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Friday, November 3, 2006 · sitting No. 76

Commons debates amended bill to toughen criminal penalties

Government orders on Bill C-9 to amend the Criminal Code occupied the largest share of the sitting. Conservative MP Rob Moore told the House that all parties had campaigned on getting tough on crime yet the bill had been altered from its original form. Liberal MP Lloyd St. Amand replied that Liberals shared the goal of safer streets and pointed to thirteen years of Liberal government as evidence that Canada remained one of the safest countries.

Question period opened with repeated exchanges on income trusts. Liberal MP Lucienne Robillard accused the government of breaking its promise not to tax income trusts and read an email from a pensioner facing hardship. Conservative MP Jason Kenney defended the measure as necessary to stop revenue losses from large corporations and said it would allow pension income splitting for seniors.

Decided that day

  • Bill C-9 advanced one stage in the first chamber

From the Hansard record of the sitting. Full Hansard

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Who held the floor · 2006-11-03

Government (Conservative)OppositionOver the day: government 45%, opposition 55% of the words spokenGovernment businessQuestion PeriodGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 10:0011:0012:0013:00Last speech 13:25Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 3 h 25 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
37One bill edges ahead, answers mostly dodgedThe House devoted most speaking time to substantive topics and advanced one bill through a stage. Question period produced few direct answers and no recorded votes occurred.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Other moments

The Environment

Bloc Québécois MP Monique Guay said the Prime Minister had instructed the environment minister to sabotage the Kyoto protocol at the Nairobi conference. Conservative MP Jason Kenney replied that Canada would work with other countries on a realistic plan and urged support for the air quality bill.

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Aboriginal Affairs

NDP MP Jean Crowder said Iran had called Canada to account for its treatment of aboriginal peoples and asked why the government would vote against the UN declaration on indigenous rights. Conservative MP Rod Bruinooge said the government would take no lectures from Iran and was advancing human rights for aboriginal Canadians.

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Public Safety

Bloc Québécois MP Serge Ménard asked whether Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day still had full confidence in RCMP Commissioner Zaccardelli after a series of management failures. Day said the government would accept Justice O'Connor's twenty-three recommendations.

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Firearms Registry

Liberal MP Marlene Jennings asked why the Prime Minister wanted to abolish a registry that had saved lives at little cost. Conservative MP Stockwell Day said the government would keep licensing but remove the portion the Auditor General had found ineffective.

