Here Is What They Voted On

MOTION of Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton), seconded by Conservative MP Terry Dowdall (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) “that given reports of foreign interference in Canada’s democratic processes by or on behalf of the Communist regime in Beijing,” the Commons ethics committee be empowered and instructed to study all aspects of foreign interference in relation to the 2019 and 2021 general elections, and that:

a) Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, be ordered to appear before the committee as a witness, for three hours on her own, under oath, no later than Friday, April 14;

b) the following individuals be invited to appear as witnesses before the committee on dates and times to be fixed by the Chair of the Committee, but no later than Friday, May 19:

• Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland;

• Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair;

• Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino;

• Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault;

• Privy Council Clerk Janice Charette;

• Morris Rosenberg, former CEO. Trudeau Foundation;

• John MacBain, former chair. Trudeau Foundation;

• Élise Comtois, former executive director, Trudeau Foundation;

• Liberal, Conservative, Bloc Québécois and NDP 2019 and 2021 national campaign directors;

• John McCallum, former Canadian ambassador to China;

• Jennifer May, current Canadian ambassador to China.

• James Judd, author of a 2019 Critical Election Incident Protocol report;

• All members of 2019 and 2021 election interference fask forces.

And Here Is How They Voted

 

ABOULTAIF, Ziad (Conservative, Edmonton-Manning) YEA

AITCHISON, Scott (Conservative, Parry Sound-Muskoka) YEA

ALBAS, Dan (Conservative, Central Okanagan-Similkameen) YEA

ALDAG, John (Liberal, Cloverdale-Langley City) NAY

ALGHABRA, Omar (Liberal, Mississauga Centre) NAY

ALI, Shafqat (Liberal, Brampton Centre) NAY

ALLISON, Dean (Conservative, Niagara West) YEA

ANAND, Anita (Liberal, Oakville) NAY

ANANDASANGAREE, Gary (Scarborough-Rouge Park) NAY

ANGUS, Charlie (New Democrat, Timmins-James Bay) NAY

ARNOLD, Mel (Conservative, North Okanagan-Shuswap) YEA

ARSENEAULT, René (Liberal, Madawaska-Restdigouche) NAY

ARYA, Chandra (Liberal, Nepean) NAY

ASHTON, Niki (New Democrat, Churchill-Keewatinook Aski) NAY

ATWIN, Jenica (Liberal, Fredericton) NAY

 

BACHRACH, Taylor (New Democrat, Skeena-Bulkley Valley) NAY

BADAWEY, Vance (Liberal, Niagara Centre) NAY

BAINS, Parm (Liberal, Steveston-Richmond East) NAY

BAKER, Yvan (Liberal, Etobicoke Centre) NAY

BALDINELLI, Tony (Conservative, Niagara Falls) YEA

BARLOW, John (Conservative, Foothills) YEA

BARRETT, Michael (Conservative, Leeds-Grenville) YEA

BARRON, Lisa (New Democrat, Nanimo-Ladysmith) NAY

BARSALOU-DUVAL, Xavier (Bloc, Pierre-Boucher) YEA

BATTISTE, Jaimie (Liberal, Sydney-Victoria) NAY

BEAULIEU, Mario (Bloc, La Pointe-de-I’le) YEA

BEECH, Terry (Liberal, Burnaby-North) NAY

BENDAYAN, Rachel (Liberal, Outremont) NAY

BENNETT, Carolyn (Liberal, Toronto-St. Paul’s) NAY

BERGERON, Stéphane (Bloc, Montarville) YEA

BERTHOLD, Luc (Conservative, Megantic-L’Erable) YEA

BERUBE, Sylvie (Bloc, Abitibi-Baie James) YEA

BIBEAU, Marie-Claude (Liberal, Compton-Stanstead) NAY

BITTLE, Chris (Liberal, St. Catharines) NAY

BLAIKIE, Daniel (New Democrat, Elmwood-Transcona) NAY

BLAIR, Bill (Liberal, Scarborough Southwest) NAY

BLANCHET, Yves-François (Bloc, Beloeil-Chambly) YEA

BLANCHETTE-JONCAS, Maxime (Bloc, Rimouski) YEA

BLANEY, Rachel (New Democrat, North Island-Powell River) NAY

BLOCK, Kelly (Conservative, Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek) YEA

