Hypo-grits is right.
Talking about free votes, every time he spoke about free votes he would talk about free votes in the context of private members' bills. What about government voting?
I noticed when voting on Bill C-68 that there were three members who stood up to be counted. However, there were 45 members in the hon. member's caucus who did not have the intestinal fortitude to come to the House to stand and be counted for their constituents. When those three members stood to be counted, they were turfed from their committees. How in the world as the party whip can he possibly say that he is for free votes when he is prepared to turf these people from their committees?
What about Bill C-41? Is he going to allow free votes on Bill C-41?