House debates access to information memo in lengthy question period exchange

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1. deflected
   Member for Charlesbourg--Haute-Saint-CharlesRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends apology instead of addressing expulsion request.the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles has recognized that those comments were inappropriate which is precisely why he has retracted the comments unequivocally and apologized.
2. misdirected
   Member for Charlesbourg--Haute-Saint-CharlesRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to attacking Liberals and their past remarks rather than addressing the request.I have in my briefing binder here a long list of remarks made by Liberal MPs that I find offensive.
3. misdirected
   Member for Charlesbourg--Haute-Saint-CharlesDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the questioner personally instead of addressing the demand to dismiss the member.I find it surprising that the member for Bourassa is raising this issue as he has often got himself into trouble with his harebrained statements.
4. misdirected
   Member for Charlesbourg--Haute-Saint-CharlesDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked M. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer evades policy question by again attacking the asker over past remarks.the member from Bourassa made his remarks against immigrants and in favour of deporting immigrants in 1995, and we are still waiting for his apology.
5. misdirected
   Member for Charlesbourg--Haute-Saint-CharlesDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats attack on asker instead of addressing condemnation or removal request.11 years later, we are still waiting for the member for Bourassa to apologize for suggesting that immigrants should be deported.
6. partly answered
   TaxationMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.Answer outlines ongoing consultations but does not give specific amounts or timing for Quebec.the Minister of Finance and this government are engaging in consultations with all the provinces on this important issue.
7. deflected
   TaxationMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to criticizing the Bloc instead of addressing transfer payments or tax base sharing.Quebeckers know, sadly, that the Bloc will not be able to deliver on these programs.
8. deflected
   Softwood LumberMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer promotes the softwood agreement instead of addressing new tax measures or help for the forest industry.90% of the country's forest industry supports the agreement because it will bring back stable employment
9. deflected
   Softwood LumberMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Ms. Helena Guergis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses provincial support for the agreement but ignores the taxation of losses entirely.I would remind the hon. member that two national governments are supporting the softwood lumber agreement, that all of Canada's three major producing softwood lumber provinces are supporting the agreement and that the Province of Quebec and the Premier of Quebec are supporting the agreement.
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    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP's positions and hypocrisy instead of explaining the military-aid balance.say that they are in favour of multilateralism but they want to pull out of Afghanistan unilaterally.
11. deflected
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the questioner and notes aid increases but does not address how tanks and jets create balance.the NDP leader's comments on Afghanistan are so ridiculous that it is no surprise that President Karzai refused to meet with him.
12. misdirected
    Access to InformationStephen Owen (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to past Liberal practices rather than addressing the call for resignation.we do not need to just believe them.
13. answered
    Access to InformationStephen Owen (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly affirms the request to table the memo and quotes its content.yes, and not only will I table it, I will quote from it again.
14. deflected
    Access to InformationMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer accuses Liberals of scams and shifts to pandemic security instead of addressing the distribution-list claims.this is the desperation of the Liberals who see that we have finally caught on to yet another one of their scams.
15. deflected
    Access to InformationMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats past-government blame and cuts off without addressing the honour or misleading charge.
16. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms discussions with US and Quebec officials and monitoring but does not commit to exerting pressure to lift the embargo.We are working to minimize the impact of border controls as quickly as possible, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely in order to reassess the need for compensation, as required.
17. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Luc Malo (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses financial support for farmers but does not commit to paying Quebec's bill or speeding analysis.We are investigating to see whether there are any gaps in the coverage between production insurance or other programming to ensure farmers can not only get the crop off this year but can sell it as quickly as possible
18. deflected
    Status of WomenMrs. Maria Mourani (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Mentions review and renewal but avoids confirming extension or budget increase while adding an unrelated jab.I find it very interesting that the status of women did not provide them to my office until this morning.
19. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. France Bonsant (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.States only that review is ongoing and announcement will come later without addressing extension.As is the custom with this new government, when we have something to announce, we will announce it then.
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    Access to InformationMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Ignores the question and instead details alleged past Liberal practices.on March 1, two employees of the political staff at the Prime Minister's Office asked to be added to a distribution list for information on pandemics and national security.
21. misdirected
    Access to InformationMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Avoids the question and demands an apology from Liberals while citing past incidents.
22. misdirected
    Access to InformationWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Refuses to resign and pivots to accusing the previous Liberal government of corruption.I will stay here and I will not be intimidated into stopping to identify and throw the light on the corrupt practices of the previous Liberal government
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    Access to InformationWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Ignores the resignation request and attacks the prior Liberal government instead.there was a pretty big forced resignation of the Liberal government at the hands of the Canadian electorate in January of this year
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    AfghanistanMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.Dismisses the NDP with insults and does not address whether counter-insurgency harms Afghan women.when I listen to members of the NDP, it is like I am listening to a bunch of diletantes.
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    AfghanistanMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the security component with an anecdote but ignores the call to refocus the mission away from war.However, we also have to provide security.
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    Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks a Liberal MP instead of addressing whether the Conservative MP should be removed from caucus.We are still to this day waiting for the Liberal member for Bourassa to apologize for suggesting that Canada should deport immigrants that he does not like.
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    Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again pivots to criticizing a Liberal rather than answering calls for removal from committee or caucus.I wonder why the Liberals had a former cabinet minister, who is sitting on the frontbench over there, who said that immigrants he did not like should be deported.
28. deflected
    Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesMs. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists unrelated immigration policies instead of addressing whether the MP should be fired.this is the government that immediately cut the right of landing fee in half, the head tax, that had been imposed by the Liberals on immigrants.
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    Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesMs. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to attacking the former Liberal record on immigration rather than responding to the demand for removal.There is no government in history that has a worse record on immigration than the former Liberal government.
30. partly answered
    Program for Older Worker AdjustmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges concern and confirms a study but does not confirm or deny the specific program announcement timeline.That is why we are undertaking a feasibility study to examine long term solutions for this sector and we will be making announcements soon.
31. answered
    Teleglobe CanadaMr. Robert Vincent (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the globalization concern by citing the Investment Canada Act review process.This law states that any foreign investment must be reviewed for net benefits to Canada and to Quebec.
32. deflected
    Public Works and Government ServicesMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the government's actions but does not address the demand for the parliamentary secretary's resignation.We showed transparency by giving potential suppliers the opportunity to tender, but none did.
33. deflected
    Child CareMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer blames the prior Liberal government and touts the Conservatives' own plan without addressing support for the NDP bill or the 1% GDP target.this report just underlines the 13 years of neglect by the previous Liberal government when it comes to child care.
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    Fisheries and OceansMs. Catherine Bell (NDP) asked Mr. Randy Kamp (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes an ongoing program and blames the previous government but does not specify when concrete action will be taken on the listed issues.It is a comprehensive program that looks at a number of issues.
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    Maher ArarMr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer references past questions and recommendations but does not address regret over conclusions or a personal apology to Arar.We have further said that we want to follow all 23 of the recommendations related to this matter.
36. answered
    Points of OrderRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms the intent to table the document as requested.I am quite happy to do so and I therefore seek unanimous consent to table the e-mail from which I am quoted.