39 Silent MPs

What of the 39 re elected Conservative MPs that voted in support of the MP floor-crossing prohibition bill, bill C-251? Thirty-nine are now silent. Is this the kind of party the conservatives are now, a party where MPs shut up and sit on their hands and don't say what they believe? A party that used to support voters rights, the rights of constituents and now that the party's in power principals go out the window? Why are they not speaking up on the David Emerson issue? It is clearly wrong, clearly against their ethics and beliefs and clearly not what the voters of Vancouver kingsway wanted. More than 20,000 in the Vancouver area have chosen not to remain silent on this issue, have a look at the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?RDE and read the comments. "The Silent 39" These 39 MPs are now proving themselves very questionable value to their constituents as they will sit on their hands when it comes to question of ethics. They believe the Emerson switch was wrong, yet they believe in silence. Rona Ambrose - Edmonton/Spruce Grove Rob Anders - Calgary David Anderson - Cypress hills James Bezan - Selkirk Garry Breitkreuz - Yorkton Gord Brown - Leeds—Grenville Rick Casson - Lethbridge John Cummins - Delta Barry Devolin - Haliburton Ken Epp - Edmonton Diane Finley - Haldimand—Norfolk Gary Goodyear - Cambridge Nina Grewal - Fleetwood—Port Kells Helena Guergis - Simcoe Grey Richard Harris - Cariboo—Prince George Russ Hiebert - South Surrey Jay Hill - Prince George—Peace River Brian Jean - Fort McMurray Randy Kamp - Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Gerald Keddy - South Shore—St. Margaret's Daryl Kramp - Prince Edward,Hastings Tom Lukiwski - Regina James Lunney - Nanaimo—Alberni Rob Merrifield - Yellowhead Larry Miller - Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Bob Mills - Red Deer Bev Oda - Durham Charlie Penson - Peace river Pierre Poilievre - Nepean—Carleton Joe Preston - Elgin Middlesex James Rajotte - Edmonton-Leduc Carol Skelton - Saskatoon Joy Smith - Kildonan—St. Paul Myron Thompson - Wild Rose David Tilson - Dufferin—Caledon Bradley Trost- Saskatoon Maurice Vellacott - Saskatoon Jeff Watson - Essex Lynne Yelich - Blackstrap [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on March 15, 2006]

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