House debates motion to recognize Québécois as nation

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1. deflected
   The EnvironmentBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Harper contrasts past Liberal record instead of addressing specific program cuts and blame on public servants.Our government has moved quickly to try to reverse that trend and to make sure that the money we spend on environmental programs, and we are spending a great deal, is spent effectively in the future.
2. answered
   The EconomyBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Harper directly defines net debt and states the government's target using the OECD standard.I can tell him as an economist that the definition of net debt is gross debt minus financial assets.
3. misdirected
   Government PoliciesBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Harper dismisses the questions as ridiculous and attacks the opposition rather than addressing trust or priorities.The only reason the Leader of the Opposition is asking these ridiculous questions is that he has nothing better to criticize.
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   The EnvironmentLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.Warawa highlights meetings and workshops but pivots to attacking Liberal record instead of addressing UN criticism.The party that has zero credibility on environmental issues is the Liberal Party.
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   The EnvironmentLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.Warawa claims the member is wrong and again attacks Liberals without addressing aid cuts or business opportunities.It is the Liberal Party that shamed Canada on the environmental issues because for 13 years it did absolutely nothing.
6. partly answered
   Government ProgramsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Harper states intent to collaborate with provinces but shifts to Bloc history instead of confirming Quebec's share.as far as the Canadian strategy for cancer control is concerned, this government obviously intends to collaborate fully with the provinces.
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   Government ProgramsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Harper emphasizes motion adoption and reconciliation but avoids concrete action on withdrawing from jurisdictions or compensation.we will have got this motion adopted in the House of Commons.
8. answered
   Securities IndustryMs. Paule Brunelle (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Flaherty directly discusses securities regulation, provincial passport system, and upcoming finance ministers' talks.I look forward to having further discussions concerning the efficacy of a common securities regulator with the finance ministers in December.
9. answered
   Securities IndustryMs. Paule Brunelle (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly clarifies that the regulator is proposed as common with equal provincial and federal representation, addressing the jurisdiction concern.It is a common securities regulator for our country, with representatives, equal representation from the provincial governments and from the Government of Canada.
10. partly answered
    HomelessnessJack Layton (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses funding extensions and added money but does not engage the comparison to corporate tax cuts.That is why one of our earliest moves was to extend the national homelessness initiative.
11. deflected
    HomelessnessJack Layton (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer corrects facts on funding continuity but avoids committing to new funding or addressing the Prime Minister directly.All of our national homelessness initiative programs have been continued through March 2007.
12. answered
    The EconomyJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains the net debt goal and timeline, addressing the accounting premise raised.
13. deflected
    The EconomyJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer notes prior Liberal use of net debt figures but sidesteps the pension ownership and interference concerns.The concept of net debt is not foreign to the party opposite.
14. answered
    The EconomyMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer counters the deficit claim by restating the net debt elimination goal and added transparency.We are determined to eliminate the net debt and to guarantee tax reductions each and every year for Canadians.
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    The EconomyMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer disputes the Ontario record but does not address the federal deficit accusation or the question posed.When I was finance minister provincially, we had a surplus and we ensured that we had a surplus, just as we do federally.
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    Natural ResourcesMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the website and email claims as nonsense and pivots to criticizing the prior government instead of addressing Kyoto actions.This is getting beyond pathetic.
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    The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.The response accuses the member of being wrong and pivots to attacking Liberal and Bloc positions instead of addressing the Kyoto economic impact claim.the hon. member is absolutely wrong.
18. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Robert Bouchard (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges gaps in funding and work with Quebec but stops short of confirming a specific flexible program for Quebec producers.We are working with the province of Quebec and the rest of our provincial counterparts to ensure we fill those gaps.
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    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Robert Bouchard (Bloc) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). loaded question.The response criticizes the Bloc Québécois rather than addressing the minister's planned attendance or any announcement at the UPA conference.I would like to remind my dear colleague that the Bloc Québécois will never create a program to help producers in Quebec.
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    The EconomyRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to net debt elimination by 2021 and a jab at the asker instead of confirming the specific federal debt figure of $436 billion.the net debt will be eliminated by 2021.
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    The EconomyRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The response attacks the asker's past budgets and personal composure rather than explaining the claimed discrepancy in tax reduction figures.The member should relax. He is going to hurt himself.
22. answered
    The EconomyJean Lapierre (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses foreign investment review processes and state-controlled enterprise concerns.There are foreign investment reviews as the member opposite knows.
23. answered
    The EconomyJean Lapierre (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms the existing power under the Foreign Investment Review Act to protect Canadian interests.the Minister of Industry has that power under the Foreign Investment Review Act to ensure the best interests of Canada and the net interests of Canada.
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    Broadcasting IndustryMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids taking a position by citing CRTC independence and offers only future monitoring instead of committing to kill the proposed tax.as the hon. member knows, the CRTC's deliberations are independent of the government.
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    Broadcasting IndustryMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids naming any chair candidate or timeline and pivots to general accountability statements.We will, in an accountable manner, appoint a qualified CRTC chair as well as monitor the CRTC.
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    Research and DevelopmentBelinda Stronach (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states a plan to consult and fund in the next budget but gives no immediate action.That is why we decided to conduct real consultations and, in the next budget, we will be allocating the necessary funds.
27. partly answered
    Research and DevelopmentBelinda Stronach (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses only the community access program funding status and ignores the broader research and innovation concerns.we believe in the community access program and that is why we have funding until the end of next year.
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    Research and DevelopmentRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies the premise and restates general beliefs without addressing the specific funding lapse.Again, Mr. Speaker, it is all false.
29. misdirected
    Community Access ProgramRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the previous government rather than addressing current plans for the program.The previous government decided to abolish this program.
30. answered
    HealthMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly affirms the need for Health Canada to act on the issue raised.
31. answered
    HealthMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer commits to investigating the specific device authorization and taking action if needed.I can assure the members of this House that I am looking into the specific situation raised by the hon. member.
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    Child CareMaria Minna (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists prior actions but does not address why no new spaces have been created under the current government.The first was delivering on the money that the previous government promised but never delivered.
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    InfrastructureMr. David Christopherson (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the P3 consideration policy but does not address the red tape or barrier concerns raised.in projects of national economic significance the proponents will be asked to consider public private partnerships which have been done around the world and are being done now in British Columbia, Ontario and other places in Canada.
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    InfrastructureMr. David Christopherson (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer dismisses the question as ideological opposition without engaging the cited evidence of P3 failures.I regret the member's ideological opposition to public private partnerships, but they are a way of financing and a way of transferring risk that sometimes works well on large public projects.
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    Status of WomenJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Mr. James Bezan (Conservative). rhetorical question.The question is a statement with no query and the answer addresses an unrelated topic about farmers and flooding.many farmers in my riding of Selkirk--Interlake and other farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba have suffered severe spring flooding over the past two years because of above average rainfall.
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    Government PoliciesBill Graham (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to address the direct yes/no question about the minister's resignation.I have nothing to add to my previous answer.