NDP motion on veterans benefits takes up nearly half the Commons day

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. misdirected
   Income TrustsBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes false promises caused losses and demands apology; answer attacks Liberals instead of addressing apology request.I should add that I fail to understand why the Liberal Party of Canada supports a zero taxation rate for big corporations and is opposed to tax cuts for seniors.
2. deflected
   Income TrustsBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Question repeats demand for admission of misleading Canadians; answer restates tax policy talking points without addressing the request.That is not fair. That is not what this government promised.
3. deflected
   Income TrustsBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Question demands accountability and explanation of duplicity; answer pivots to tax burden on seniors and attacks opposition.This government has given immediate tax reduction to senior citizens through income splitting of pensions and through a raised age credit.
4. misdirected
   Income TrustsLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Question asks for admission of broken promise; answer attacks Liberal position on corporate taxes rather than responding directly.It is unbelievable that the Liberal Party of Canada thinks this country's businesses should not have to pay taxes.
5. deflected
   Income TrustsLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Question presses for simple apology; answer shifts blame to prior Liberal handling and cites external support instead.the party opposite seems incapable of handling this file.
6. answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks what minister will do at conference; answer states intent to develop effective protocol including major emitters.The minister is attending this conference in order to participate in the development of an effective international protocol, which will include the major emitters of greenhouse gases.
7. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Question proposes debate and vote for mandate; answer states government will represent its position but does not address holding debate.this government will go to Nairobi to represent the Government of Canada's position.
8. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.Question accuses of sacrificing jobs for oil industry; answer attacks member for voting record instead of addressing policy.Today he voted against the environment. He voted against cleaning up the air. He owes the House an apology.
9. answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly refutes the premise that rejection prevents trading and notes ongoing consultation.Nothing prevents the Montreal Exchange from establishing a carbon credit along the lines that currently exist in Chicago.
10. answered
    National DefenceJack Layton (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states immediate implementation of ombudsman recommendations without deflection.I met with the ombudsman and reviewed his report and I have ordered our department to implement the changes immediately.
11. answered
    National DefenceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms acceptance of report and intent to correct treatment of veterans.Once again, Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence indicated that the government will accept the report.
12. deflected
    Income TrustsJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition's record and cites media instead of addressing the specific constituent complaint.that intellectually bankrupt party opposite had no idea of how to deal with this issue.
13. deflected
    Income TrustsJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to criticizing Liberal tax positions rather than responding to the named investor's loss.this is what one would expect from a party that is against reducing the GST, that voted against reducing the GST
14. deflected
    Minister of Public Works and Government ServicesJean Lapierre (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer explains the remark but avoids any apology or direct engagement with the minister's conduct.the minister was simply referring to the markets and the fact that there was some volatility in the markets yesterday.
15. misdirected
    Minister of Public Works and Government ServicesJean Lapierre (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters by attacking Liberal policy instead of addressing the minister's statement or the Prime Minister's protection of him.how arrogant is it to expect ordinary Canadians to bear a tax burden greater than large corporations bear in this country?
16. partly answered
    Crime PreventionMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes RCMP capacity but redirects to provincial jurisdiction and public reporting without confirming monitoring of blogs.the RCMP has the capacity to listen to, look at and review situations that represent a threat, here in Canada.
17. partly answered
    Crime PreventionMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the reporting site idea but immediately pivots to an unrelated partisan demand.That would be for the Liberal members to decide to support the bill to raise the age of consent, as a child protection measure, from 14 to 16.
18. partly answered
    HealthMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the timeline but does not commit to interim payments.We are on track with the Prime Minister's promise to have the money in the hands of these victims in 2007.
19. deflected
    HealthMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses domestic price regulation without addressing the U.S. policy or Canadian prices.There is no relationship between these matters and the price of drugs in our country.
20. deflected
    Income TrustsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids the broken-promise accusation and instead justifies the policy change.This presented a clear and present danger to the health of the Canadian economy.
21. misdirected
    Income TrustsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to attacking the Liberal position on pension splitting rather than addressing the promise.I know the Liberal Party is opposed to pension splitting for seniors in Canada.
22. partly answered
    Firearms RegistryMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.Answer agrees to meet the victim and states general support for an effective system but does not explain the registry decision.I do agree in principle, as all Canadians do, that we want a firearms system that is effective at reducing criminal activity with firearms and we aim to get that.
23. partly answered
    Firearms RegistryMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.Answer clarifies that only part of the registry is affected and cites cost data.There is one portion of the registry that has proven to be a waste of money and the Auditor General has said that the data was not good.
24. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Bill Siksay (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains the security-certificate process without addressing the specific detention conditions raised.These are people who are deemed to be a security risk if they are allowed to be in Canada.
25. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Bill Siksay (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses the facility but does not address extending the Correctional Investigator's mandate.one of the reasons that those five individuals are in a facility of their own, a $3.2 million facility constructed by the former Liberals, is so that they are not in the rest of the population.
26. answered
    Challenger Jet UseMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the circumstances requiring the Challenger flight.The minister in fact was stranded at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on June 27 at 1 a.m., with no commercial flights available because of cancellations.
27. deflected
    Challenger Jet UseMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats the prior explanation and shifts to comparing usage frequency rather than addressing expense reporting.Again, let us all celebrate the fact that the Challenger is being used half the time it was under the member's government.
28. partly answered
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the task force and plebiscite but ignores the premise about U.S. support.Its first recommendation was to move on barley.
29. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to the plebiscite and criticizes the asker instead of addressing the firing of the director.We are not only going to represent the farmers from coast to coast, we are going to have a plebiscite which that member asked for.
30. partly answered
    AgricultureMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists existing payments but does not address immediate action on grain prices not covering costs.We followed that up with $950 million to help repair the broken CAIS program brought in by the previous Liberal government.
31. answered
    AgricultureMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists multiple programs already implemented to assist grain producers.We have also doubled the amount of money that farmers can borrow interest free through cash advances and through the AMPA program.
32. partly answered
    InfrastructureJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes funding availability but does not commit to the specific Spadina project.That money is already available.
33. deflected
    Government ProgramsMr. Tony Martin (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the question entirely by expressing confusion instead of addressing the cuts or ministry defense.Frankly, Mr. Speaker, I am absolutely and thoroughly confused by the member for Sault Ste. Marie because--
34. misdirected
    Government ProgramsMr. Tony Martin (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the invitation and instead counters by attacking the questioner's own past motion.Mr. Speaker, I would still like to know why that member tabled a motion asking for $2 million to be cut from social development spending.
35. partly answered
    LiteracyGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses program commitments and results focus but evades tabling specific spending details or addressing the truthfulness claim.Going forward we are going to realize savings for Canadians by focusing on programs that deliver measurable results in helping people learn literacy and numeracy skills.