Name and Shame: MPs who voted in favour of M312

amatsuki:

MPs in favour of Motion 312:

That a special committee of the House be appointed and directed to review the declaration in Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code which states that a child becomes a human being only at the moment of complete birth

Liberals

• Jim Karygiannis, Scarborough–Agincourt ON
• John McKay, Scarborough–Guildwood ON
• Lawrence McCauley, Cardigan PE
• Kevin Lamoureux, Winnipeg North MB

Conservative Cabinet

• Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), Calgary–Nose Hill AB
• Rona Ambrose, Minister for the Status of Women (shame especially on her), Edmonton–Spruce Grove AB
• Julian Fantino, Minister for International Cooperation, Vaughan ON
• Jason Kenney, Minister of Immigration, Calgary Southeast AB
• Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Newfoundland NL
• Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture, Battlefords–Lloydminster SK
• Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, Egmont PE
• Peter Van Loan, Leader of the House of Commons, York–Simcoe ON
• Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), Richmond BC

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You guys the MINISTER FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN in Canada voted for a bill that would basically “re-open” the fetus-personhood debate. I mostly try not to get sucked into this kind of partisan stuff because I pretty much didn’t think there was any chance that this would pass and honestly it all just felt like stupid Conservative pandering to their socially conservative “base” and if I was going to turn into a political activist I’d be more mad about Bill C-10 which is legit dangerous piece of legislation that would hurt a lot of Canadians and communities and is actually likely to pass.

BUT as I understand via my legally educated boyfriend, Canadian abortion rights are actually on somewhat shaky ground if anyone with actual power got it in their heads to do anything about it. With, say, same sex marriage it would pretty hard for the government to even pretend to make noise about shifting the status quo. Not only did the courts say that not allowing same sex marriage is unconstitutional, but then Parliament passed a law allowing same sex marriage nation wide (a lot of provinces already allowed it though). But the Morgentaler decision that declared the law criminalizing abortion unconstitutional? Just struck down the law. So now there are no (criminal) laws about abortion at all - so it’s not illegal but I think that they definitely could regulate aspects of it (particularly if the definition of personhood in the Criminal Code changed) so there is room for chipping away, and I am surprised that this many MPs are willing to be publicly associated with doing that.

1. viaggiatoressa reblogged this from mashkwi and added:

   Hey - for everyone’s information: I WAS BORN AT 27 WEEKS! Three months early! I consider myself a person. And for those...

2. lionpolitics reblogged this from filzahforpm and added:

   My Liberal MP is on there. TIME TO WRITE A STRONGLY-WORDED LETTER.

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   Tsk,tsk

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    Still pissed that the Minister for the Status of Women voted in favour. Liiiike, wow. You have the wrong job.

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    Oh hi Dean DelMastro of my home town. Why am I not surprised to see your fucking name on this list? Oh right, because I...

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    This, this, this. If you are Canadian, PLEASE, PLEASE consider this! We need to get those fucks out of power, and we can...

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    I am dead fucking serious right now, something needs to be done about this reign of fucking terror and these DOUCHEBAGS...

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    You guys the MINISTER FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN in Canada voted for a bill that would basically “re-open” the...

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    MPs in favour of Motion 312: Liberals Jim Karygiannis, Scarborough–Agincourt ON John McKay, Scarborough–Guildwood ON...

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    BOOO SHAME ON MY HOME TOWN f off terrance young

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    I’m sad that my hometown, my birthplace, and the province I call my real home all voted yes. Thank you adopted province...

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    Not only did the MINISTER FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN vote in favour of this piece of shit bill, but so did my local MP,...

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    Reblogged with no comment because F U Stephen Harper and Tories. We won’t forget this just because it got passed down....

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    Cool, my MP, Barry Devolin voted in favour of this. I’m disgusted, but not surprised.

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50. notvanishing reblogged this from amatsuki and added:

    luckily this shit was defeated. but, if you want to know if your mp is backing your rights as a woman check out the full...

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