Kitchener Centre MP votes against Emergencies Act
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Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice’s decision to vote against the Emergencies Act on Monday has caused much debate on social media.
Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice’s decision to vote against the Emergencies Act on Monday has caused much debate on social media.
In a vote on Monday night, 185 MPs voted in favour of the act, while 151 voted against the measure, with the Liberal Party and NDP voting in favour and the Conservative Party and Bloc Québécois voting in opposition.
The Green Party MP was the lone dissenting voice from Waterloo Region although the other four seats are filled by members of the Liberal Party.
Morrice’s vote also opposed Elizabeth May’s vote, the only other Green Party MP in the House of Commons.
The decision to invoke the Emergencies Act puts the never-before-used emergency powers in play after weeks-long demonstrations by the so-called “Freedom Convoy.”
Morrice wrote a letter to constituents explaining his decision, which he issued via his Twitter account.
“Today’s vote is not about whether or not the occupation in Ottawa and at our border crossings should have been ended. All parties agree: it had gone on long enough,” he wrote.
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