BLOIS, Kody (Liberal, Kings-Hants) NAY

BOISSONNAULT, Randy (Liberal, Edmonton Centre) NAY

BOULERICE, Alexandre (New Democrat, Rosemont) NAY

BRADFORD, Valerie (Liberal, Kitchener South-Hespeler) NAY

BRAGDON, Richard (Conservative, Tobique-Mactaquac) YEA

BRASSARD, John (Conservative, Barrie-Innisfil) YEA

BRIERE, Elisabeth (Liberal, Sherbrooke) NAY

BROCK, Larry (Conservative, Brantford-Brant) YEA

BRUNELLE-DUCEPPE, Alexis (Bloc, Lac-St. Jean) YEA

 

CALKINS, Blaine (Conservative, Red Deer-Lacombe) YEA

CANNINGS, Richard (New Democrat, South Okanagan) NAY

CAPUTO, Frank (Conservative, Kamloops-Thompson) YEA

CARRIE, Colin (Conservative, Oshawa) YEA

CASEY, Sean (Liberal, Charlottetown) NAY

CHABOT, Louise (Bloc, Therese-De Blainville) YEA

CHAGGER, Bardish (Liberal, Waterloo) NAY

CHAHAL, George (Liberal, Calgary Skyview) NAY

CHAMBERS, Adam (Conservative, Simcoe North) YEA

CHAMPAGNE, François-Philippe (Liberal, St. Maurice) NAY

CHAMPOUX, Martin (Bloc, Drummond) YEA

CHATEL, Sophie (Liberal, Pontiac) NAY

CHEN, Shaun (Liberal, Scarborough North) NAY

CHIANG, Paul (Liberal, Markham-Unionville) NAY

CHONG, Michael (Conservative, Wellington-Halton Hills) YEA

COLLINS, Chad (Liberal, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek) NAY

COLLINS, Laurel (New Democrat, Victoria) NAY

COOPER, Michael (Conservative, St. Albert-Edmonton) YEA

CORMIER, Serge (Liberal, Acadie-Bathurst) NAY

COTEAU, Michael (Liberal, Don Valley East) NAY

 

DABRUSIN, Julie (Liberal, Toronto-Danforth) NAY

DALTON, Marc (Conservative, Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge) YEA

DAMOFF, Pam (Liberal, Oakville North-Burlington) NAY

DANCHO, Raquel (Conservative, Kildonan-St. Paul) YEA

DAVIDSON, Scot (Conservative, York-Simcoe) YEA

DAVIES, Don (New Democrat, Vancouver Kingsway) NAY

DeBELLEFEUILLE, Claude (Bloc, Salaberry-Suroit) YEA

DELTELL, Gérard (Conservative, Louis-St. Laurent) YEA

D’ENTREMONT, Chris (Conservative, West Nova) YEA

DESBIENS, Caroline (Bloc, Beauport) YEA

DESILETS, Luc (Bloc, Riviere-des-Mille-Iles) YEA

DESJARLAIS, Blake (New Democrat, Edmonton Griesbach) NAY

DHALIWAL, Sukh (Liberal, Surrey-Newton) NAY

DHILLON, Anju (Liberal, Dorval-Lachine) NAY

DIAB, Lena (Liberal, Halifax West) NAY

DOHERTY, Todd (Conservative, Prince George) YEA

DONG, Han (Liberal, Don Valley North) NAY

DOWDALL, Terry (Conservative, Simcoe-Grey) YEA

DREESHEN, Earl (Conservative, Red Deer-Mountain View) YEA

DROUIN, Francis (Liberal, Glengarry-Prescott) NAY

DUBOURG, Emmanuel (Liberal, Bourassa) NAY

DUCLOS, Jean-Yves (Liberal, Québec City) NAY

DUNCAN, Eric (Conservative, Stormont-Dundas) YEA

DZEROWICZ, Julie (Conservative, Davenport) NAY

 

EHSASSI, Ali (Liberal, Willowdale) NAY

EL-KHOURY, Faycal (Liberal, Laval-Les Iles) NAY

ELLIS, Stephen (Conservative, Cumberland-Colchester) YEA

EPP, Dave (Conservative, Chatham-Kent) YEA

ERSKINE-SMITH, Nathaniel (Liberal, Beaches-East York) NAY

 

