Commons advances dangerous offender bill after lengthy debate

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   The EnvironmentBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the Kyoto and Kenya question entirely and shifts to an unrelated NDP meeting.As for my meeting with the leader of the NDP, I am of course looking forward to it and I guarantee that at that meeting we will not rewrite the budget.
2. deflected
   The EnvironmentBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the prior Liberal record instead of addressing the Africa and Kyoto irony raised.I thought for a moment the Leader of the Opposition was reading the record of the Liberal government.
3. deflected
   The EnvironmentBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer calls the question false and restates targets without addressing the Kenya delegation or 2050 timing.The truth is, over the next year, we will have two targets: pollution and greenhouse gases.
4. misdirected
   The EnvironmentLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to attacking the opposition's stance on the Clean Air Act rather than explaining the minister's changed position on Quebec's plan.Could the opposition explain to the Canadian Lung Association, as well as to Canadians and Quebeckers suffering from lung cancer, why they are against this crucial legislation?
5. misdirected
   The EnvironmentLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Answer accuses Liberals of divide-and-conquer tactics instead of clarifying the minister's reversal on Quebec's plan.when the Liberals know that the government is right, they use the same tactic: divide and conquer.
6. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rejects the sabotage claim and states the minister is co-chairing but does not address the review of Kyoto.The Minister of the Environment is doing excellent work as co-chair of the international process.
7. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer corrects the 2050 start date and notes targets begin next year but avoids endorsing Kyoto objectives.The targets in our plan start next year and extend to 2050.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims the plan goes beyond Kyoto and attacks the Bloc's position on industry regulation without addressing the $328 million funding.Our government is the first one to have introduced a bill dealing with climate change and air quality.
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to funding trusts and political congratulations instead of addressing confidence in Quebec's plan.I am interested to see that the Bloc Québécois supports the green plan of Quebec's federalist government, and I congratulate the Bloc on supporting the plan.
10. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates the party's support for marketing choice without addressing the call for a fair farmer vote.as the leader of the NDP is aware, the Conservative Party of Canada supports marketing choice for western Canadian farmers.
11. partly answered
    Canadian Wheat BoardJack Layton (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms consultation and welcomes input on the task force but does not confirm a fair vote excluding the removed voters.We of course look forward to farmers' input on that task force report.
12. deflected
    The EnvironmentJohn Godfrey (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's lack of a plan and urges support rather than addressing withdrawal of the bill.that is rich coming from the party that has no plan on global warming.
13. partly answered
    The EnvironmentJohn Godfrey (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains rejection of arbitrary targets and upcoming short-term targets but does not address withdrawal of the bill.we will not do what the former government did and set arbitrary targets.
14. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses working with provinces on targets and moving from voluntary to regulated targets without addressing the funding request.My only concern was the fact that some provinces use voluntary targets.
15. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer dismisses the question as fear of the unknown and pivots to urging support for legislation.I would ask him to put aside his fear of the unknown, work with the government and get this piece of legislation through
16. answered
    AfghanistanMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses awareness from the trip and lists specific CIDA programs for Afghan women.in terms of CIDA programs for women in Afghanistan, I would like to mention a few: $14.5 million for educating girls and $5 million to assist women in entering the labour market.
17. deflected
    AfghanistanMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer boasts about budget increases then attacks the Bloc instead of addressing the UN statistic or call for expanded humanitarian aid.As I understand it, we can count on the Bloc Québécois members to ensure that we never send women in Afghanistan back into the darkness and back under the Taliban regime.
18. deflected
    Telecommunications IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer clarifies the directive but avoids addressing the request to suspend it or wait for the committee report.There is nothing in the policy directive concerning foreign investments.
19. partly answered
    Telecommunications IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses consumer concerns about prices but does not engage with the regions or the call to suspend the directive.We want consumers to have telephone services at competitive prices.
20. misdirected
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the report critique and instead attacks the asker for not expanding the Wheat Board to other provinces.It is interesting to me that the hon. member for Malpeque never suggests expanding the Wheat Board to include Ontario farmers, Quebec farmers or, for that matter, potato farmers in P.E.I.
21. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes marketing choice and ignores the vote demand, US challenge, and financial claim.We are trying to represent the marketing choice option for Canadian farmers.
22. misdirected
    Canadian Wheat BoardRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the asker about past jailing of farmers instead of addressing the legal right to a vote.It is like the time he and his government threw hard-working Canadian farmers in jail for marketing their own products.
23. misdirected
    Canadian Wheat BoardRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the bullying claim and instead attacks the asker about jailing farmers while promoting the campaign promise.And speaking of rights, the farmers that he threw in jail had damn few.
24. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates that funds support troops without breaking down reconstruction versus combat spending.It is in support of the battle group.
25. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer supplies actual incremental costs but evades the hypothetical question about sustaining forces absent the mission.since the beginning of the commitment in 2002 until today, the incremental costs for Afghanistan are about $2.1 billion, period.
26. deflected
    Human Resources and Social DevelopmentGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends spending cuts in general but ignores the demand for specific examples and an apology.We have identified $100 million within my department out of a total of over $80 billion.
27. deflected
    Human Resources and Social DevelopmentGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to election results and wasteful spending examples instead of addressing consultation claims or the travel claim.We consulted with Canadians on January 23 and they chose this government because they wanted responsible spending.
28. answered
    Government ProgramsMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms extension of SCPI funding plus added money while noting ongoing review.That is why we extended the SCPI program and added $37 million to it.
29. partly answered
    Government ProgramsMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges nationwide need and the added funding but does not specify any Quebec allocation.That is why we made another $37 million available, money that the previous government chose not to spend on the homeless because it was unspent from last year.
30. answered
    AgricultureMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer outlines concrete steps taken with partners and an imminent package for the affected farmers.We are working closely with the minister of agriculture in Quebec, with MAPAQ and CFIA, and hope within days to come up with a package of proposals that farmers will find suitable.
31. partly answered
    AgricultureMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer recognizes the long-term issue and ongoing task force work but stops short of authorizing a special compensation package.We are keen to work with the farmers and with the Government of Quebec.
32. misdirected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Greg Thompson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the prior government's record instead of committing to the requested full compensation package.We are going to deliver on our commitment, as we always do.
33. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Dawn Black (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates the lack of plans to send CF-18s instead of addressing the request for a commitment to inform Parliament beforehand.We are not sending CF-18s to Afghanistan.
34. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Dawn Black (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats the denial of plans without addressing the request for a ministerial statement to the House before any deployment.We have no plans, no intentions, no musings about sending CF-18s to Afghanistan.
35. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Mario Silva (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the previous government's record and highlights new funding rather than explaining current plans to legalize undocumented workers.I thank the member for his new-found interest in this issue.
36. answered
    Norman SpectorRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states that the individual does not speak for the government, addressing the request for assurance.that individual does not speak for the government.