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Taxation

Bloc Québécois MP Thierry St-Cyr said Quebec's finance minister had confirmed that correcting the fiscal imbalance required $3.9 billion a year. Conservative MP Jason Kenney said the government would honour its commitment through talks with the provinces but would not accept figures pulled from the air.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. misdirected
    Income TrustsLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberal Party's tax views instead of addressing responsibility for investor losses.Why does the Liberal Party think large corporations should not pay their fair share of taxes?
  2. misdirected
    Income TrustsLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to praising income splitting and questioning Liberal opposition rather than responding to the constituent's complaint.The real question is, why is the Liberal Party opposed to income splitting for seniors?
  3. misdirected
    Income TrustsLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer accuses the prior Liberal government of a scandal instead of addressing the broken promise or investor impacts.I would remind the hon. member that it was her Liberal government that caused a scandal in Canada's financial markets because of recent leaks of confidential information.
  4. partly answered
    Income TrustsMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer acknowledges market effects and notes stabilizing conditions plus senior benefits but avoids any direct response on compassion or the broken promise.we are always concerned when there are market fluctuations that affect people.
  5. misdirected
    Income TrustsMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer demands apologies from Liberals on unrelated issues instead of addressing the accusation of broken promises or investor harm.we are still waiting for the apology from the Liberals for having given leaks of privileged information to their millionaire friends on Bay Street last year
  6. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies the premise outright and promotes the government's bill without engaging the sabotage claim.I do not agree with this statement.
  7. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer calls the claim untrue and shifts to promoting the air quality bill rather than addressing the Kyoto instructions.This government has proposed, for the first time in the history of Canada, an air quality bill that will give the government the authority to impose mandatory regulations concerning pollution and greenhouse gas emissions on all industrial sectors.
  8. deflected
    The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses reviewing the Kyoto protocol instead of addressing the oil sands tax break or its necessity.over the next two weeks, in Nairobi at the UN climate change conference, one of the issues countries will be dealing with and discussing is how we can review the Kyoto protocol.
  9. deflected
    The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to renewable incentives and income trusts instead of addressing oil tax advantages.the budget brought down in the spring and supported by the Bloc included tax incentives for the renewable energy industries.
  10. deflected
    Government PoliciesJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer notes the lack of a question then pivots to listing government achievements.I am not sure there was a question.
  11. misdirected
    Government PoliciesJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the NDP's Quebec record rather than addressing broken promises.in the history of the Confederation, the New Democratic Party has only ever won a single seat in Quebec.
  12. deflected
    Income TrustsKaren Redman (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes tax fairness for corporations instead of addressing the broken promise or the candidate's actions.We believe, unlike the Liberals, that big companies have to pay their fair share of taxes.
  13. deflected
    Income TrustsKaren Redman (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights pension income splitting instead of apologizing for the broken promise.this is a government that keeps its promises.
  14. deflected
    Income TrustsMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the Valium remark by claiming markets stabilized rather than addressing the call for an apology.the Minister of Public Works and Government Services was simply saying that there is no need for panic during a short period of market instability.
  15. deflected
    Income TrustsMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer accuses the asker of encouraging panic instead of addressing the demand for an apology.Perhaps the member of the Liberal Party would like to provide opposite advice and encourage investors to panic.
  16. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Bloc's data manipulation instead of committing to the fiscal imbalance amount.To come up with this erroneous figure, the leader of the Bloc Québécois is using a fictional amount that the committee does not even recommend.
  17. deflected
    TaxationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Bloc instead of confirming the specific $3.9 billion commitment.we will not accept just any figure that comes from anyone and is suggested by the Bloc Québécois, a completely powerless party that cannot deliver the goods for Quebeckers.
  18. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly affirms the minister should receive the information.
  19. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the question on confidence and resignation, pivoting to recommendations.we will accept Justice O'Connor's 23 recommendations because we believe they are good ones that will strengthen our system and make it more effective.
  20. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses licensing instead of addressing the firearms registry question.we will implement a system that requires a licence to own, purchase or possess any kind of firearm.
  21. partly answered
    Firearms RegistryMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer clarifies they are removing only one ineffective portion of the registry.We are taking away one portion of it, the portion that the Auditor General said was ineffective and very expensive.
  22. deflected
    Public SafetySue Barnes (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks Liberals on past decisions rather than addressing the cost admission.
  23. deflected
    Public SafetySue Barnes (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer diverts to criticizing Liberals instead of clarifying the cost figures.That is where we need an apology from the Liberals.
  24. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states the position on shared responsibility but avoids committing to a timeline for resolution.Canada's position is that pre-Confederation specific claims are a shared responsibility and the best way to solve these claims is through cooperation with the province and first nations.
  25. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). substantive question.The answer rejects criticism from Iran and promotes government actions on other issues without addressing the UN declaration or Caledonia.our government will take absolutely no lectures from the government of Iran on the rights of aboriginals in our country.
  26. partly answered
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). substantive question.The response acknowledges the concern and discusses broader actions but does not commit to banning bottom trawling.this is a very legitimate concern.
  27. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer frames bottom trawling as only one part of the problem and emphasizes Canada's leadership without agreeing to a ban.The member might be talking about bottom trawling, one subset of a major problem base.
  28. deflected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Gary Merasty (Liberal) asked Greg Thompson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights increased spending and general commitments without addressing the specific campaign promise on compensation.this year our government is spending $352 million more than the previous government on all veterans, including aboriginal veterans.
  29. misdirected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Gary Merasty (Liberal) asked Greg Thompson (Conservative). substantive question.The response shifts to criticizing the previous Liberal government's record instead of addressing the promise.I want to remind him that he is a member of a party and a government that was in power for 13 years and ignored aboriginal veterans
  30. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). substantive question.The answer mentions reviewing financial support but does not confirm a new specific program.The government is looking at the issue of financial support above and beyond the programs that are already available to producers in the area under restriction.
  31. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). substantive question.The response criticizes the Bloc Québécois instead of directly answering about compensation under the Plant Protection Act.Unlike the Bloc Québécois, we do not just talk, we can act.
  32. deflected
    Foreign AffairsKeith Martin (Liberal) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.The answer praises the evacuation effort without addressing the request for an apology.this was one of the most successful evacuations Canada has ever undertaken.
  33. answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Dennis Bevington (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the funding cut by explaining the new approach and committing specific permanent funding.this government has committed $40 million in permanent funding for the aboriginal languages initiative.
  34. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Dennis Bevington (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the trust question and pivots to the need for a plan instead of addressing the comparison or funding adequacy.
  35. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). loaded question.The answer refers the question elsewhere rather than addressing the Wheat Board or Winnipeg impacts.I will refer the question to my minister so that he may respond next week.
  36. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Mario Laframboise (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the funding decision and application status for the Oka project.In that case, we will not intervene.
  37. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the specific appointment and instead attacks Liberals for blocking legislation.They continue to block the toughest anti-corruption law in Canadian history.
  38. misdirected
    Federal-Provincial RelationsMr. Mario Silva (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to criticizing Ontario Liberals on Expo rather than addressing waterfront funding.I am not sure why the Ontario Liberals would not make a commitment to Toronto.