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Winnipeg MPs on C-26

Bill C-26, put forward by the Conservative minority, is an act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to provide mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses. It was shelved when the election was called, but may resurface again when the new house reconvenes. Here is how MPs from the Winnipeg area voted on the Bill's second reading.

Member of Parliament	How did they vote? Second reading (April 16, 2008)
Steven Fletcher, Conservative Charleswood-St. James	Yea
Bill Blaikie, NDP Elmwood-Transcona	Absent or Abstained
Joy Smith, Conservative Kildonan-St. Paul	Yea
Raymond Simard, Liberal Saint Boniface	Yea
Pat Martin, NDP Winnipeg Centre	Nay
Judy Waylycia-Leis, NDP Winnipeg North	Nay
Rod Bruinooge, Conservative Winnipeg South	Yea
Anita Neville, Liberal Winnipeg South Centre	Yea
Brian Pallister, Conservative Portage-Lisgar	Paired*
Vic Toews, Conservative Provencher	Yea
James Bezan, Conservative Silkirk-Interlake	Yea
Tina Keeper, Liberal Churchill	Yea
Inky Mark, Conservative Dauphin-Swan, River-Marquette	Yea
Mervin Twee, Conservative Brandon-Souris	Yea

* Paired = Absent or Abstained in order to pair off an absent opponent's vote.

View Voting results for the entire House of Commons on C-26.