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Vote 1 of  Maria Deschamps
Opinion Behavior of  Maria Deschamps
Vote 1 of  Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
Vote 2 of  Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
Opinion Behavior of  Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
Vote 1 of  Charles Doherty Gonthier
Vote 2 of  Charles Doherty Gonthier
Opinion Behavior of  Charles Doherty Gonthier
Vote 1 of  Beverly McLachlin
Vote 2 of  Beverly McLachlin
Opinion Behavior of  Beverly McLachlin
Vote 1 of  Frank Iacobucci
Vote 2 of  Frank Iacobucci
Opinion Behavior of  Frank Iacobucci
Vote 1 of  John C. Major
Vote 2 of  John C. Major
Opinion Behavior of  John C. Major
Vote 1 of  Michel Bastarche
Vote 2 of  Michel Bastarche
Opinion Behavior of  Michel Bastarche
Vote 1 of  William Ian Corneil Binnie
Vote 2 of  William Ian Corneil Binnie
Opinion Behavior of  William Ian Corneil Binnie
Vote 1 of  Louise Arbour
Vote 2 of  Louise Arbour
Opinion Behavior of  Louise Arbour
Vote 1 of  Louis LeBel
Vote 2 of  Louis LeBel
Opinion Behavior of  Louis LeBel
Vote 2 of  Maria Deschamps
Vote 1 of  Robert George Brian Dickson
Vote 2 of  Robert George Brian Dickson
Opinion Behavior of  Robert George Brian Dickson
Vote 1 of  Jean Beetz
Vote 2 of  Jean Beetz
Opinion Behavior of  Jean Beetz
Vote 1 of  Willard Zebedee Estey
Vote 2 of  Willard Zebedee Estey
Opinion Behavior of  Willard Zebedee Estey
Vote 1 of  William Rogers Mcinture
Vote 2 of  William Rogers Mcinture
Opinion Behavior of  William Rogers Mcinture
Vote 1 of  Julien Chouinard
Vote 2 of  Julien Chouinard
Opinion Behavior of  Julien Chouinard
Vote 1 of  Gerald Eric Le Dain
Vote 2 of  Gerald Eric Le Dain
Opinion Behavior of  Gerald Eric Le Dain
Vote 1 of  Bertha Wilson
Vote 2 of  Bertha Wilson
Opinion Behavior of  Bertha Wilson
Vote 1 of  Antonio Lamer
Vote 2 of  Antonio Lamer
Opinion Behavior of  Antonio Lamer
Vote 1 of  Gerald V. LaForest
Vote 2 of  Gerald V. LaForest
Opinion Behavior of  Gerald V. LaForest
Vote 1 of  John Sopinka
Vote 2 of  John Sopinka
Opinion Behavior of  John Sopinka
Vote 1 of  Peter deCarteret Cory
Vote 2 of  Peter deCarteret Cory
Opinion Behavior of  Peter deCarteret Cory
Vote 1 of  William Stevenson
Vote 2 of  William Stevenson
Opinion Behavior of  William Stevenson
Vote 1 of  Roland Almon Ritchie
Vote 2 of  Roland Almon Ritchie
Opinion Behavior of  Roland Almon Ritchie
Vote 1 of  Ronald Martland
Vote 2 of  Ronald Martland
Opinion Behavior of  Ronald Martland
Vote 1 of  Bora Laskin
Vote 2 of  Bora Laskin
Opinion Behavior of  Bora Laskin
Vote 1 of  Louis-Philippe Pigeon
Vote 2 of  Louis-Philippe Pigeon
Opinion Behavior of  Louis-Philippe Pigeon
Vote 1 of  Ives Pratte
Vote 2 of  Ives Pratte
Opinion Behavior of  Ives Pratte
Vote 1 of  Wishart Fleet Spence
Vote 2 of  Wishart Fleet Spence
Opinion Behavior of  Wishart Fleet Spence
Vote 1 of  Louis-Philippe de Grandpré
Vote 2 of  Louis-Philippe de Grandpré
Opinion Behavior of  Louis-Philippe de Grandpré
Vote 1 of  Wilfred Judson
Vote 2 of  Wilfred Judson
Opinion Behavior of  Wilfred Judson
Vote 1 of  Joseph-Honoré Gérald Fauteux
Vote 2 of  Joseph-Honoré Gérald Fauteux
Opinion Behavior of  Joseph-Honoré Gérald Fauteux
Vote 1 of  Douglas Charles Abbott
Vote 2 of  Douglas Charles Abbott
Opinion Behavior of  Douglas Charles Abbott
Vote 1 of  Emmett Matthew Hall
Vote 2 of  Emmett Matthew Hall
Opinion Behavior of  Emmett Matthew Hall
Vote 1 of  Robert John Cartwright
Vote 2 of  Robert John Cartwright
Opinion Behavior of  Robert John Cartwright