"What we saw happen on the morning of Good Friday, the betrayal on Good Friday of not just the institution of the Parliament but also religious institutions as well, was an absolute disgrace." "The Liberal Party and certainly Matthew Guy have absolutely forfeited their right to lecture anyone ever again on issues to do with honesty, integrity or probity," she said. Ms Allan said their actions were a betrayal of the Parliament and their religion.
The duo were excused from the debate under a practice called pairing, where an MP who is absent requests an MP from the other side to also excuse themselves so the numbers are unchanged. Liberal MPs Bernie Finn and Craig Ondarchie have not returned calls for comment. The Government's bill to divide the fire services and grant presumptive rights to firefighters with cancer was shockingly voted down after a marathon sitting of the Parliament, when two Liberal MPs who had asked to be excused on Good Friday unexpectedly returned to vote.
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