LifeSiteNews.com Political Report – Oct. 30, 2003
Member of Parliament Voting on Life and Family Issues

1. 1999 Definition of Marriage Vote   (June 8, 1999)
2. 2003 Definition of Marriage Vote   (Sept. 16, 2003
3. Bill C-250 adding ‘sexual orientation’ to hate crime   (Sept. 17, 2003)
4. Motion M-83 asking for study on medical necessity of abortion   (Oct. 1, 2003)
5. Bill C-13 Reproductive technologies bill  (Oct. 28, 2003)

Terms
Y – voted yes
N – voted no
Absent – MP was not present for the vote
Paired – two MPs with opposite voting intentions agree to not vote thus facilitating their absence
N/A (Not Applicable) –  the member was not elected at the time of the vote

Province and last name order                       Note: votes with a *Y or *N are pro-life, pro-family

Prov

MP

RIDING

PARTY

1999
Marriage
Vote

2003
Marriage
Vote

C-250
 (2003)

M-83
(2003)

C-13
(2003)

AB

Ablonczy, Diane

Calgary-Nose Hill

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Anders, Rob

Calgary West

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

AB

Benoit, Leon

Lakeland

CA

Absent

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Casson, Rick

Lethbridge

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

Absent

AB

Chatters, David

Athabasca

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Clark, Joe

Calgary Centre

PC

N/A

N

Y

N

Y

AB

Epp, Ken

Elk Island

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Goldring, Peter

Edmonton Centre-East

CA

Absent

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Grey, Deborah

Edmonton North

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Hanger, Art

Calgary Northeast

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

Absent

AB

Harper, Stephen

Calgary Southwest

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

AB

Hill, Jay

Prince George-Peace River

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Jaffer, Rahim

Edmonton-Strathcona

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

N

*N

AB

Johnston, Dale

Wetaskiwin

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Kenney, Jason

Calgary Southeast

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Kilgour, David

Edmonton Southeast

Lib

*Y

Absent

Y

N

Y

AB

McLellan, Anne

Edmonton West

Lib

*Y

N

Y

N

Y

AB

Merrifield, Rob

Yellowhead

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Mills, Bob

Red Deer

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Obhrai, Deepak

Calgary East

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

Absent

AB

Penson, Charlie

Peace River

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

AB

Rajotte, James

Edmonton Southwest

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

*Y

Absent

AB

Solberg, Monte

Medicine Hat

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

Absent

AB

Sorenson, Kevin

Crowfoot

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Thompson, Myron

Wild Rose

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

AB

Williams, John

St. Albert

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Abbott, Jim

Kootenay—Columbia

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

BC

Anderson, David

Victoria

Lib

Absent

N

Absent

Paired

Y

BC

Burton, Andy

Skeena

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Cadman, Chuck

Surrey North

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Cummins, John

Delta-South Richmond

CA

Absent

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Davies, Libby

Vancouver East

NDP

N

N

Y

N

Y

BC

Day, Stockwell

Okanagan-Coquihalla

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Dhaliwal, Herb

Vancouver South-Burnaby

Lib

*Y

N

Paired

N

Y

BC

Duncan, John

Vancouver Island North

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Elley, Reed

Nanaimo-Cowichan

CA

Absent

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Forseth, Paul

New Westminster-Coquitlam-Burnaby

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Fry, Hedy

Vancouver Centre

Lib

Absent

N

Y

N

Y

BC

Gouk, Jim

Kootenay-Boundary-Okanagan

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

BC

Grewal, Gurmant

Surrey Central

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Harris, Richard

Prince George-Bulkley Valley

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

Absent

Absent

BC

Hill, Grant

Macleod

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Hinton, Betty

Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

BC

Leung, Sophia

Vancouver Kingsway

Lib

*Y

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

BC

Lunn, Gary

Saanich-Gulf Islands

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

BC

Lunney, James

Nanaimo-Alberni

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Martin, Keith

Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

N

*N

BC

Mayfield, Philip

Cariboo-Chilcotin

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

McNally, Grant

Dewdney-Alouette

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Meredith, Val

South Surrey-White Rock-Langley

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

BC

Moore, James

Port Moody-Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam

CA

Absent

*Y

Absent

N

*N

BC

Owen, Stephen

Vancouver Quadra

Lib

N/A

Absent

Paired

Absent

Y

BC

Peschisolido, Joe

Richmond

Lib

N/A

*Y

*N

Absent

Y

BC

Reynolds, John

West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

Absent

BC

Robinson, Svend

Burnaby-Douglas

NDP

N

N

Y

Absent

Y

BC

Schmidt, Werner

Kelowna

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Stinson, Darrel

Okanagan-Shuswap

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

Strahl, Chuck

Fraser Valley

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

White, Randy

Langley-Abbotsford

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

BC

White, Ted

North Vancouver

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

MB

Alcock, Reg

Winnipeg South

Lib

*Y

N

Y

N

Y

MB

Blaikie, Bill

Winnipeg-Transcona

NDP

Absent

N

Y

Absent

Absent

MB

Borotsik, Rick

Brandon-Souris

PC

*Y

N

Y

Absent

Absent

MB

Desjarlais, Bev

Churchill

NDP

*Y

Absent

Y

Absent

Y

MB

Harvard, John

Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia

Lib

*Y

N

Y

N

Y

MB

Hilstrom, Howard

Selkirk-Interlake

CA

*Y

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

MB

Mark, Inky

Dauphin-Swan River

PC

*Y

*Y

*N

N

*N

MB

Martin, Pat

Winnipeg Centre

NDP

N

N

Y

N

Y

MB

Neville, Anita

Winnipeg South Centre

Lib

N/A

N

Y

N

Y

MB

Pagtakhan, Rey

Winnipeg North-St. Paul

Lib

*Y

N

Absent

N

Y

MB

Pallister, Brian

Portage-Lisgar

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

MB

Simard, Raymond

Saint Boniface

Lib

N/A

N

Y

N

Y

MB

Toews, Vic

Provencher

CA

N/A

*Y

*N

*Y

*N

MB

Wasylycia-Leis, Judy

Winnipeg North Centre

NDP

N

N

Y

N

Y

NB

Bradshaw, Claudette

Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe

Lib

*Y

N

Y

N

Y

NB

Castonguay, Jeannot

Madawaska-Restigouche

Lib

N/A

N

Absent

N

Y

NB

Godin, Yvon

Acadie-Bathurst

NDP

N

N

Y

N

Y

NB

Herron, John

Fundy-Royal

PC

*Y

*Y

Y

N

Y

NB

Hubbard, Charles

Miramichi

Lib

*Y

*Y

*N

N

Y

NB

LeBlanc, Dominic

Beausejour-Petitcodiac

Lib

N/A

N

Y

N

Y

NB

Savoy, Andy

Tobique-Mactaquac

Lib

N/A

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

NB

Scott, Andy

Fredericton

Lib

*Y

N

Y

N

Y

NB

Thompson, Greg

New Brunswick Southwest

PC

*Y

*Y

*N

Absent

*N

NB

Wayne, Elsie

Saint John

PC

*Y