Bill C-257- Which side were they on?

The passage of Bill C-257 would have made it illegal for employers to hire replacement workers (scabs) in work stoppages in any industry covered under the Canada Labour Code. The bill passed second reading, but failed yesterday, losing by a vote of 177 to 122. You can read all about the benefits of the now failed bill here. The entire NDP and Bloc caucuses supported the bill, as a minority of Liberals, and one Tory. Once again, the Liberals have shown which side they are on, as their flip-flop ultimately led to the bill's defeat. And let's be clear, they are on the side of big and small business. But then again, when haven't the Liberals been on that side?

This government had an idea
And parliament made it law
It seems like it's illegal
To fight for the union any more

Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on
Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on

We went out to join the picket line
For together we cannot fail
We got stopped by police at the county line
They said, "Go home boys or you're going to jail"

Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on
Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on

It's hard to explain to a crying child
Why her Daddy can't go back
So the family suffer But it hurts me more
To hear a scab say Sod you Jack

Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on
Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on

I'm bound to follow my conscience
And do whatever I can
But it'll take much more than the union law
To knock the fight out of a working man

Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on
Which side are you on, boys
Which side are you on

Which side were they on? Thanks to Uncorrected Proofs, we know that the following Liberals voted against the bill, and, by extension, against working class families.

Opposed: Dion, Martin, Ignatieff, Martin, McCallum, Sgro, Graham, Volpe, Bennett, Brison, Goodale, Dryden

My local MP, backbench Tory Rick Dykstra, voted against the bill, despite promising organizing that the bill had his full support.

These MPs have shown which side they are on, and it's not on the side of working class families. But like Billy Bragg said, it will take much more than (anti) union law to take the fight out of the working class.