Liberal Leadership Watch

In our role as pro-choice watchdogs of Canadian politics, we bring you two endorsements for Marc Garneau.

.@marcgarneau So Karygiannis campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Fe… and McKay campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Fe… supported #M312 - Why #antiChoice MPs on yr #lpcldr team?

— deBeauxOs(@deBeauxOs1) January 30, 2013

We're sure Marc is a nice guy and all, but what the heck do two anti-choice Liberals know about him that would lead to their support?

Just askin'.

There is no silver lining, but. . .

So, in the general rout, how did those ten anti-choice so-called Liberals fare?

In the 'win' column -- and rubbing their misogynist hands in anticipation of the next private member's bill attacking abortion rights -- are:
• Kevin Lamoureux
• John McKay
• Jim Karygiannis
• Lawrence MacAulay

Turfed:
• Ruby Dhalla
• Dan McTeague
• Paul Szabo
• Alan Tonks
• Gurbax Malhi.

Albina Guarnieri didn't run.

Yeah, that's all I got.

C-510: How They Voted

My last (I hope) post on Bruinooge's 'Stringing the Fetus Fetishists Along Bill'.

The Head Count.

Bloc all agin it. A few didn't vote.

ReformaTories really mixed. Cabinet ministers against it. Usual fetus fetishists for it. Some interesting nays, one from Julian Fantino, for example. Shelly (Farm Hair) Glover voted for it -- hmm, I thought she was supposedly pro-choice. But then it would take more than two functioning neurons to figure out that this is actually a backdoor anti-abortion bill, so there's that explanation. Again, some interesting no-shows: Rona Ambrose, Leona Aglukkaq, Lisa Raitt, and Helena Guergis, who, I think, was giving birth, presumably voluntarily.

Liberals also mixed. As Antonia commented, ten anti-choice Libs: Kevin Lamoureux, Ruby Dhalla, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Paul Szabo, Alan Tonks, Jim Karygiannis, Gurbax Malhi, Albina Guarnieri, and Lawrence MacAulay. No shows: Iggy, Marlene Jennings, Keith Martin, Peter Milliken, Maria Minna, Joe Volpe.

NDP all nay, with some MIA.

So, that seems to be it for anti-choice panty-sniffing bills at the moment. Maurice Vellacott's C-537, 'Life Begins at Fertilization Bill' seems to be stuck at first reading.

ADDED: Oooh. I didn't realize that the redesigned LieShite allows comments. Go read. There are some pissed off fetus fetishists! *hugeevilgrin*