Commons debates property acquisition report as decorum row erupts

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1. deflected
   DecorumBill Graham (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges apology then pivots to attacking opposition's priorities instead of addressing condoning the actions.I find it strange that there is nothing else for the Leader of the Opposition to ask questions about than gestures that have already been apologized for.
2. deflected
   DecorumBill Graham (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats apology claim then shifts to demanding an unrelated apology from the asker.I would like to ask the Leader of the Opposition a question: when will he apologize for voting against mandatory minimum sentences for criminals who use firearms?
3. deflected
   DecorumBill Graham (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends Speaker but deflects by raising unrelated past incident instead of addressing the new mocking allegation.We are still waiting for an apology from the member for Bourassa for waving a box of chocolates around the House.
4. partly answered
   DecorumMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states an apology occurred but does not address the demand for dismissal.perhaps the hon. member did not hear the comments of the parliamentary secretary, but he did apologize and I think it was most appropriate under the circumstances.
5. deflected
   DecorumMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses the apology issue as closed then attacks Liberals on unrelated topics like economy and crime.However, the real question is this: why can the Liberals not ask questions about things that are important to Canadians, like the economy and crime?
6. deflected
   Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states government position but rejects the motion's approach without confirming it will be implemented.The Bloc Québécois motion of yesterday evening will jeopardize the operation of the working group, and will prove ineffective in meeting the long-term concerns of dairy producers and processors.
7. answered
   Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly affirms support for supply management and describes ongoing work with producers and processors.the support from this side of the House for supply management is absolutely clear.
8. answered
   Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains the mediator process and rejects the proposed import limit as counterproductive.In fact, for the first time we have arranged for a mediator to work together with both the dairy farmers and the processors.
9. deflected
   Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates government position on supply management without addressing the minister's ability or the signal sent.We want a long term solution that is in the best interest of supply management across the country.
10. misdirected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to unrelated environmental incentives instead of addressing oil subsidies or poverty spending.We have provided real incentives to improve our environment, the quality of our air and to reduce carbon emissions.
11. deflected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights industry tax revenues rather than addressing ending subsidies or redirecting funds.The revenues to the people of Canada and the Government of Canada from that industry last year were $5 billion in taxes.
12. misdirected
    Member for Nepean--CarletonRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the request to remove the member and instead attacks the opposition for describing a gesture.I heard two members on that side describing that vulgar and obscene gesture.
13. misdirected
    AgricultureRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the supply management guarantee question and demands an apology on an unrelated Italian reference.I say let us check the record and I want an apology on behalf of all Canadians of Italian heritage and I want it withdrawn.
14. answered
    Canadian HeritageNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states compliance with disclosure and no conflict per the Ethics Commissioner.My colleague has made complete disclosure and has ensured that all directives have been complied with.
15. answered
    Canadian HeritageNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly confirms no discussions with the production company and full compliance.In response to the question, I have had no discussions.
16. partly answered
    TelecommunicationsMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses market forces and remote services but does not confirm if universal service principle is dropped.The proposal is clear: we are telling the CRTC to rely more on market forces, and, as I said in a speech yesterday in Toronto—if my hon. colleague had read it, he would have known—to ensure that remote regions continue to enjoy the same services they do now.
17. deflected
    TelecommunicationsMr. Maka Kotto (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer praises the broadcasting system without addressing deregulation or francophone content commitments.Canada enjoys the strongest broadcasting system.
18. deflected
    Softwood LumberMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts focus to the agreement's benefits instead of addressing loan guarantees.More than loan guarantees, we have brought guarantees of a prosperous future;
19. deflected
    Softwood LumberMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats praise for the agreement without addressing loan guarantees or new duties.this is the best agreement that we have ever had.
20. deflected
    HealthMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends ethics compliance but avoids the specific accusations about the minister's ownership and priorities.My colleague has made complete disclosure.
21. misdirected
    HealthMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer turns to attacking the questioner's own past ownership instead of addressing the minister's shares.
22. deflected
    HealthMr. Bernard Patry (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer emphasizes disclosure and legislation passage without addressing donating shares or conflict of interest.He has followed it to the letter of the law.
23. misdirected
    HealthMr. Bernard Patry (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer redirects by questioning the asker's colleague's shares rather than addressing the conflict of interest.Has she sold her shares in a health consulting company?
24. answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states that regulatory changes have been made and take effect immediately.I am pleased to inform members that this takes effect immediately.
25. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer restates a talking point without addressing the criticism of delayed action or heartlessness.We said we would do it and we delivered on it: promise made, promise kept.
26. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids the conflict-of-interest and spending questions by calling the query outrageous and pivoting to rules compliance.I do not know where to start with that outrageous question.
27. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the prior government instead of addressing the conflict-of-interest allegation against the minister.The previous government allowed the military to decay year after year for 13 years.
28. deflected
    National DefenceJean Lapierre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dismisses the questioner's knowledge and repeats a campaign promise without addressing the hidden-agenda claim.the member opposite obviously does not know much.
29. answered
    National DefenceJean Lapierre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly rejects the hypothetical scenario as impossible under Canadian control of the equipment.Whatever equipment the Canadian Forces acquires will be owned by the Canadian Forces, managed by the Canadian Forces and employed by the Canadian Forces.
30. deflected
    HealthMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites independence of the board but does not engage with the cited section of the Patent Act.I would like to tell this House that the board is an independent body with quasi-judicial powers.
31. deflected
    HealthMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer again insists the minister lacks power without reconciling the explicit wording of section 90 provided by the asker.it is clear, on reading section 90, that the minister does not have the power to demand an answer to a regulatory question or to demand an opinion regarding drug prices.
32. misdirected
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer attacks the question as foolish and cites an unrelated grant rather than clarifying the lobbyist-registration claim.when we are talking about foolish questions, certainly that is one.
33. deflected
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defers any action pending further review instead of addressing implementation of the adopted motion.When the review is complete and the science is before us, then we can make a decision.
34. deflected
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again defers action to future review of science and other jurisdictions rather than committing to the motion.When we have a strategy that we think will protect the health and safety of Canadians we will table it in the House.
35. misdirected
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). loaded question.The response attacks the questioner personally instead of addressing the ACOA access issue raised.with the representation the member has given his riding on the main issues, the people of his riding will be the ones to muzzle him in the next election.
36. answered
    Points of OrderBill Graham (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly clarifies the translation issue and what was heard without deflection or attack.English and French translations have equal weight in the chamber, as you know.