Softwood lumber bill advances through report stage amendments

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. partly answered
   Foreign AffairsBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses press interactions but ignores the human rights lecture contradiction.I gave a press conference at the end of the meetings and of course I also informed the press about any informal meetings that took place.
2. deflected
   Foreign AffairsBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Restates general policy and adds personal jab instead of detailing Celil assurances.Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, I had to wear the silk on the outside.
3. deflected
   Foreign AffairsBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Refuses to discuss case and pivots to attacking Liberals plus photo joke.Also I can say in regard to my well-known agenda to control the press, I will work closely with the Leader of the Opposition to keep those photos of him out of the media.
4. answered
   The EnvironmentLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Directly lists interviews and meetings performed in Nairobi.I did many, many interviews both by phone and in person and held a number of scrums.
5. deflected
   The EnvironmentLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.Ignores abandonment claim and points to website links instead of addressing Kyoto reversal.I encourage the member to look on the Environment Canada website.
6. partly answered
   TaxationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Mentions past increases but gives no new proposals for the economic statement.in the last budget, this government increased transfer payments to the provinces and we will take further action in the next budget.
7. misdirected
   TaxationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Attacks the asker with an economist quote instead of addressing the $3.9 billion request.The statements made by Mr. Boisclair and the leader of the Bloc Québécois do not result from a different interpretation of our conclusions but rather from a more than dubious manipulation of certain data in our report.
8. misdirected
   TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Turns to insulting the Bloc and Quebec figures rather than responding on the fiscal imbalance.
9. misdirected
   TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Bloc's inconsistency instead of addressing the promise or resources.What we are seeing here once again is the dithering practised by the Bloc Québécois, which is incapable of deciding on a figure.
10. partly answered
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer rebuts recruitment claims but ignores the call to rethink the mission.the mission in Afghanistan is on the right track.
11. misdirected
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to criticizing NDP positions rather than addressing the mission concerns.What I wonder is when the NDP will realize it is on the wrong track in opposing a mandate of the United Nations
12. deflected
    HealthMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights a new announcement and past Liberal record instead of cancer wait times action.Under her party in government, wait times in this country doubled from, to be precise, 9.3 weeks in 1993 to 17.8 weeks in 2003.
13. deflected
    HealthMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the prior government record rather than outlining a current wait times plan.The hon. member has nothing to be proud of in terms of her government's record.
14. deflected
    HealthMr. Bernard Patry (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer points to a First Nations announcement and past inaction instead of a cancer wait times policy.yesterday I announced an action plan directed to First Nations living on reserves.
15. deflected
    HealthMr. Bernard Patry (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer emphasizes needing a national plan and past Liberal shortcomings rather than explaining the delay.Of course, it is also our plan, but the previous Liberal government did not have an action plan.
16. answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the federal position on Kyoto targets and provincial roles.Canada alone signed the Kyoto protocol. Quebec and the other provinces do not have targets under the protocol.
17. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies the premise and pivots to 2050 targets rather than addressing short-term goals.One of the big topics of discussion in Nairobi was encouraging all countries that have targets to take on a target for mid-century, by 2050.
18. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the issue and mentions working with partners but does not address proposing a conference.Canada is working with its international partners, all bodies, all forums, including the United Nations, to look for creative solutions to this troubling and ongoing problem
19. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states ongoing efforts to deliver aid but offers no concrete plan or explanation for not following the EU model.the government is still looking for a way to get aid directly to the Palestinian people.
20. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Brian Murphy (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner for alleged falsehoods and bias instead of addressing consultation or committee changes.Second, the member has consistently spoken out against the police and victims in favour of the criminal defence bar.
21. deflected
    JusticeMr. Brian Murphy (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses meetings with victims but sidesteps the question about selective listening on the gun registry.I met with one of the victims, Mr. Kadhim, who was injured in the tragedy.
22. misdirected
    JusticeRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer turns the question into an attack on the member for not supporting police and victims rather than addressing the charter or judicial independence.Why does he not support police? Why does he not support victims?
23. misdirected
    JusticeRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer deflects by questioning the member's stance on police instead of responding to the list of actions undermining judicial integrity.when will the member understand that the police play an important role in the justice system?
24. partly answered
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer references existing work under the 2004 accord but does not commit to starting a new national pharmaceutical plan.As a result of the 2004 health accord, there was and continues to be work done by the provinces and territories, along with the federal government, on what is called a national pharmaceutical strategy.
25. deflected
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses increased federal transfers instead of addressing the proposed catastrophic drug program.I remind the hon. member, on behalf of the Minister of Finance , that as a result of budget 2006, this federal government has increased its transfers to provinces and territories by $1.1 billion this year alone and another $1.2 billion next year.
26. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the previous Liberal government rather than addressing reinstatement of the Kelowna accord.The linkage is that the Liberals got an F on both accounts.
27. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the government's position on the UN declaration by attacking the premise but does not address the hypocrisy claim directly.The government does not support the declaration because that declaration jeopardizes those treaties, the enforceability and the meaning of them.
28. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question about orders from the PMO and pivots to consultation plans without addressing the specific allegations.I do not have a clue what he is talking about, but that is not unusual given his way of wandering around the wilderness.
29. misdirected
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer blames the previous Liberal government on multiple files instead of addressing the listed farmer concerns.After 13 years of a bungled agricultural file, we have had to fix things from stem to stern.
30. answered
    National DefenceMr. Guy André (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms an ongoing investigation and mapping of shells before corrective action.as the member knows, the Department of National Defence has an investigation going on right now.
31. partly answered
    National DefenceMr. Guy André (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates the need for study before action but does not commit to new studies or immediate funding for all bases.As I said, we have a study ongoing right now to define where the pollution is and then we will correct it.
32. deflected
    Income TrustsJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains the context of conversions but avoids addressing the warning or coming clean on the policy implications.what happened this year and what we saw was a rapid acceleration of the quantity of conversions to income trusts.
33. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.The answer gives specific reasons for objecting to the declaration but does not address the claim of refusing negotiations or causing havoc at the UN.There are serious difficulties with the document in relation to the provisions for territories and resources, lands, the concept of free and informed consent and also provisions relating to self-government.
34. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates that the document is flawed and mentions other countries rather than addressing the China versus Canada human rights comparison.There are portions of the document, frankly, that could be interpreted as being inconsistent with the Canadian Constitution of 1982 and inconsistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to which my friend refers.
35. misdirected
    Federal Accountability ActMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the donation and rule-following question entirely and instead attacks the Liberal Party's membership practices.At least two cats and a deceased grandmother became full-fledged Liberal Party members and are now eligible to vote for the leader of the Liberal Party.
36. misdirected
    Points of OrderMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer dismisses the evidence presented and pivots to attacking the Liberal Party's record on Kyoto instead of addressing the website removal.What is surprising to me in all this is that it would seem to me that a member of the Liberal Party, in view of his party's record with respect to Kyoto, would be the very first one to want to get rid of any reference to Kyoto.