FRY, Hedy |
No |
Liberal |
| GAGNON, Christiane |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| GAGNON, Marcel |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| GAGNON, Sebastien |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| GALLANT, Cheryl |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| GALLAWAY, Roger |
Absent |
Liberal |
| GAUDET, Roger |
Yes |
Bloc Québécois |
| GAUTHIER, Michel |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| GIRARD-BUJOLD, Jocelyne |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| GODFREY, John Ferguson |
No |
Liberal |
| GODIN, Yvon |
No |
NDP |
| GOLDRING, Peter |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| GOODALE, Ralph Edward |
No |
Liberal |
| GOUK, Jim |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| GRAHAM, Bill |
No |
Liberal |
| GREWAL, Gurmant Singh |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| GREY, Deborah C. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| GROSE, Ivan |
No |
Liberal |
| GUARNIERI, Albina |
Yes |
Liberal |
| GUAY, Monique |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| GUIMOND, Michel |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| HANGER, Art |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| HARPER, Stephen Joseph |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| HARRIS, Dick |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| HARVARD, John |
No |
Liberal |
| HARVEY, Andre |
No |
Liberal |
| HEARN, Loyola |
Absent |
Conservative |
| HERRON, John |
Yes |
Conservative |
| HILL, Grant |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| HILL, Jay D. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| HILSTROM, Howard E. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| HINTON, Betty |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| HUBBARD, Charles |
Yes |
Liberal |
| IANNO, Tony |
No |
Liberal |
| JACKSON, Ovid |
Yes |
Liberal |
| JAFFER, Rahim |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| JENNINGS, Marlene |
No |
Liberal |
| JOBIN, Christian |
No |
Liberal |
| JOHNSTON, F. Dale |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| JORDAN, Joe Louis |
No |
Liberal |
| KARETAK-LINDELL, Nancy |
No |
Liberal |
| KARYGIANNIS, Jim |
Yes |
Liberal |
| KEDDY, Gerald |
Yes |
Conservative |
| KENNEY, Jason |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| KEYES, Stan Kazmierczak |
No |
Liberal |
| KILGER, Bob |
Yes |
Liberal |
| KILGOUR, David |
Absent |
Liberal |
| KNUTSON, Gar |
No |
Liberal |
| KRAFT SLOAN, Karen |
No |
Liberal |
| LAFRAMBOISE, Mario |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| LALIBERTE, Rick |
Absent |
Liberal |
| LALONDE, Francine |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| LANCTOT, Robert |
Yes |
Bloc Québécois |
| LASTEWKA, Walt |
Yes |
Liberal |
| LEBEL, Ghislain |
Yes |
Independent |
| LEBLANC, Dominic |
No |
Liberal |
| LEE, Derek Vincent |
Yes |
Liberal |
| LILL, Wendy |
No |
NDP |
| LINCOLN, Clifford |
Yes |
Liberal |
| LONGFIELD, Judi |
Yes |
Liberal |
| LOUBIER, Yvan |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| LUNN, Gary |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| LUNNEY, James D. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MACKAY, Peter Gordon |
Yes |
Conservative |
| MACKLIN, Paul Harold |
No |
Liberal |
| MAHONEY, Steve |
No |
Liberal |
| MALHI, Gurbax Singh |
Yes |
Liberal |
| MALONEY, John |
Yes |
Liberal |
| MANLEY, John Paul |
No |
Liberal |
| MARCEAU, Richard |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| MARCIL, Serge |
No |
Liberal |
| MARK, Inky |
Yes |
Conservative |
| MARLEAU, Diane |
No |
Liberal |
| MARTIN, Keith P. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MARTIN, Pat |
No |
NDP |
| MARTIN, Paul |
No |
Liberal |
| MASSE, Brian |
No |
NDP |
| MAYFIELD, Philip William |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MACAULAY, Lawrence |
Absent |
Liberal |
| MATTHEWS, Bill |
Absent |
Liberal |
| MCCALLUM, John |
No |
Liberal |
| MCCORMICK, Larry |
Yes |
Liberal |
| MCDONOUGH, Alexa |
No |
NDP |
| MCGUIRE, Joe |
Yes |
Liberal |
| MCKAY, John |
Yes |
Liberal |
| MCLELLAN, A. Anne |
No |
Liberal |
| MCNALLY, Grant |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MCTEAGUE, Dan |
Yes |
Liberal |
| MENARD, Real |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| MEREDITH, Val |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MERRIFIELD, Rob |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MILLS, Bob |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MILLS, Dennis |
Absent |
Liberal |
| MINNA, Maria |
No |
Liberal |
| MITCHELL, Andy |
No |
Liberal |
| MOORE, James |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| MURPHY, Shawn |