FALK, Rosemarie (Conservative, Battlefords-Lloydminster) YEA

FALK, Ted (Conservative, Provencher) YEA

FAST, Ed (Conservative, Abbotsford) YEA

FERGUS, Greg (Liberal, Hull-Aylmer) NAY

FERRERI, Michelle (Conservative, Peterborough-Kawartha) YEA

FILLMORE, Andy (Liberal, Halifax) NAY

FINDLAY, Kerry-Lynne (Conservative, S. Surry-White Rock) YEA

FISHER, Darren (Liberal, Dartmouth-Cole Harbour) NAY

FONSECA, Peter (Liberal, Mississauga East-Cooksville) NAY

FORTIER, Mona (Liberal, Ottawa-Vanier) NAY

FORTIN, Rhéal (Bloc, Riviere-du-Nord) YEA

FRAGISTKATOS, Peter (Liberal, London North Centre) NAY

FRASER, Sean (Liberal, Central Nova) NAY

FREELAND, Chrystia (Liberal, University-Rosedale) NAY

FRY, Hedy (Liberal, Vancouver Centre) NAY

 

GAHEER, Iqwinder (Liberal, Mississauga-Malton) NAY

GALLANT, Cheryl (Conservative, Renfrew-Nipissing) YEA

GARRISON, Randall (New Democrat, Esquimalt-Saanich) NAY

GAUDREAU, Marie-Helene (Bloc, Laurentides-Labelle) YEA

GENEREUX, Bernard (Conservative, Montgomery-L’Islet) YEA

GENUIS, Garnett (Conservative, Sherwood  Park) YEA

GERRETSEN, Mark (Liberal, Kingston & Islands) NAY

GILL, Marilene (Bloc, Manicouagan) YEA

GLADU, Marilyn (Conservative, Sarnia-Lambton) YEA

GODIN, Joel (Conservative, Portneuf-Jacques Cartiere) YEA

GOODRIDGE, Laila (Conservative, Fort McMurray) YEA

GOULD, Karina (Liberal, Burlington) NAY

GOURDE, Jacques (Conservative, Levis-Lotbiniere) YEA

GRAY, Tracy (Conservative, Kelowna-Lake Country) YEA

GREEN, Matthew (New Democrat, Hamilton Centre) NAY

GUILBEAULT, Steven (Liberal, Laurier-Ste. Marie) NAY

 

HAJDU, Patricia (Liberal, Thunder Bay-Superior North) NAY

HALLAN, Jasraj Singh (Conservative, Calgary Forest Lawn) YEA

HANLEY, Brendan (Liberal, Yukon) NAY

HARDIE, Ken (Liberal, Fleetwood-Port Kells) NAY

HEPFNER, Lisa (Liberal, Hamilton Mountain) NAY

HOBACK, Randy (Conservative, Prince Albert) YEA

HOLLAND, Mark (Liberal, Ajax) NAY

HOUSEFATHER, Anthony (Liberal, Mount Royal) NAY

HUGHES, Carol (New Democrat, Algoma-Manitoulin) NAY

HUSSEN, Ahmed (Liberal, York South-Weston) NAY

HUTCHINGS, Gudie (Liberal, Long Range Mountains) NAY

 

IACONO, Angelo (Liberal, Alfred-Pellan) NAY

IDLOUT, Lori (New Democrat, Nunavut) NAY

IEN, Marci (Liberal, Toronto Centre) NAY

 

JACZEK, Helena (Liberal, Markham-Stouffville) NAY

JENEROUX, Matt (Conservative, Edmonton Riverbend) YEA

JOHNS, Gord (New Democrat, Courtenay-Alberni) NAY

JOLY, Mélanie (Liberal, Ahuntsic-Cartierville) NAY

JOWHARI, Majid (Liberal, Richmond Hill) NAY

JULIAN, Peter (New Democrat, New Westminster-Burnaby) NAY

 

