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Canadian Conservatives to Fight for Parliamentary Vote on Gay Marriage Bill

OTTAWA, November 23, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Conservatives frustrated by a committee decision last week to declare non-votable a private member's bill defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman, may still see their hopes fulfilled. Conservative MP Rob Moore has appealed the decision of the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee and will present arguments Thursday in favour of allowing his bill to at least receive a vote.

Conservative MP Bill Casey, one of the committee members, spoke to LifeSiteNews.com today noting that the Conservative Party stands behind bringing the measure to a vote.

However, LifeSiteNews.com has learned that, while members have received letters from gay rights activists objecting to allowing a vote on the bill, very few supporters of the bill have voiced their concerns or are aware that the bill could still come up or a vote.

Supporters of Moore's bill are asking Pro-family Canadians to immediately contact members of the committee and insist that this bill be permitted to advance to debate and a vote in the House.

The members of the committee, their party affiliation, ridings and contact emails follow:

CASEY, William D. (Bill) (Conservative)
Cumberland--Colchester--Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia
Casey.B@parl.gc.ca

BOUDRIA, Don (Liberal)
Glengarry--Prescott--Russell, Ontario
Boudria.D@parl.gc.ca

GUIMOND, Michel (Bloc Québécois)
Montmorency--Charlevoix--Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec
guimom1@parl.gc.ca

JOHNSTON, F. Dale (Conservative)
Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Johnston.D@parl.gc.ca

BOIVIN, Françoise (Liberal)
Gatineau, Quebec
Boivin.F@parl.gc.ca

GODIN, Yvon (New Democratic Party)
Acadie--Bathurst, New Brunswick
Godin.Y@parl.gc.ca

LONGFIELD, Judi (Liberal)
Whitby--Oshawa, Ontario
Longfield.J@parl.gc.ca

REDMAN, Karen (Liberal)
Kitchener Centre, Ontario
Redman.K@parl.gc.ca

REYNOLDS, John Douglas (Conservative)
West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast--Sea to Sky Country, British Columbia
Reynolds.J@parl.gc.ca

LEBLANC, Dominic (Liberal)
Beauséjour, New Brunswick
Leblanc.D@parl.gc.ca

PICARD, Pauline (Bloc Québécois)
Drummond, Quebec
Picard.P@parl.gc.ca

REID, Scott (Conservative)
Lanark--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington, Ontario
Reid.S@parl.gc.ca