Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA
Chamber Business
House of Commons
Vote Details
 
Vote No. 148
40th Parliament, 2nd Session
Sitting No. 126 - Tuesday, December 08, 2009

That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

See the published vote in the Journals of Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Summary
YEAS NAYS TOTAL PAIRED*
244 36 280 8
Agreed to
Detailed Results
Member of Parliament Party Yea Nay Paired*
Mr. Jim Abbott
(Kootenay—Columbia)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Diane Ablonczy
(Calgary—Nose Hill)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Leona Aglukkaq
(Nunavut)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Harold Albrecht
(Kitchener—Conestoga)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Mike Allen
(Tobique—Mactaquac)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Malcolm Allen
(Welland)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Dean Allison
(Niagara West—Glanbrook)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Rona Ambrose
(Edmonton—Spruce Grove)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rob Anders
(Calgary West)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. David Anderson
(Cypress Hills—Grasslands)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Guy André
(Berthier—Maskinongé)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Scott Andrews
(Avalon)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Charlie Angus
(Timmins—James Bay)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Scott Armstrong
(Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. André Arthur
(Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier)
Independent Yea    
Mr. Keith Ashfield
(Fredericton)
Conservative     Paired
Ms. Niki Ashton
(Churchill)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Gérard Asselin
(Manicouagan)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Alex Atamanenko
(British Columbia Southern Interior)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Claude Bachand
(Saint-Jean)
Bloc Québécois     Paired
Mr. Larry Bagnell
(Yukon)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Navdeep Bains
(Mississauga—Brampton South)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. John Baird
(Ottawa West—Nepean)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Josée Beaudin
(Saint-Lambert)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Mauril Bélanger
(Ottawa—Vanier)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. André Bellavance
(Richmond—Arthabaska)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Ms. Carolyn Bennett
(St. Paul's)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Leon Benoit
(Vegreville—Wainwright)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Maxime Bernier
(Beauce)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Maurizio Bevilacqua
(Vaughan)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Dennis Bevington
(Western Arctic)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. James Bezan
(Selkirk—Interlake)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Bernard Bigras
(Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Jean-Pierre Blackburn
(Jonquière—Alma)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Raynald Blais
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Steven Blaney
(Lévis—Bellechasse)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Kelly Block
(Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. France Bonsant
(Compton—Stanstead)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Robert Bouchard
(Chicoutimi—Le Fjord)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mrs. Sylvie Boucher
(Beauport—Limoilou)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Ray Boughen
(Palliser)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Diane Bourgeois
(Terrebonne—Blainville)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Peter Braid
(Kitchener—Waterloo)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz
(Yorkton—Melville)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Scott Brison
(Kings—Hants)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Gordon Brown
(Leeds—Grenville)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Patrick Brown
(Barrie)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Lois Brown
(Newmarket—Aurora)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rod Bruinooge
(Winnipeg South)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Paule Brunelle
(Trois-Rivières)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Gerry Byrne
(Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Paul Calandra
(Oak Ridges—Markham)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Blaine Calkins
(Wetaskiwin)
Conservative     Paired
Mr. Ron Cannan
(Kelowna—Lake Country)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. John Cannis
(Scarborough Centre)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Lawrence Cannon
(Pontiac)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Serge Cardin
(Sherbrooke)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Colin Carrie
(Oshawa)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rick Casson
(Lethbridge)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Chris Charlton
(Hamilton Mountain)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Michael Chong
(Wellington—Halton Hills)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Olivia Chow
(Trinity—Spadina)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Rob Clarke
(Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Tony Clement
(Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Siobhan Coady
(St. John's South—Mount Pearl)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Joe Comartin
(Windsor—Tecumseh)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Irwin Cotler
(Mount Royal)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Bonnie Crombie
(Mississauga—Streetsville)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Jean Crowder
(Nanaimo—Cowichan)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Nathan Cullen
(Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. John Cummins
(Delta—Richmond East)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rodger Cuzner
(Cape Breton—Canso)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Jean-Claude D'Amours
(Madawaska—Restigouche)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Patricia Davidson
(Sarnia—Lambton)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Libby Davies
(Vancouver East)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Don Davies
(Vancouver Kingsway)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Stockwell Day
(Okanagan—Coquihalla)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille
(Beauharnois—Salaberry)
Bloc Québécois     Paired
Mr. Bob Dechert
(Mississauga—Erindale)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Dean Del Mastro
(Peterborough)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Nicole Demers
(Laval)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Ms. Johanne Deschamps
(Laurentides—Labelle)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Luc Desnoyers
(Rivière-des-Mille-Îles)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Barry Devolin
(Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Paul Dewar
(Ottawa Centre)
NDP   Nay  
Ms. Ruby Dhalla
(Brampton—Springdale)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Fin Donnelly
(New Westminster—Coquitlam)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Jean Dorion
(Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh
(Vancouver South)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Earl Dreeshen
(Red Deer)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Ken Dryden
(York Centre)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Gilles Duceppe
(Laurier—Sainte-Marie)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Nicolas Dufour
(Repentigny)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. John Duncan
