Liberal MP Anita Neville is running on her record, based on a mailing that just went out:
Harper's radical right-wing agenda has been kept in check only because he has a minority government.
[Anita Neville] has stood up to the Conservatives in the House of Commons and will strongly oppose their radical right-wing agenda.
Here are scans of the Anita Neville mailing:
So what does Anita Neville consider "standing up" against the Conservatives? Here is her voting record:
Voting History:
| 2008-06-18 | C-513, Second Reading and Referral to Committee | C-513, foreign military mission | N |
| 2008-06-18 | C-505, Second Reading and Referral to Committee | C-505, non-application in Quebec | N |
| 2008-06-17 | C-29, Third Reading | C-29, accountability with respect to loans | A |
| 2008-06-12 | C-207, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-207 | Y |
| 2008-06-12 | C-207, Third Reading | C-207 | Y |
| 2008-06-12 | C-469, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-469, use of phosphorus | Y |
| 2008-06-10 | C-29, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-29, accountability with respect to loans | N |
| 2008-06-05 | C-59, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-59 | Y |
| 2008-06-05 | C-59, Third Reading | C-59 | Y |
| 2008-06-05 | C-58, Second Reading | C-58 | A |
| 2008-06-05 | C-58, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-58 | A |
| 2008-06-05 | C-58, Third Reading | C-58 | A |
| 2008-06-05 | C-59, Second Reading | C-59 | A |
| 2008-06-04 | C-393, Second Reading and Referral to Committee | C-393, punishment and hearing | Y |
| 2008-06-04 | C-377, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-377, Climate Change Accountability Act | Y |
| 2008-06-04 | C-377, Third Reading | C-377, Climate Change Accountability Act | Y |
| 2008-06-04 | C-490, Second Reading and Referral to Committee | C-490 | Y |
| 2008-05-28 | C-55, Second Reading and Referral to Committee | C-55 | Y |
| 2008-05-28 | C-445, Second Reading | C-445, tax credit for loss of retirement income | Y |
| 2008-05-06 | C-23, Third Reading | C-23 | A |
| 2008-05-06 | C-5, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-5, Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act | A |
| 2008-04-16 | C-26, Second Reading | C-26 | Y |
| 2008-03-12 | C-48, Second Reading | C-48, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2007-2008 | Y |
| 2008-03-12 | C-48, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-48, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2007-2008 | Y |
| 2008-03-12 | C-48, Third Reading | C-48, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2007-2008 | Y |
| 2008-03-12 | C-49, Second Reading | C-49, Appropriation Act No. 1, 2008-2009 | A |
| 2008-03-12 | C-49, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-49, Appropriation Act No. 1, 2008-2009 | A |
| 2008-03-12 | C-49, Third Reading | C-49, Appropriation Act No. 1, 2008-2009 | A |
| 2008-03-05 | C-253, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-253, deductibility of RESP contributions | Y |
| 2008-03-05 | C-253, Third Reading | C-253, deductibility of RESP contributions | Y |
| 2008-03-05 | C-484, Second Reading | C-484 | N |
| 2008-03-05 | C-394, Second Reading | C-394, sponsorship of relative | A |
| 2008-02-13 | C-20, Second Reading | C-20, Senate Appointment Consultations Act | Y |
| 2008-02-13 | C-474, Second Reading | C-474, National Sustainable Development Act | Y |
| 2008-02-06 | C-3, Third Reading | C-3, certificate and special advocate | Y |
| 2008-02-05 | C-25, Second Reading | C-25 | Y |
| 2008-02-04 | C-3, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-3, certificate and special advocate | Y |
| 2007-12-12 | C-411, Second Reading | C-411, Domestic prices | N |
| 2007-12-12 | C-251, Second Reading | C-251, Alcohol warning labels | Y |
| 2007-12-10 | C-28, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-28, Budget and Economic Statement | A |
| 2007-12-06 | C-35, Third Reading | C-35, Various spending | A |
| 2007-11-28 | C-426, Second Reading | C-426, Protection of journalistic sources | Y |
| 2007-11-28 | C-357, Second Reading | C-357, Employment Insurance accountability | N |
| 2007-11-28 | C-378, Second Reading | C-378, Drug export restrictions | Y |
| 2007-11-26 | C-2, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-2, Tackling Violent Crime Act | Y |
| 2007-11-21 | C-287, Third Reading | C-287, National Peacekeepers Day Act | Y |
| 2007-11-21 | C-303, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-303, Early Learning and Child Care Act | Y |
| 2007-10-24 | C-287, Concurrence Motion (Report Stage) | C-287, National Peacekeepers Day Act | Y |
By my reckoning, that's 29 Yes votes, 6 No votes, and 13 abstentions.
Where did the "No" votes go?
- Against a private member's bill tabled by Bloc Quebecois MP Raynald Blais to amend the Employment Insurance Act.
- Against a private member's bill tabled by Bloc Quebecois MP Diane Bourgeois to amend the Special Import Measures Act.
- Against a private member's bill tabled by Conservative MP Ken Epp to amend the Criminal Code (the Unborn Victims of Crime).
- Against a government bill to amend the Canada Elections Act (designed to toughen up accountability rules with respect to loans to candidates and parties, and ban loans from all but financial institutions).
- Against a private member's bill tabled by Bloc Quebecois Pierre Paquette to amend the Special Import Measures Act.
- Against a private member's bill tabled by Bloc Quebecois Maria Mourani to amend the National Defence Act to require the Minister of Defence to go to parliament to seek ratification of the declaration to put the Forces into active servce.
Not all that much opposition to the Conservatives as far as I can see.
And we know what all those abstentions were for.
So a couple of observations.
Standing up and sitting down are different things. Jack Layton knows the difference.
But Anita Neville promises to oppose the Conservatives after this election:
[Anita Neville] will strongly oppose their radical right-wing agenda.
Huh, what?
She promises to oppose the Conservative agenda?
As in, from the opposition benches?
Has Anita Neville conceded that the Liberals cannot win this election, and that the Conservatives have already won?
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