Thursday, April 30, 2009

Choosing the wrong side

It's definitely worth pointing out that the Libs have once again undermined an effort to pass anti-scab legislation in Parliament. But perhaps more noteworthy is the list of Lib MPs who made an individual choice to do so.

As with the vote which torpedoed a bill at third reading in the last Parliament, there were Libs on both sides of the issue. And the list of Libs who voted down the bill included the likes of Siobhan Coady, Bonnie Crombie, Martha Hall Findlay, John McCallum, David McGuinty and Dan McTeague. (Oddly enough the list didn't include Stephane Dion, who made the choice to fight against the previous legislation after supporting it at second reading.)

As evidenced by yesterday's EI vote, the Libs had the ability to work with the opposition parties to get progressive legislation passed over the Cons' protests. And the fact that they've once again chosen not to should offer plenty of reason for skepticism that a Lib government would do much to improve the lot of Canadian workers.

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