(Vancouver Island North)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Kirsty Duncan
(Etobicoke North)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Linda Duncan
(Edmonton—Strathcona)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Rick Dykstra
(St. Catharines)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Mark Eyking
(Sydney—Victoria)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Meili Faille
(Vaudreuil-Soulanges)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Ed Fast
(Abbotsford)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Diane Finley
(Haldimand—Norfolk)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Jim Flaherty
(Whitby—Oshawa)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Steven Fletcher
(Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Raymonde Folco
(Laval—Les Îles)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Judy Foote
(Random—Burin—St. George's)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Carole Freeman
(Châteauguay—Saint-Constant)
Bloc Québécois     Paired
Ms. Hedy Fry
(Vancouver Centre)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Christiane Gagnon
(Québec)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Royal Galipeau
(Ottawa—Orléans)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Cheryl Gallant
(Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Roger Gaudet
(Montcalm)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Bernard Généreux
(Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Shelly Glover
(Saint Boniface)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Yvon Godin
(Acadie—Bathurst)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Peter Goldring
(Edmonton East)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Ralph Goodale
(Wascana)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Gary Goodyear
(Cambridge)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Jacques Gourde
(Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Claude Gravelle
(Nickel Belt)
NDP   Nay  
Mrs. Nina Grewal
(Fleetwood—Port Kells)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Albina Guarnieri
(Mississauga East—Cooksville)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Monique Guay
(Rivière-du-Nord)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mrs. Helena Guergis
(Simcoe—Grey)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Michel Guimond
(Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Claude Guimond
(Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Ms. Martha Hall Findlay
(Willowdale)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Richard Harris
(Cariboo—Prince George)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Jack Harris
(St. John's East)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Laurie Hawn
(Edmonton Centre)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Russ Hiebert
(South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Jay Hill
(Prince George—Peace River)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Randy Hoback
(Prince Albert)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Candice Hoeppner
(Portage—Lisgar)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Ed Holder
(London West)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Mark Holland
(Ajax—Pickering)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Carol Hughes
(Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Bruce Hyer
(Thunder Bay—Superior North)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Michael Ignatieff
(Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Brian Jean
(Fort McMurray—Athabasca)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Marlene Jennings
(Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Peter Julian
(Burnaby—New Westminster)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Andrew Kania
(Brampton West)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Gerald Keddy
(South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gerard Kennedy
(Parkdale—High Park)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Jason Kenney
(Calgary Southeast)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Peter Kent
(Thornhill)
Conservative     Paired
Mr. Greg Kerr
(West Nova)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Ed Komarnicki
(Souris—Moose Mountain)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Daryl Kramp
(Prince Edward—Hastings)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Jean-Yves Laforest
(Saint-Maurice—Champlain)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Mario Laframboise
(Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Mike Lake
(Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Francine Lalonde
(La Pointe-de-l'Île)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Guy Lauzon
(Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Carole Lavallée
(Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Jack Layton
(Toronto—Danforth)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Denis Lebel
(Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Dominic LeBlanc
(Beauséjour)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Derek Lee
(Scarborough—Rouge River)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Marc Lemay
(Abitibi—Témiscamingue)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Pierre Lemieux
(Glengarry—Prescott—Russell)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Megan Leslie
(Halifax)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Yves Lessard
(Chambly—Borduas)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Yvon Lévesque
(Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Ben Lobb
(Huron—Bruce)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Tom Lukiwski
(Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gary Lunn
(Saanich—Gulf Islands)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. James Lunney
(Nanaimo—Alberni)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Lawrence MacAulay
(Cardigan)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Peter MacKay
(Central Nova)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Dave MacKenzie
(Oxford)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gurbax Malhi
(Bramalea—Gore—Malton)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Luc Malo
(Verchères—Les Patriotes)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Jim Maloway
(Elmwood—Transcona)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Inky Mark
(Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette)
Conservative     Paired
Mr. Wayne Marston
(Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Tony Martin
(Sault Ste. Marie)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Pat Martin
(Winnipeg Centre)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Brian Masse
(Windsor West)
NDP   Nay  
Ms. Irene Mathyssen
(London—Fanshawe)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Colin Mayes
(Okanagan—Shuswap)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. John McCallum
(Markham—Unionville)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Phil McColeman
(Brant)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. David McGuinty
(Ottawa South)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. John McKay
(Scarborough—Guildwood)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Cathy McLeod
(Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Serge Ménard
(Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mrs. Alexandra Mendes
(Brossard—La Prairie)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Ted Menzies
(Macleod)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rob Merrifield
(Yellowhead)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Larry Miller
(Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Maria Minna
(Beaches—East York)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. James Moore
(Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rob Moore
(Fundy Royal)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Maria Mourani
