In comments at We Move to Canada, Sarah O provides Peter Stoffer's explanation for his vote on C-484, essentially reflecting a personal policy of encouraging as many private member's bills as possible to reach the committee stage even if he's opposed in substance.
While that explanation certainly isn't as damaging as support for the bill in substance, it's still hard to see any reasonable justification for prioritizing form over content to that great an extent - particularly when it would seem to make it less likely that more positive bills will actually get dealt with in committee. And given that the Libs aren't doing all that much else at the moment, can it be long before they introduce a Let's Lock Up Peter Stoffer and Throw Away the Key Act to challenge the strength of Stoffer's convictions?
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