It's been amazing to watch Wayne Easter, Liberal MP for Malpeque and former Solicitor-General flip-flop on this issue.  As Solicitor-General, he was responsible for implementing the program; if you wrote him to complain about the cost over-run, he'd send you a lovely little colour brochure that trumpeted the merits of the registry.  In December 2009's vote, he flipped and voted against the Liberal Party line and for the abolition of C-391 stating that he didn't think it was fair to punish farmers for owning long guns (his riding is 100% rural).  Now, he's flopped to the voting against C-391 like the nice little obedient Liberal he has always been.  He's feeling the heat from his leader; now that the vote is whipped, I can't see him voting again outside Party lines.  Unfortunately, that was a one time event.

It will be interesting to see if he flips again on third reading; I don't expect likely.

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