(Ahuntsic)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Thomas Mulcair
(Outremont)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Shawn Murphy
(Charlottetown)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Brian Murphy
(Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Joyce Murray
(Vancouver Quadra)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Richard Nadeau
(Gatineau)
Bloc Québécois     Paired
Ms. Anita Neville
(Winnipeg South Centre)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Rob Nicholson
(Niagara Falls)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rick Norlock
(Northumberland—Quinte West)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Deepak Obhrai
(Calgary East)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gordon O'Connor
(Carleton—Mississippi Mills)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Bev Oda
(Durham)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Robert Oliphant
(Don Valley West)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Tilly O'Neill Gordon
(Miramichi)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Christian Ouellet
(Brome—Missisquoi)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Massimo Pacetti
(Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Pascal-Pierre Paillé
(Louis-Hébert)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Daniel Paillé
(Hochelaga)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Pierre Paquette
(Joliette)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Christian Paradis
(Mégantic—L'Érable)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Bernard Patry
(Pierrefonds—Dollard)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. LaVar Payne
(Medicine Hat)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Glen Pearson
(London North Centre)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Daniel Petit
(Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Louis Plamondon
(Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Pierre Poilievre
(Nepean—Carleton)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Roger Pomerleau
(Drummond)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Jim Prentice
(Calgary Centre-North)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Joe Preston
(Elgin—Middlesex—London)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Marcel Proulx
(Hull—Aylmer)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. John Rafferty
(Thunder Bay—Rainy River)
NDP   Nay  
Ms. Lisa Raitt
(Halton)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. James Rajotte
(Edmonton—Leduc)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Yasmin Ratansi
(Don Valley East)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Brent Rathgeber
(Edmonton—St. Albert)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Geoff Regan
(Halifax West)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Scott Reid
(Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Blake Richards
(Wild Rose)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Lee Richardson
(Calgary Centre)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Greg Rickford
(Kenora)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gerry Ritz
(Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Pablo Rodriguez
(Honoré-Mercier)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Anthony Rota
(Nipissing—Timiskaming)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Jean-Yves Roy
(Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Todd Russell
(Labrador)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Michael Savage
(Dartmouth—Cole Harbour)
Liberal Yea    
Ms. Denise Savoie
(Victoria)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Andrew Saxton
(North Vancouver)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gary Schellenberger
(Perth—Wellington)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Gail Shea
(Egmont)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Bev Shipley
(Lambton—Kent—Middlesex)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Devinder Shory
(Calgary Northeast)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Bill Siksay
(Burnaby—Douglas)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Mario Silva
(Davenport)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Scott Simms
(Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Michelle Simson
(Scarborough Southwest)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Joy Smith
(Kildonan—St. Paul)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Kevin Sorenson
(Crowfoot)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Bruce Stanton
(Simcoe North)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Thierry St-Cyr
(Jeanne-Le Ber)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Peter Stoffer
(Sackville—Eastern Shore)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Brian Storseth
(Westlock—St. Paul)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Chuck Strahl
(Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. David Sweet
(Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Paul Szabo
(Mississauga South)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
(Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Glenn Thibeault
(Sudbury)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Greg Thompson
(New Brunswick Southwest)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. David Tilson
(Dufferin—Caledon)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Vic Toews
(Provencher)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Alan Tonks
(York South—Weston)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Brad Trost
(Saskatoon—Humboldt)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Justin Trudeau
(Papineau)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Merv Tweed
(Brandon—Souris)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Tim Uppal
(Edmonton—Sherwood Park)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Frank Valeriote
(Guelph)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Dave Van Kesteren
(Chatham-Kent—Essex)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Peter Van Loan
(York—Simcoe)
Conservative Yea    
Senator Josée Verner
(Louis-Saint-Laurent)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Robert Vincent
(Shefford)
Bloc Québécois Yea    
Mr. Joseph Volpe
(Eglinton—Lawrence)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Mike Wallace
(Burlington)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Mark Warawa
(Langley)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Chris Warkentin
(Peace River)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis
(Winnipeg North)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Jeff Watson
(Essex)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. John Weston
(West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rodney Weston
(Saint John)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Alice Wong
(Richmond)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Stephen Woodworth
(Kitchener Centre)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Borys Wrzesnewskyj
(Etobicoke Centre)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Lynne Yelich
(Blackstrap)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Terence Young
(Oakville)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Lise Zarac
(LaSalle—Émard)
Liberal Yea    
* 
Pairing is a practice whereby the party Whips arrange for two Members from opposite sides of the House to agree that they will abstain from voting on a particular occasion to permit one or both to be absent from the House. In this way, their votes are effectively neutralized and the relative strength of their parties in the House maintains its balance.

The Standing Orders are silent on the question of a broken pair, which occurs when a paired Member votes. Still, agreements to pair are private arrangements between Members and not matters in which the Speaker or the House can intervene.