The yeas have it
C-391, a private member’s bill to abolish the long gun registry, has passed second reading by a vote of 164-137.
By the unofficial count, 21 opposition MPs supported Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner’s bill, including eight Liberals, 12 NDP and one independent.
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