Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA
Chamber Business
House of Commons
Vote Details
 
Vote No. 151
40th Parliament, 3rd Session
Sitting No. 118 - Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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

See the published vote in the Journals of Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Summary
YEAS NAYS TOTAL PAIRED*
95 178 273 0
Negatived
Detailed Results
Member of Parliament Party Yea Nay Paired*
Mr. Jim Abbott
(Kootenay—Columbia)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Diane Ablonczy
(Calgary—Nose Hill)
Conservative   Nay  
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    
Mr. Rob Anders
(Calgary West)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. David Anderson
(Cypress Hills—Grasslands)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Guy André
(Berthier—Maskinongé)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Scott Andrews
(Avalon)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Charlie Angus
(Timmins—James Bay)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Scott Armstrong
(Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. André Arthur
(Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier)
Independent   Nay  
Mr. Keith Ashfield
(Fredericton)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Niki Ashton
(Churchill)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Gérard Asselin
(Manicouagan)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Alex Atamanenko
(British Columbia Southern Interior)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Claude Bachand
(Saint-Jean)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Larry Bagnell
(Yukon)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Navdeep Bains
(Mississauga—Brampton South)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. John Baird
(Ottawa West—Nepean)
Conservative   Nay  
Mrs. Josée Beaudin
(Saint-Lambert)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Mauril Bélanger
(Ottawa—Vanier)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. André Bellavance
(Richmond—Arthabaska)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Ms. Carolyn Bennett
(St. Paul's)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Leon Benoit
(Vegreville—Wainwright)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Maxime Bernier
(Beauce)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Dennis Bevington
(Western Arctic)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. James Bezan
(Selkirk—Interlake)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Bernard Bigras
(Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Jean-Pierre Blackburn
(Jonquière—Alma)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Raynald Blais
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Steven Blaney
(Lévis—Bellechasse)
Conservative   Nay  
Mrs. Kelly Block
(Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. France Bonsant
(Compton—Stanstead)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Robert Bouchard
(Chicoutimi—Le Fjord)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mrs. Sylvie Boucher
(Beauport—Limoilou)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Ray Boughen
(Palliser)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Diane Bourgeois
(Terrebonne—Blainville)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Peter Braid
(Kitchener—Waterloo)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz
(Yorkton—Melville)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Scott Brison
(Kings—Hants)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Lois Brown
(Newmarket—Aurora)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Patrick Brown
(Barrie)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gordon Brown
(Leeds—Grenville)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rod Bruinooge
(Winnipeg South)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Paule Brunelle
(Trois-Rivières)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Gerry Byrne
(Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Dona Cadman
(Surrey North)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Paul Calandra
(Oak Ridges—Markham)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Blaine Calkins
(Wetaskiwin)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Ron Cannan
(Kelowna—Lake Country)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Lawrence Cannon
(Pontiac)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Colin Carrie
(Oshawa)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Robert Carrier
(Alfred-Pellan)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Rick Casson
(Lethbridge)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Michael Chong
(Wellington—Halton Hills)
Conservative   Nay  
Ms. Olivia Chow
(Trinity—Spadina)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. David Christopherson
(Hamilton Centre)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Rob Clarke
(Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Tony Clement
(Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Conservative   Nay  
Ms. Siobhan Coady
(St. John's South—Mount Pearl)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Denis Coderre
(Bourassa)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Joe Comartin
(Windsor—Tecumseh)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Irwin Cotler
(Mount Royal)
Liberal   Nay  
Mrs. Bonnie Crombie
(Mississauga—Streetsville)
Liberal   Nay  
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   Nay  
Mr. Jean-Claude D'Amours
(Madawaska—Restigouche)
Liberal   Nay  
Mrs. Patricia Davidson
(Sarnia—Lambton)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Don Davies
(Vancouver Kingsway)
NDP   Nay  
Ms. Libby Davies
(Vancouver East)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Stockwell Day
(Okanagan—Coquihalla)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille
(Beauharnois—Salaberry)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Bob Dechert
(Mississauga—Erindale)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Dean Del Mastro
(Peterborough)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Nicole Demers
(Laval)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Ms. Johanne Deschamps
(Laurentides—Labelle)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Luc Desnoyers
(Rivière-des-Mille-Îles)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Barry Devolin
(Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Paul Dewar
(Ottawa Centre)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal
(Newton—North Delta)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Ruby Dhalla
(Brampton—Springdale)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Stéphane Dion
(Saint-Laurent—Cartierville)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Fin Donnelly
(New Westminster—Coquitlam)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Jean Dorion
(Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh
(Vancouver South)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Earl Dreeshen
(Red Deer)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Ken Dryden
(York Centre)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Gilles Duceppe
(Laurier—Sainte-Marie)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Ms. Kirsty Duncan
(Etobicoke North)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Linda Duncan
(Edmonton—Strathcona)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Rick Dykstra
(St. Catharines)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Wayne Easter
(Malpeque)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Mark Eyking
(Sydney—Victoria)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Meili Faille
(Vaudreuil-Soulanges)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Julian Fantino
(Vaughan)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Ed Fast
(Abbotsford)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Diane Finley
(Haldimand—Norfolk)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Jim Flaherty
(Whitby—Oshawa)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Steven Fletcher
(Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia)
Conservative   Nay  
Ms. Judy Foote
(Random—Burin—St. George's)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Hedy Fry
(Vancouver Centre)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Christiane Gagnon
(Québec)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Royal Galipeau
(Ottawa—Orléans)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Cheryl Gallant
(Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Marc Garneau
(Westmount—Ville-Marie)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Roger Gaudet
(Montcalm)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Bernard Généreux
(Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup)
Conservative   Nay  
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   Nay  
Mr. Gary Goodyear
(Cambridge)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Jacques Gourde
(Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière)
Conservative   Nay  
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   Nay  
Mr. Claude Guimond
(Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Michel Guimond
(Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Ms. Martha Hall Findlay
(Willowdale)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Stephen Harper
(Calgary Southwest)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Richard Harris
(Cariboo—Prince George)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Jack Harris
(St. John's East)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Laurie Hawn
(Edmonton Centre)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Russ Hiebert
(South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Randy Hoback
(Prince Albert)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Candice Hoeppner
(Portage—Lisgar)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Ed Holder
(London West)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Mark Holland
(Ajax—Pickering)
Liberal   Nay  
Mrs. Carol Hughes
(Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Brian Jean
(Fort McMurray—Athabasca)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Peter Julian
(Burnaby—New Westminster)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Jim Karygiannis
(Scarborough—Agincourt)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Gerald Keddy
(South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Gerard Kennedy
(Parkdale—High Park)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Jason Kenney
(Calgary Southeast)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Peter Kent
(Thornhill)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Greg Kerr
(West Nova)
Conservative   Nay  
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   Nay  
Mr. Mario Laframboise
(Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Mike Lake
(Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
(Winnipeg North)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Guy Lauzon
(Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Carole Lavallée
(Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Jack Layton
(Toronto—Danforth)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Denis Lebel
(Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Dominic LeBlanc
(Beauséjour)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Derek Lee
(Scarborough—Rouge River)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Marc Lemay
(Abitibi—Témiscamingue)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Pierre Lemieux
(Glengarry—Prescott—Russell)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Megan Leslie
(Halifax)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Yves Lessard
(Chambly—Borduas)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Yvon Lévesque
(Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Ben Lobb
(Huron—Bruce)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Tom Lukiwski
(Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. James Lunney
(Nanaimo—Alberni)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Lawrence MacAulay
(Cardigan)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Peter MacKay
(Central Nova)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Dave MacKenzie
(Oxford)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Gurbax Malhi
(Bramalea—Gore—Malton)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Luc Malo
(Verchères—Les Patriotes)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Jim Maloway
(Elmwood—Transcona)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Wayne Marston
(Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Tony Martin
(Sault Ste. Marie)
NDP   Nay  
Ms. Irene Mathyssen