Yes |
Liberal |
| MYERS, Lynn |
Absent |
Liberal |
| NAULT, Robert Daniel |
No |
Liberal |
| NEVILLE, Anita |
No |
Liberal |
| NORMAND, Gilbert |
Yes |
Liberal |
| NYSTROM, Lorne Edmund |
No |
NDP |
| OBHRAI, Deepak |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| O’BRIEN, Lawrence |
Absent |
Liberal |
| O'BRIEN, Pat |
Yes |
Liberal |
| O'REILLY, John Francis |
Yes |
Liberal |
| OWEN, Stephen |
Absent |
Liberal |
| PACETTI, Massimo |
Absent |
Liberal |
| PAGTAKHAN, Rey D. |
No |
Liberal |
| PALLISTER, Brian William |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| PANKIW, Jim |
Yes |
Independent |
| PAQUETTE, Pierre |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| PARADIS, Denis |
No |
Liberal |
| PARRISH, Carolyn |
No |
Liberal |
| PATRY, Bernard |
No |
Liberal |
| PENSON, Charlie |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| PERIC, Janko |
Yes |
Liberal |
| PERRON, Gilles |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| PESCHISOLIDO, Joe |
Yes |
Liberal |
| PETERSON, Jim |
No |
Liberal |
| PETTIGREW, Pierre |
No |
Liberal |
| PHINNEY, Beth |
No |
Liberal |
| PICARD, Pauline |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| PICKARD, Jerry |
Yes |
Liberal |
| PILLITTERI, Gary Orazio Vincenzo |
Yes |
Liberal |
| PLAMONDON, Louis |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| PRATT, David |
Yes |
Liberal |
| PRICE, David |
No |
Liberal |
| PROCTOR, Dick |
No |
NDP |
| PROULX, Marcel |
No |
Liberal |
| PROVENZANO, Carmen |
Yes |
Liberal |
| RAJOTTE, James |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| REDMAN, Karen |
No |
Liberal |
| REED, Julian Alexander Arnott |
Yes |
Liberal |
| REGAN, Geoff |
No |
Liberal |
| REID, Scott |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| REYNOLDS, John Douglas |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| RITZ, Gerry |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| ROBILLARD, Lucienne |
No |
Liberal |
| ROBINSON, Svend Johannes |
No |
NDP |
| ROCHELEAU, Yves |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| ROCK, Allan |
No |
Liberal |
| ROY, Jean-Yves |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| SAADA, Jacques |
No |
Liberal |
| SAUVAGEAU, Benoit |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| SAVOY, Andy |
Yes |
Liberal |
| SCHELLENBERGER, Gary |
Yes |
Conservative |
| SCHERRER, Helene C. |
Yes |
Liberal |
| SCHMIDT, Werner |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| SCOTT, Andy |
No |
Liberal |
| SERRE, Benoit |
Yes |
Liberal |
| SGRO, Judy |
Yes |
Liberal |
| SHEPHERD, Alexander James |
No |
Liberal |
| SIMARD, Raymond |
No |
Liberal |
| SKELTON, Carol |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| SOLBERG, Monte |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| SORENSON, Kevin |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| SPELLER, Bob |
Yes |
Liberal |
| SPENCER, Larry |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| ST. DENIS, Brent |
No |
Liberal |
| ST-HILAIRE, Caroline |
No |
Bloc Québécois |
| ST-JACQUES, Diane |
No |
Liberal |
| ST-JULIEN, Guy |
Yes |
Liberal |
| STECKLE, Paul Daniel |
Yes |
Liberal |
| STEWART, Jane |
No |
Liberal |
| STOFFER, Peter |
Absent |
NDP |
| STINSON, Darrel |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| STRAHL, Chuck |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| SZABO, Paul John Mark |
Yes |
Liberal |
| TELEGDI, Andrew |
No |
Liberal |
| THIBAULT, Robert |
No |
Liberal |
| THIBEAULT, Yolande |
No |
Liberal |
| THOMPSON, Gregory Francis |
Yes |
Conservative |
| THOMPSON, Myron |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| TIRABASSI, Tony |
Yes |
Liberal |
| TOEWS, Vic |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| TONKS, Alan |
Yes |
Liberal |
| TORSNEY, Paddy |
Absent |
Liberal |
| TREMBLAY, Suzanne |
Absent |
Bloc Québécois |
| UR, Rose-Marie Margaret |
Yes |
Liberal |
| VALERI, Tony |
Absent |
Liberal |
| VANCLIEF, Lyle |
No |
Liberal |
| VELLACOTT, Maurice |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| VENNE, Pierrette |
Yes |
Independent Bloc Québécois |
| VOLPE, Joseph |
Yes |
Liberal |
| WAPPEL, Tom |
Yes |
Liberal |
| WASYLYCIA-LEIS, Judy |
No |
NDP |
| WAYNE, Elsie Eleanore |
Yes |
Conservative |
| WHELAN, Susan |
No |
Liberal |
| WHITE, Randy A. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| WHITE, Ted |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| WILFERT, Bryon |
Yes |
Liberal |
| WILLIAMS, John G. |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
| WOOD, Bob |
Absent |
Liberal |
| YELICH, Lynne |
Yes |
Canadian Alliance |
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