KAYABAGA, Arielle (Liberal, London West) NAY

KELLOWAY, Mike (Liberal, Cape Breton-Canso) NAY

KELLY, Pat (Conservative, Calgary Rocky Ridge) YEA

KHALID, Iqra (Liberal, Mississauga-Erin Mills) NAY

KHERA, Kamal (Liberal, Brampton West) NAY

KITCHEN, Robert (Conservative, Souris-Moose Mountain) YEA

KMIEC, Tom (Conservative, Calgary Shepard) YEA

KOUTRAKIS, Annie (Liberal, Vimy) NAY

KRAM, Michael (Conservative, Regina-Wascana) YEA

KRAMP-NEUMAN, Shelby (Conservative, Hastings-Lennox) YEA

KUREK, Damien (Conservative, Battle River-Crowfoot) YEA

KUSIE, Stephanie (Conservative, Calgary Midnapore) YEA

KUSMIERCZYK, Irek (Liberal, Windsor-Tecumseh) NAY

KWAN, Jenny (New Democrat, Vancouver East) NAY

 

LAKE, Mike (Conservative, Edmonton-Wetaskiwin) YEA

LALONDE, Marie-France (Liberal, Orléans) NAY

LAMBROPOULOS, Emmanuella (Liberal, St. Laurent) NAY

LAMOUREUX, Kevin (Liberal, Winnipeg North) NAY

LANTSMAN, Melissa (Conservative, Thornhill) YEA

LAPOINTE, Viviane (Liberal, Sudbury) NAY

LAROUCHE, Andréanne (Bloc, Shefford) YEA

LATTANZIO, Patricia (Liberal, St. Léonard) NAY

LAUZON, Stéphane (Liberal, Argenteuil-La Petite Nation) NAY

LAWRENCE, Philip (Conservative, Northumberland) YEA

LeBLANC, Dominic (Liberal, Beaséjour) NAY

LEBOUTHILLIER, Diane (Liberal, Gaspésie) NAY

LEHOUX, Richard (Conservative, Beauce) YEA

LEMIRE, Sébastien (Bloc, Abitibi-Témiscamingue) YEA

LEWIS, Chris (Conservative, Essex) YEA

LEWIS, Leslyn (Conservative, Haldimand-Norfolk) YEA

LIEPERT, Ron (Conservative, Calgary Signal Hill) YEA

LIGHTBOUND, Joel (Liberal, Louis-Hebert) NAY

LLOYD, Dane (Conservative, Sturgeon River-Parkland) YEA

LOBB, Ben (Conservative, Huron-Bruce) YEA

LONG, Wayne (Liberal, Saint John-Rothesay) NAY

LONGFIELD, Lloyd (Liberal, Guelph) NAY

LOUIS, Tim (Liberal, Kitchener-Conestoga) NAY

 

