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Conservative MP: Stephen Harper

Stephen Woodworth Dept: OTTAWA - The prime minister was among the majority of MPs that helped defeat a Conservative MP's pro-life motion Wednesday, but ten of Stephen Harper's ministers voted to keep the debate alive, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The motion was defeated by a vote of 203-91 and conservative MP Stephen Woodworth in Ottawa Wednesday. Public Works and Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose was among the members of cabinet who rose to vote in favour of Stephen Woodworth's private motion to study the definition of human being in the Criminal Code. Related Items Polls Should Parliament appoint a committee to study the legal definition of a human being? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.