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OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has joined Parliament in overwhelmingly passing a motion in Parliament in support of holding free votes on conscience matters.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:00:00 -0400 MP takes aim at Liberal policy while defending conscience motion /item/20378-mp-takes-aim-at-liberal-policy-while-defending-conscience-motion /item/20378-mp-takes-aim-at-liberal-policy-while-defending-conscience-motion

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is acting contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by denying Liberal party members a free vote on matters of conscience, charged a Conservative MP during a Parliament debate.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:00:00 -0400 Tory MP seeks free vote on conscience matters /item/20084-tory-mp-seeks-free-vote-on-conscience-matters /item/20084-tory-mp-seeks-free-vote-on-conscience-matters

OTTAWA - With legalized euthanasia looming large over the House of Commons, a Tory backbencher has tabled a motion to affirm the right of free votes on matters of conscience.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:00:00 -0400 Quebec Premier backs off free vote promise on euthanasia /item/18246-quebec-premier-backs-off-free-vote-promise-on-euthanasia /item/18246-quebec-premier-backs-off-free-vote-promise-on-euthanasia

OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is under fire for violating a promise of a free vote on euthanasia in Quebec.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sun, 25 May 2014 20:00:00 -0400