Not really. Once a bill is tabled in Canada, it's essentially a matter of time until it gets passed. There's no real veto anywhere in our parliamentary system; the Senate and the Governor-General have one, but the system has evolved in the direction of those being reserved for matters of national survival.
The problem is that the Neocons have been making every vote a confidence vote, meaning that if the vote goes against them it triggers an election. So unless the Liberals feel like fighting an election on this one…
That's why it's important to talk to MPs besides Conservatives about this. They're afraid that if an election is called, they Conservatives will gain power, not lose it. So if there's a Liberal or NDP in one's neck of the woods:
1) Let them know that you'll back them up if they bring the government down over this. If they hear that enough times, they'll act.
2) Let them know that if they don't vote against the bill, you'll remember that when the next election does get called -- as it must at some point, votes or not votes.
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The problem is that the Neocons have been making every vote a confidence vote, meaning that if the vote goes against them it triggers an election. So unless the Liberals feel like fighting an election on this one…
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1) Let them know that you'll back them up if they bring the government down over this. If they hear that enough times, they'll act.
2) Let them know that if they don't vote against the bill, you'll remember that when the next election does get called -- as it must at some point, votes or not votes.
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