(London—Fanshawe)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Colin Mayes
(Okanagan—Shuswap)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. John McCallum
(Markham—Unionville)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Phil McColeman
(Brant)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. David McGuinty
(Ottawa South)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. John McKay
(Scarborough—Guildwood)
Liberal Yea    
Mrs. Cathy McLeod
(Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Dan McTeague
(Pickering—Scarborough East)
Liberal Yea    
Mr. Serge Ménard
(Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mrs. Alexandra Mendes
(Brossard—La Prairie)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Ted Menzies
(Macleod)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Rob Merrifield
(Yellowhead)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Larry Miller
(Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Rob Moore
(Fundy Royal)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. James Moore
(Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Conservative   Nay  
Mrs. Maria Mourani
(Ahuntsic)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Thomas Mulcair
(Outremont)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Brian Murphy
(Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Shawn Murphy
(Charlottetown)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Joyce Murray
(Vancouver Quadra)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Richard Nadeau
(Gatineau)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Ms. Anita Neville
(Winnipeg South Centre)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Rob Nicholson
(Niagara Falls)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Rick Norlock
(Northumberland—Quinte West)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Deepak Obhrai
(Calgary East)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Gordon O'Connor
(Carleton—Mississippi Mills)
Conservative   Nay  
Ms. Bev Oda
(Durham)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Robert Oliphant
(Don Valley West)
Liberal   Nay  
Mrs. Tilly O'Neill Gordon
(Miramichi)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Christian Ouellet
(Brome—Missisquoi)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Massimo Pacetti
(Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Daniel Paillé
(Hochelaga)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Pierre Paquette
(Joliette)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Christian Paradis
(Mégantic—L'Érable)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Bernard Patry
(Pierrefonds—Dollard)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. LaVar Payne
(Medicine Hat)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Glen Pearson
(London North Centre)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Daniel Petit
(Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Louis Plamondon
(Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Pierre Poilievre
(Nepean—Carleton)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Roger Pomerleau
(Drummond)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
Mr. Joe Preston
(Elgin—Middlesex—London)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Marcel Proulx
(Hull—Aylmer)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Bob Rae
(Toronto Centre)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. John Rafferty
(Thunder Bay—Rainy River)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. James Rajotte
(Edmonton—Leduc)
Conservative Yea    
Ms. Yasmin Ratansi
(Don Valley East)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Brent Rathgeber
(Edmonton—St. Albert)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Geoff Regan
(Halifax West)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Scott Reid
(Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Blake Richards
(Wild Rose)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Lee Richardson
(Calgary Centre)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Greg Rickford
(Kenora)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Gerry Ritz
(Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Pablo Rodriguez
(Honoré-Mercier)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Anthony Rota
(Nipissing—Timiskaming)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Todd Russell
(Labrador)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Michael Savage
(Dartmouth—Cole Harbour)
Liberal   Nay  
Ms. Denise Savoie
(Victoria)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia
(Lac-Saint-Louis)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Andrew Scheer
(Regina—Qu'Appelle)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Gary Schellenberger
(Perth—Wellington)
Conservative   Nay  
Ms. Judy Sgro
(York West)
Liberal   Nay  
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   Nay  
Mrs. Michelle Simson
(Scarborough Southwest)
Liberal   Nay  
Mrs. Joy Smith
(Kildonan—St. Paul)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Robert Sopuck
(Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Kevin Sorenson
(Crowfoot)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Bruce Stanton
(Simcoe North)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Thierry St-Cyr
(Jeanne-Le Ber)
Bloc Québécois   Nay  
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   Nay  
Mr. Glenn Thibeault
(Sudbury)
NDP   Nay  
Mr. David Tilson
(Dufferin—Caledon)
Conservative   Nay  
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   Nay  
Mr. Merv Tweed
(Brandon—Souris)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Tim Uppal
(Edmonton—Sherwood Park)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Frank Valeriote
(Guelph)
Liberal   Nay  
Mr. Dave Van Kesteren
(Chatham-Kent—Essex)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Peter Van Loan
(York—Simcoe)
Conservative Yea    
Senator Josée Verner
(Louis-Saint-Laurent)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Mike Wallace
(Burlington)
Conservative   Nay  
Mr. Mark Warawa
(Langley)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Chris Warkentin
(Peace River)
Conservative Yea    
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    
Mrs. Lynne Yelich
(Blackstrap)
Conservative Yea    
Mr. Terence Young
(Oakville)
Conservative Yea    
Mrs. Lise Zarac
(LaSalle—Émard)
Liberal   Nay  
* 
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.