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Stephen Cooper (ad127@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:
: For those interested in seeing for yourselves the results of the final
: vote on whether or not Bill C-33, An Act to Amend the Canadian Human
: Rights Act, the vote will take place at 5:30.  Either be in the House of
: Commons gallery yourself, or view the proceedings on the Parliamentary
: Channel, which is Channel 18 on most cable configurations.
: --
: Stephen Cooper            |The wisdom of Tom Wappel, MP in action, folks:
: ad127@freenet.carleton.ca |"Religion is virtually genetic, since it is passed
:                           | from generation to generation.  Homosexuality is
:                           | is not genetic, but a choice." Yay Tom.



Yay, another hurdle, onto the senate. Special Pride Year for Canadians! 

Cornelia

Stephen Cooper <ad127@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:

>For those interested in seeing for yourselves the results of the final
>vote on whether or not Bill C-33, An Act to Amend the Canadian Human
>Rights Act, the vote will take place at 5:30.  Either be in the House of
>Commons gallery yourself, or view the proceedings on the Parliamentary
>Channel, which is Channel 18 on most cable configurations.

Thanks, Stephen, for posting this.  Although I was at work, I was
able to phone a retired friend and get him to tune in (cable 71
hereabouts) and tape the critical bits.

A pleasing sidebar to watching the voting:

A few weeks ago I posted a request for information on lesbigay
teen suicide, prompted by a request from a researcher for an MP
who wanted to make a speech in support of the amendment.  Well, 
thanks to all of the respondents, I collated quite a bit of current
information and sent it off.

There have been hours and hours of debate on the floor of the House,
not all of which I've been able to watch (too busy lobbying, getting
signatures on petitions, which >did< make it to Ottawa, including a
resolution of Anglican bishops, showing not all church people are
screaming bible-bashing phobots -- but I digress).  I think I've 
managed maybe four hours, mostly on the first day of second-reading
debate.

When I phoned John, he tuned in immediately, and I ended up listening,
via his phone, to the debate while I was at my work desk.  The first
voice I heard was the Hon Susan Barnes, MP London West, talking among
other things about the huge rate of suicide for homosexual youth.  By
pure fluke, I got to actually hear the MP who I (and all of you) had
prepared briefing notes for, actually using those notes while on the
floor of the House.

So, thanks again.  If you hadn't posted this vote-time-info, not only
would I have had to wait a little longer to hear the voting, I
wouldn't have heard the teen-suicide point being made.


Chris
still throwing confetti left and right.  There's more to be done,
of course, but now is a time to celebrate THIS step.
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