Sheila Malcolmson and Parliamentary Committee

House of Commons: On Wednesday, the motion from NDP status of women critic Sheila Malcolmson — which, among other things, called for a special parliamentary committee to study the issue — passed the House of Commons with the support of 173 members of the Liberal government, according to Huffington Post Canada. Nine Bloc Quebecois MPs and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May voted in favour, along with 41 New Democrats. Tory MPs Lisa Raitt and Michelle Rempel voted against the NDP motion. And they appear to be urging a closer look at the motion and the debates that preceded the vote. However, 91 Tory MPs — including interim leader and status of women critic Rona Ambrose — voted against the motion. Rempel 'on record' supporting pay equity Rempel, who has frequently spoken out on issues of gender equality and sexism, told The Huffington Post Canada Thursday that her party supported the "first two principles" of the NDP motion. Other women serving in key leadership roles for the party, including finance critic Lisa Raitt, immigration critic Michelle Rempel, and health critic Kellie Leitch, also opted not to back the motion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.