MacAULAY, Lawrence (Liberal, Cardigan) NAY

MacDONALD, Heath (Liberal, Malpeque) NAY

MacGREGOR, Alistair (New Democrat, Cowichan-Malahat) NAY

MacKINNON, Steven (Liberal, Gatineau) NAY

MAGUIRE, Larry (Brandon-Souris) YEA

MALONEY, James (Liberal, Etobicoke-Lakeshore) NAY

MARTEL, Richard (Conservative, Chicoutimi-LeFjord) YEA

MARTINEZ, Soraya (Liberal, Hochelaga) NAY

MASSE, Brian (New Democdrat, Windsor West) NAY

MATHYSSEN, Lindsay (New Democrat, London-Fanshawe) NAY

MAY, Bryan (Liberal, Cambridge) NAY

MAY, Elizabeth (Green, Saanich-Gulf Islands) YEA

MAZIER, Dan (Conservative, Dauphin-Swan River) YEA

McCAULEY, Kelly (Conservative, Edmonton West) YEA

McDONALD, Ken (Liberal, Avalon) NAY

McKAY, John (Liberal, Scarborough-Guildwood) NAY

McKINNON, Ron (Liberal, Couquitlam-Port Coquitlam) NAY

McLEAN, Greg (Conservative, Calgary Centre) YEA

McLEOD, Michael (Liberal, Northwest Territories) NAY

McPHERSON, Heather (New Democrat, Edmonton Strathcona) NAY

MELILLO, Eric (Conservative, Kenora) YEA

MENDES, Alexandra (Liberal, Brossard-St. Lambert) NAY

MENDICINO, Marco (Liberal, Eglinton-Lawrence) NAY

MIAO, Wilson, (Liberal, Richmond Centre) NAY

MICHAUD, Kristina (Bloc, Avignon-La Mitis) YEA

MILLER, Marc (Liberal, Ville-Marie) NAY

MOORE, Rob (Conservative, Fundy Royal) YEA

MORANTZ, Marty (Conservative, Charleswood-St. James) YEA

MORRICE, Mike (Green, Kitchener Centre) YEA

MORRISON, Rob (Conservative, Kootenay-Columbia) YEA

MORRISSEY, Robert (Liberal, Egmont) NAY

MOTZ, Glen (Conservative, Medicine Hat-Cardston) YEA

MURRAY, Joyce (Liberal, Vancouver Quadra) NAY

MUYS, Dan (Conservative, Flamborough-Glanbrook) YEA

 

NAQVI, Yasir (Liberal, Ottawa Centre) NAY

NATER, John (Conservative, Perth-Wellington) YEA

NG, Mary (Liberal, Markham-Thornhill) NAY

NOORMOHAMED, Taleeb (Liberal, Vancouver Granville) NAY

NORMANDIN, Christine (Bloc, Saint-Jean) YEA

 

O’CONNELL, Jennifer (Liberal, Pickering-Uxbridge) NAY

OLIPHANT, Robert (Liberal, Don Valley West) NAY

O’REGAN, Seamus (Liberal, St. John’s South-Mount Pearl) NAY

O’TOOLE, Erin (Conservative, Durham) YEA

 

PATZER, Jeremy (Conservative, Cypress Hills-Grasslands) YEA

PAUL-HUS, Pierre (Conservative, Charlesbourg) YEA

PAUZE, Monique (Bloc, Repentigny) YEA

PERKINS, Rick (Conservative, South Shore-St. Margarets) YEA

PERRON, Yves (Bloc, Berthier-Maskinongé) YEA

PETITPAS TAYLOR, Ginette (Liberal, Moncton) NAY

PLAMONDON, Louis (Bloc, Bécancour-Nicolet) YEA

POWLOWSKI, Marcus (Liberal, Thunder Bay-Rainy River) NAY

 

QUALTROUGH, Carla (Liberal, Delta) NAY

 

RAYES, Alain (Independent, Richmond-Arthabaska) YEA

REDEKOPP, Brad (Conservative, Saskatoon West) YEA

REID, Scott (Conservative, Lanark-Frontenac) YEA

REMPEL GARNER, Michelle (Calgary Nose Hill) YEA

RICHARDS, Blake (Conservative, Banff-Airdrie) YEA

ROBERTS, Anna (Conservative, King-Vaughan) YEA

ROBILLARD, Yves (Liberal, Marc-Aurele-Fortin) NAY

RODRIGUEZ, Pablo (Liberal, Honoré-Mercier) NAY

ROGERS, Churence (Liberal, Bonavista-Burin) NAY

ROMANADO, Sherry (Liberal, Longueuil-Charles LeMoyne) NAY

ROOD, Lianne (Conservative, Lambton-Kent) YEA

RUFF, Alex (Conservative, Bruce-Grey) YEA

 

SAHOTA, Ruby (Liberal, Brampton North) NAY

SAJJAN, Harjit (Liberal, Vancouver South) NAY

SAKS, Ya’ara (Liberal, York Centre) NAY

SAMSON, Darrell (Liberal, Sackville-Preston) NAY

SARAI, Randeep (Liberal, Surrey Centre) NAY

SAVARD-TREMBLAY, Simon-Pierre (Bloc, St. Hyacinthe) YEA

SCARPALEGGIA, Francis (Liberal, Lac St. Louis) NAY

SCHEER, Andrew (Conservative, Regina-Qu’Appelle) YEA

SCHIEFKE, Peter (Liberal, Vaudreuil-Soulanges) NAY

SCHMALE, Jamie (Conservative, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes) YEA

