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File photo		 Former Prime Minister John Turner will lead Canada's observation mission for the runoff elections in Ukraine Dec. 26. In making the announcement Dec. 16, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Turner's "deep commitment to the democratic process and his knowledge of the political process will lend important expertise to our country's largest-ever contingent of independent electoral observers."
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File photo		 Minister of State Joe Comuzzi says he may break ranks as a cabinet minister and vote against the government's proposed legislation to legalize  same-sex marriage. Comuzzi said voting for same-sex marriages would violate an election promise he made to his constituents, The Canadian Press reported.
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File photo		 Veterans Affairs Minister Albina Guarnieri, who voted in favor of the traditional definition of marriage in the past, will support same-sex marriage when the government's proposed legislation comes to a vote.
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File photo		 Labour Minister Joe Fontana, who backed traditional marriage in a vote last fall, has changed his mind and will support   the government's proposed legislation on same-sex marriage.
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File photo		 Human Resources Minister Joe Volpe is one of several cabinet ministers who backed traditional marriage but who now say they will cast their vote in favor of same-sex marriage when the government's legislation comes before the House of Commons. Prime Minister Paul Martin has ordered his cabinet ministers to vote for the bill although other Liberal MPs may vote according to conscience.
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File photo		 Secretary of State Joe McGuire will vote for the government's legislation to legalize same-sex marriage. He had previously supported the traditional definition of marriage as the union of a man and woman only.
efford-th.JPG (15393 bytes) Federal cabinet minister John Efford says he may resign his post over the same-sex marriage issue. Prime Minister Paul Martin has ordered cabinet ministers to vote on the government's same-sex legislation, which has yet to be tabled. But Efford says he opposes making same-sex marriage legal, based on religious grounds. He said his credibility "is at stake," CBC St. John's reported Dec. 14.
mckay-th.jpg (17361 bytes) John McKay, the Parliamentary Secretary to the minister of finance, is opposed to Prime Minister Paul Martin's decision   that cabinet ministers, unlike other Liberal MPs, will not get  a free vote when  the  government's same-sex legislation comes before the House of Commons.
obrien-th.jpg (16146 bytes) London Liberal MP Pat O'Brien says Prime Minister Paul Martin should allow his cabinet ministers a free vote when   the government's same-sex legislation comes before the House of Commons.