Civil Marriage Act   of voting as they believe. Personally, I will vote against Bill C-38, the so-called same sex marriage bill. The Prime Minister has had an eleventh hour conversion to the cause of same sex marriage. Many Canadians will remember that in 1999 the government supported a Reform Party motion

Civil Marriage Act   is no freedom over there. We are glad to have it over here and are able to vote according to our constituents' wishes. I just heard a member of the NDP say that the majority of his constituents were not with him but that it did not matter because he was going to vote against them anyway

Civil Marriage Act   or the fundamental rights that one is going to defend. I have heard the argument and it has been repeated to me that in the case of same sex marriage, members of Parliament should ignore the majority of their constituents, that they should vote against an institution that has been a pillar

Civil Marriage Act   is declaring that Canadians cannot be trusted to do what is right. When I vote against this unnecessary and unwanted legislation, I will be voting in support of two core beliefs that society is built upon. The first principle is that marriage is the unique relationship between a man

Civil Marriage Act   and concerns of our constituents. I will be voting against this legislation that would change the definition of marriage, confident that I am faithfully taking the direction that has been so clearly expressed by the people of Niagara West—Glanbrook. More than any other item

Parliament of Canada Act   that since they are voting against it. We also have a situation where chairmen of standing committees now receive compensation, but the caucus chairmen do not receive any extra compensation and we should be consistent. To be consistent, this amendment applies the salaries of existing

Civil Marriage Act   evidence from people in my community so far is that they are directing me to vote against the bill. They should receive no less.

Canadian Livestock Industry  Mr. Speaker, I do not think there was a question in the member's comments, but he refers to a reality. Try to tell that to the producers in my riding and across the country. The Liberals voted against the motion to get rid of it. It is as simple as that. Therefore, I go back

Canadian Livestock Industry  , and they need it back now. The Liberals voted against our motion to drop the CAIS cash deposit and now they say they want it gone. As the member for Selkirk--Interlake pointed out, they have agreed to put it in the budget, and I do thank the minister for that, but it is still a long way

Canadian Livestock Industry   business on the farm in Manitoba. We know for a fact that when we talked about the CAIS program in debate as a supply day motion the government voted against us. However I was encouraged that the minister was able to convince the Minister of Finance to include the removal of the CAIS

Canadian Livestock Industry   have started flowing March 7, was as a direct result of a court injunction. However, what we also know is the senate in the United States voted against opening the border. It is not simply enough to say that this was in the hands of the courts and it was an independent organization

Reproductive Technologies  Mr. Speaker, just a few hours ago the United Nations General Assembly passed a declaration to ban all forms of human cloning. The margin was 84 to 34, but Canada voted against the ban. In October the health minister said to the House, “We are committed to opposing all forms

The Budget   if taxpayers are getting value for their money. I will point out that the opposition parties, the Conservatives, the Bloc, and the NDP, all voted in favour of this motion. The Liberals voted against it, which suggests that the Liberals are afraid of transparency, afraid of accountability

The Budget  , obviously I am opposed to this budget. I do not think it does what it should do. When one is opposed to something one votes against it.

The Budget  . The parliamentary secretary, along with other ministers, including the finance minister and the Prime Minister, voted against our motion that the deposit be dropped. Now they say they are talking about it. Talk is too little. The farmers require action. Would the parliamentary secretary