SEEBACK, Kyle (Conservative, Dufferin-Caledon) YEA

SERRE, Marc (Liberal, Nickel Belt) NAY

SGRO, Judy (Liberal, Humber River-Black Creek) NAY

SHANAHAN, Brenda (Liberal, Chateauguay-Lacolle) NAY

SHEEHAN, Terry (Liberal, Sault Ste Marie) NAY

SHIELDS, Martin (Conservative, Bow River) YEA

SHIPLEY, Doug (Conservative, Barrie-Springwater) YEA

SIDHU, Maninder (Liberal, Brampton East) NAY

SIDHU, Sonia (Liberal, Brampton South) NAY

SIMARD, Mario (Bloc, Jonquiere) YEA

SINCLAIR-DESGAGNE, Nathalie (Bloc, Terrebonne) YEA

SINGH, Jagmeet (New Democrat, Burnaby South) NAY

SMALL, Clifford (Conservative, Coast of Bays-Central) YEA

SORBARA, Francesco (Liberal, Vaughan-Woodbridge) NAY

SOROKA, Gerald (Conservative, Yellowhead) YEA

SOUSA, Charles (Liberal, Mississauga-Lakeshore) NAY

STEINLEY, Warren (Conservative, Regina-Lewvan) YEA

STE-MARIE, Gabriel (Bloc, Joliette) YEA

STEWART, Jake (Conservative, Maramichi-Grand Lake) YEA

ST-ONGE, Pascale (Liberal, Brome-Missisquoi) NAY

STRAHL, Mark (Conservative, Chilliwack-Hope) YEA

STUBBS, Shannon (Conservative, Lakeland) YEA

SUDDS, Jenna (Liberal, Kanata-Carleton)  NAY

 

TASSI, Filomena (Liberal, Hamilton West-Ancaster) NAY

TAYLOR ROY, Leah (Liberal, Aurora-Oak Ridges) NAY

THERIAULT, Luc (Bloc, Montcalm) YEA

THERRIEN, Alain (Bloc, La Prairie) YEA

THOMAS, Rachael (Conservative, Lethbridge) YEA

THOMPSON, Joanne (Liberal, St. John’s East) NAY

TOCHOR, Corey (Conservative, Saskatoon-University) YEA

TOLMIE, Fraser (Conservative, Moose Jaw-Lake Centre) YEA

TRUDEAU, Justin (Liberal, Papineau) NAY

TRUDEL, Denis (Bloc, Longueuil-St. Hubert) YEA

TURNBULL, Ryan (Liberal, Whitby) NAY

 

UPPAL, Tim (Conservative, Edmonton Mill Woods) YEA

 

VALDEZ, Rechie (Liberal, Mississauga-Streetsville) NAY

VAN BYNEN, Tony (Liberal, Newmarket-Aurora) NAY

VAN KOEVERDEN, Adam (Liberal, Milton) NAY

VAN POPTA, Tako (Conservative, Langley-Aldergrove) YEA

VANDAL, Dan (Liberal, St. Boniface-St. Vital) NAY

VANDENBELD, Anita (Liberal, Ottawa West-Nepean) NAY

VECCHIO, Karen (Conservative, Elgin-Middlesex) YEA

VIDAL, Gary (Conservative, Desnethé-Missinippi) YEA

VIEN, Dominique (Conservative, Bellechasse-Les Ethcmins) YEA

VIERSEN, Arnold (Conservative, Peace River-Westlock) YEA

VIGNOLA, Julie (Bloc, Beauport-Limoilou) YEA

VILLEMURE, René (Bloc, Trois-Rivière) YEA

VIRANI, Arif (Liberal, Parkdale-High Park) NAY

VIS, Brad (Conservative, Mission-Matsqui) YEA

VUONG, Kevin (Independent, Spadina-Fort York) YEA

 

WAGANTALL, Cathay (Conservative, Yorkton-Melville) YEA

WARKENTIN, Chris (Conservative, Grande Prairie-Mackenzie) YEA

WAUGH, Kevin (Conservative, Saskatoon-Grasswood) YEA

WEBBER, Len (Conservative, Calgary Confederation) YEA

WEILER, Patrick (Liberal, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast) NAY

WILKINSON, Jonathan (Liberal, North Vancouver) NAY

WILLIAMS, Ryan (Conservative, Bay of Quinte) YEA

WILLIAMSON, John (Conservative, New Brunswick SW) YEA

 

YIP, Jean (Liberal, Scarborough-Agincourt) NAY

 

ZAHID, Salma (Liberal, Scarborough Centre) NAY

ZARRILLO, Bonita (New Democrat, Port Moody-Coquitlam) NAY

ZIMMER, Bob (Conservative, Prince George-Peace River) YEA

ZUBERI, Sameer (Liberal, Pierrefonds-Dollard) NAY

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