Friday, April 24, 2009

Rickford upset over Gun vote

Kenora MP Greg Rickford is one upset individual.

Rickford says he's upset that Northern Ontario NDP members didn't vote to abolish the contraversial long-gun registry.

Rickford says Constituents want to see the end of the wasteful registry and they thought they had voted for candidates that would stand up for their needs and do the right thing.

He notes NDP members were whipped by Leader Jack Layton.

Thunder-Rainy River MP John Rafferty was a no show during the vote.

Rafferty says he wasn't in the House because he was busy with forestry business and the vote came just before a CUPE meeting he had.

The opposition motion to maintain the registration passed in the Commons by a 7-vote margain.