Commons advances budget bill amid rcmp accountability clashes

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1. deflected
   RCMP CommissionerMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals and restates government position without addressing minister's knowledge.the Liberals are the ones denying the truth.
2. misdirected
   RCMP CommissionerMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to attacking Liberals on unrelated RCMP issue instead of minister's inaction.why is it that the Liberals favour political interference in the operations of the RCMP?
3. misdirected
   RCMP CommissionerMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to blaming Liberals for Arar events rather than responding to resignation call.it is very clear that the Liberals continue to try to distract public attention away from the fact that the entire Arar fiasco occurred under their watch.
4. deflected
   RCMP CommissionerMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.Answer blames prior Liberal government instead of explaining Prime Minister's delay in acting.those two words "do nothing" could characterize the former Liberal regime and what it did not do on this file.
5. misdirected
   RCMP CommissionerMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rejects premise as falsehood and attacks questioner rather than addressing minister's knowledge or apology.I do not just reject the premise, I reject the method in which that member, every time he asks a question, first puts forward an absolute falsehood
6. deflected
   The EnvironmentMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rejects question and pivots to criticizing Liberal programs instead of addressing program cuts.No, Mr. Speaker, I reject the question.
7. deflected
   The EnvironmentMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer corrects premise but shifts to Liberal failures without addressing evaluation contradiction.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentMs. Pauline Picard (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer gives flat denial then pivots to prior government failures instead of addressing consumer costs.the answer is an unqualified no.
9. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMs. Pauline Picard (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the polluter pays question and instead attacks the Bloc's cooperation.It might be a good thing for our friends opposite to go and see their big brothers in Quebec City, and follow their example by demanding a clean air act.
10. answered
    HomelessnessJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the homelessness funding concern with specific program details.
11. deflected
    HomelessnessJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer sidesteps the state of emergency call by criticizing the questioner's past rhetoric before restating funding.Perhaps we could call for a state of rhetorical restraint on the part of that leader, who once accused the former prime minister of personally being responsible for killing people
12. answered
    RCMP CommissionerMr. Anthony Rota (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly denies the reported pressure with a clear statement.as I said yesterday, that story is a complete and utter fabrication.
13. misdirected
    RCMP CommissionerMr. Anthony Rota (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to attacking the prior Liberal government's handling of the Arar case instead of addressing the commissioner's testimony.
14. misdirected
    RCMP CommissionerMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberals' past record on Arar rather than clarifying what the Prime Minister knew.when they had this file, they had a situation where Mr. Arar was suffering in a Syrian prison.
15. partly answered
    RCMP CommissionerMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer notes the resignation but then diverts to criticizing the previous government's Arar handling.I assume the member opposite knows that the commissioner has submitted his resignation and that will be effective as of the 15th.
16. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). substantive question.The answer offers general assurances about listening to farmers but does not address adapting the CAIS program.I would like to assure this House that this new government will always listen to farmers and that Quebec will always have its fair share.
17. misdirected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition party's past record rather than addressing Quebec agriculture policy.in 16 years of existence, his party has done absolutely nothing to help Canadian farmers.
18. deflected
    Aeronautics IndustryMr. Robert Vincent (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses general economic policy instead of the specific Technology Partnerships Canada program timeline.What we are trying to do is build an economy in Canada with low taxation and with low regulation that will help encourage economic development and create more jobs.
19. partly answered
    Aeronautics IndustryMr. Robert Vincent (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the industry's importance and states the minister will come forward soon but provides no concrete plan details.the minister will be coming forward, in short order--
20. partly answered
    Status of WomenMs. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses funding levels for women's programs but does not confirm the specific organization's funding.we can guarantee that the $10.8 million for women's programs will continue to be there.
21. deflected
    Status of WomenMs. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reframes the question around opposition cuts and Liberal friends instead of addressing the specific cuts mentioned.As a result of savings in administration, this government is putting the money back into women, not into Liberal Party friends.
22. deflected
    Status of WomenHedy Fry (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer contrasts past Liberal actions with current policy but avoids confirming the Native Women's Association funding.members of the opposition party, when they cut, they took the money and removed it from being accessible to women.
23. misdirected
    Status of WomenHedy Fry (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the previous government's record on aboriginal women instead of addressing the listed program cuts.The Liberals had 13 years to ensure that the rights of aboriginal women would be there.
24. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes the lawsuit is before the courts and avoids committing to any specific investment from the $1 billion.Having said that, the matter is before the court, we will address it as such and we will continue to be supportive of the people of Nunavut.
25. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to housing spending without addressing job creation or economic sense of importing workers.the Government of Canada believes in the people of Nunavut, which is why we have invested over $200 million this year alone in a housing project that will bring a lot of economic development to Nunavut.
26. partly answered
    Publications Assistance ProgramMr. Ken Boshcoff (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes ongoing discussions and existing funding but does not commit to restoring the cut.Heritage Canada will continue to provide the $45 million.
27. deflected
    Publications Assistance ProgramMr. Ken Boshcoff (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer promises future action without addressing the immediate cut or its effects.we will, in due course, announce the course of action that we intend to take.
28. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Question frames opposition support as proof of Conservative rejection of Kyoto; answer pivots to criticizing the bill instead of the vote.the bill as submitted was not a plan that could help us achieve what we should be achieving.
29. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the listed votes and shifts to promoting the government's own plan and pollution deaths.The purpose of the bill we have introduced is to correct these things and we are calling on the hon. members to support us in this.
30. deflected
    ImmigrationMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.Answer praises the system and lists existing routes but does not address implementing the requested appeal division.We have various appeal routes that can be taken to the Federal Court by leave to appeal and actually appeal.
31. deflected
    ImmigrationMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends current processes and warns of delays rather than committing to the UN-requested mechanism.we are always looking at ways to make the system better than it is, but we can say that the system has various aspects in it for the present situation to be looked at on its merits
32. misdirected
    Canadian Wheat BoardMr. Gary Merasty (Liberal) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). loaded question.Question accuses hypocrisy on gag laws and firing; answer attacks the opposition member's past actions instead of responding to the allegations.They will finally also be able to find out the role of the member for Wascana in putting farmers in jail in the 1990s.
33. deflected
    Shipbuilding IndustryMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Ms. Helena Guergis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids addressing the specific tariff negotiations and instead offers general assurances about consulting industry.We will continue to work with the industry very closely, hear its concerns, ensure they are addressed and only proceed in an agreement that is to the best benefit for all Canadians.
34. misdirected
    Shipbuilding IndustryMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to soliciting support for a defence policy instead of addressing the minister's failure to meet the committee.If I could ask the member from the Maritimes for his support of our defence minister's defence policy, we are starting to rebuild our navy with three joint support ships.
35. answered
    Canadian Wheat BoardMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states that supply management will not be touched, distinguishing it from the Wheat Board issue.we have no intention of touching supply management as such.
36. partly answered
    TradeHedy Fry (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rebuts the premise about delays but does not fully explain current actions on the gateway strategy beyond past spending.I congratulate my colleague from Vancouver Centre for getting it exactly wrong.
37. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Luc Malo (Bloc) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promises to look into the matter but provides no commitment or action on stopping the alleged abuses.I will take the question under advisement, look into it and report back.