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That's a good point. This basically makes the BQ's vote, a vote to spread to Canada what Quebec already has. Why should they have a say?
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Should MPs from the other seven provinces where gay marriage is already legal not be allowed to vote on C-38 either?
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Good question...
Presumably, the MPs from the other provinces want to be a part of the nation of Canada. It's reasonable for them to want to define the laws within their own country. The BQ doesn't want to be part of this country. Why should they be interested in affecting the law in a country they want no part of?
The only reason I can think of is that these issues are truly important to them, and they want to spread enlightenment or something. That's a possibility, I suppose. Quebecers are strange. [/b][/quote]
Whether the BQ wants to be part of this country or not is irrelevant, imo. The fact is that they *are* part of this country and thus entitled to just as much say as an MP from any other province.
Suppose a member of an Alberta separation party got voted into Parliment sometime in the future. Should his votes be discounted because he wants no part of Canada?