Editing Conscience vote (section)

===Canada===
The decision to grant a free vote lies with party leaders in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Voters respect politicians who follow their conscience |first=Brian |last=Bird |date=7 August 2019 |url= https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/august-2019/voters-respect-politicians-who-follow-their-conscience/ |work=Policy Options |publisher=[[Institute for Research on Public Policy]] |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> Sometimes a vote may be free for some parties but not for others. For instance, when the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] government of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Stephen Harper]] [[Members of the 39th Canadian Parliament and same-sex marriage|proposed a motion to re-open the debate on]] Canada's [[same-sex marriage in Canada|same-sex marriage laws]], his Conservatives and the opposition [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]] declared it a free vote for their members, while the [[Bloc Québécois]] and the [[New Democratic Party|New Democrats]] both maintained party discipline to defeat the measure.