House debates emergency management bill as Arar apology calls mount

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Access to InformationBill Graham (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer blames bureaucrats and prior practice without naming staff or repetitions.it was not the political staff of the office of the Minister of Public Safety who sent this e-mail, but rather the bureaucrats.
2. deflected
   Access to InformationBill Graham (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks asker and shifts to prior government instead of addressing past abuses.I have lost count as to whether that was two or three own goals on the Leader of the Opposition.
3. misdirected
   Access to InformationLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to blaming former government rather than addressing when PM was informed.this sort of practice took place in the former PMO and its communication team.
4. misdirected
   Access to InformationLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals on unrelated corruption instead of answering confidentiality questions.Today we were astonished to discover that it was a regular practice of the previous government to take private information
5. partly answered
   Access to InformationBill Graham (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer gives commitment on future use but adds deflection about Liberal practice.we can provide an unqualified commitment that such information will not be used for any such purposes
6. answered
   Maher ArarMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms acceptance of report and ongoing talks while noting prior government context.The government has already stated that it accepts all of the recommendations in Justice O'Connor's report.
7. deflected
   Maher ArarMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cuts off without addressing apology demand or comparison to Globe and Mail.I was mistaken yesterday when I said that we had just received a report—
8. partly answered
   Maher ArarMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer affirms action on recommendations but avoids specific UN complaint plans.we will be acting on them promptly.
9. partly answered
   Maher ArarMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses US actions taken but does not explain refusal to file an official complaint.I have recently sent a communication to U.S. Secretary Chertoff, indicating that Justice O'Connor found that there was no evidence against Mr. Arar, that any reference to Mr. Arar on our security lists have been removed, and that I hoped the U.S. government could do the same.
10. answered
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly justifies the spending ratio by explaining the prerequisite of security for aid operations.Aid workers cannot operate in places like Kandahar province in the face of suicide bombs and the attacks of the Taliban, who seek to burn down schools where girls are being educated and who are quite willing to kill aid workers, without establishing security first.
11. deflected
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to blaming the Taliban and attacking the questioner's facts instead of addressing the spending imbalance.If there is war in Afghanistan today, it is not because the United Nations mandated an international mission there.
12. misdirected
    Political FinancingMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberals' motives and past scandals rather than addressing the Prime Minister's donation limit violation.let us imagine a Liberal giving lectures on respecting the law.
13. misdirected
    Political FinancingMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to criticizing Liberal spending habits and the ad scam instead of addressing illegal donations or the cover-up.It was not enough to take millions out of the kitty through the ad scam to finance the operations of the Liberal Party.
14. deflected
    Maher Arar InquiryDan McTeague (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights the minister's past calls for inquiry but avoids apologizing for the prior accusation against Arar.I wish the member had quoted the entire document and the number of times which I requested, as an opposition member, that there be a public investigation, an inquiry, into the Arar affair.
15. deflected
    Maher Arar InquiryDan McTeague (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses meeting the commissioner and past Liberal actions on Hezbollah but does not confirm the resignation details.When it comes to dealing with security risks, where were the Liberals when we were demanding that Hezbollah, a security risk for sure, should be banned?
16. deflected
    Status of WomenMrs. Maria Mourani (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists government actions on unrelated issues like human trafficking instead of naming inefficient women's groups.for years under a previous Liberal government, Canada was on a watch list for human trafficking.
17. deflected
    Department of Canadian HeritageMr. Maka Kotto (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids naming any specific programs and shifts to general statements about information and future action.We are a government that will act and will take dramatic steps.
18. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses existing EI improvements but does not address support for Bill C-269.That is why we have brought in new programs and new improvements to EI, including expanding the definition of compassionate care benefits and launching a pilot project to extend weeks of eligibility in particularly vulnerable areas.
19. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. France Bonsant (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refers to a future boundary review instead of committing to extend the transitory provisions.As we approach that, we will look forward to the data from StatsCan to ensure that we make advised decisions on the new boundaries.
20. partly answered
    The EnvironmentJohn Godfrey (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly disputes the premise of missing the Switzerland meeting but ignores other absences and the missed reports.I chaired the meeting in Switzerland, so the member has wrong information.
21. deflected
    The EnvironmentJohn Godfrey (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids explaining the program cuts and pivots to a broader plan beyond Kyoto.
22. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses provincial talks but does not confirm funding for Quebec or other provinces.I am discussing that with my colleague, Mr. Béchard.
23. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the question and attacks the previous Liberal government's spending instead.Just as an example, it spent $4 million in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
24. partly answered
    Maher ArarMs. Alexa McDonough (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer outlines actions taken with the US but does not address efforts to secure an apology.I have sent information to the Secretary of State for Homeland Security, indicating and pointing out that Justice O'Connor has found that there is no evidence related to Mr. Arar and any relation to terrorism.
25. deflected
    Maher ArarMs. Alexa McDonough (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids committing to action by claiming the question was already answered and attacks the asker.The lack of willingness for the member to come up with another question that has been answered twice now is a concern with which she will have to deal.
26. deflected
    Status of WomenMaria Minna (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer corrects a factual claim but does not address whether the minister will intervene to save the program.That is a provincial jurisdiction.
27. deflected
    Status of WomenBelinda Stronach (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids naming any specific group or stance and pivots to a broad claim about listening to families.We listen to the mothers of children.
28. partly answered
    Status of WomenMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the funding distinction but cuts off before the full question is finished.The Status of Women has funded 15 women's shelters groups for a specific project, not operating funds.
29. deflected
    TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates the plan and process without confirming the $3.9 billion figure requested.We have been having extensive consultations among ministers with our provincial colleagues.
30. deflected
    TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the previous government instead of addressing the specific dollar amount demanded.what it will take is a modern approach, not an approach that is confused and dithering, which we saw for years from the other side of the House.
31. deflected
    Maher Arar InquiryMr. Derek Lee (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer describes the meeting but never states whether an offer of resignation was made or accepted.We also talked about the issue of recommendations and the RCMP commissioner informed me that a number of those recommendations had already been put into place and are being followed.
32. answered
    Business of the HouseRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly lists the planned business and addresses each requested item in sequence.