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1. misdirected
   Government PoliciesStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberal Party's past promises instead of addressing the specific cuts raised.This government did not cut $12 billion. This government did do some budgetary reductions and did them without cutting any jobs.
2. deflected
   Government PoliciesStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims the programs never existed rather than addressing the cuts or their impact.What he is talking about is a bunch of promises that the Liberal government made year after year and never delivered on.
3. misdirected
   Government PoliciesStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking the Liberals over the sponsorship scandal instead of the cuts mentioned.As for that $40 million missing in the sponsorship program, I am hoping that somebody over there will get booked as well.
4. misdirected
   Government PoliciesLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer mocks the Liberals with a 'bookie' joke and avoids explaining the cuts or their assessment.To check on their books and what happened to the $40 million, I guess we will have to call their bookie.
5. deflected
   Government PoliciesLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to comparing environmental records instead of providing the requested program assessments.With regard to these phantom cuts to non-existent programs, why did the Liberal Party hide its own programs from Canadians?
6. answered
   CIA AirplanesMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the scope of the inquiry and the government's findings on the allegations.the investigator can look into any issue connected to these allegations and these three cases, but I can say that the Government of Canada has examined the allegations and found no indication that any illegal activity took place.
7. partly answered
   CIA AirplanesMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the inquiry's purpose but does not engage the request to broaden it or demand U.S. cooperation.the government is taking the allegations in all three cases seriously, and that is why the Minister of Public Safety set up a judicial inquiry.
8. partly answered
   CIA AirplanesMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides details on existing reviews but does not commit to a new investigation of the planes.the Canada Border Services Agency and Transport Canada have looked at the issue of these planes that are supposedly linked to the CIA.
9. deflected
   CIA AirplanesMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states the existing mandate limit and pivots to general vigilance without addressing broadening it.Mr. Justice Iacobucci's mandate does not include conducting such an investigation.
10. misdirected
    EqualizationJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer rejects the premise then redirects by questioning the NDP's own conflicting positions instead of confirming the promise.The leader of the NDP might want to indicate to the House whether he favours the position of the NDP Government of Saskatchewan to exclude natural resources or the position of the NDP Government of Manitoba to include natural resources.
11. deflected
    EqualizationJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer begins but provides no substantive reply to the repeated demand for confirmation of the promise.
12. partly answered
    Government ProgramsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the existence of a plan and cites IMF endorsement but does not address the specific cuts to education and science.not only do we have a policy, we have a plan called "Advantage Canada".
13. misdirected
    Persons with DisabilitiesMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the cuts and instead promotes a new initiative while attacking the prior government's record.For the first time in the history of the country, we now have a potential initiative that will help parents with children with severe disabilities to save for their future
14. misdirected
    Persons with DisabilitiesKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer responds with insults about Liberal bookkeeping rather than addressing the disability funding cuts.In what brown bag did they lock up the money? Is it in the hands of their bookie, Alfonso Gagliano?
15. deflected
    Status of WomenLarry Bagnell (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reframes the cuts as sunsetting prior programs and claims electoral superiority instead of explaining access for rural women.Women in remote and rural Canada deserve better and, on January 23, they elected better.
16. answered
    Telecommunications IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly counters the monopoly concern by quoting the CEO on Cogeco's ability to compete on price."Thanks to the low operating costs of its Internet phone service, Cogeco will be able to compete with the old monopolies in the event of a price war".
17. deflected
    Telecommunications IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the call for public hearings and instead quotes a positive industry view on consumer benefits.We agree entirely with [the Minister of Industry] that the interest of consumers must come first.
18. answered
    Science and TechnologyMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the viability requirement and funding process for the specific project.the study will have to show that the Boîte à science could be viable without funding from the CED for its operating costs.
19. deflected
    Government ProgramsMs. France Bonsant (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses general program review but provides no study or basis for the specific cuts mentioned.we are looking for opportunities for improvement and we are hoping to be able to announce some.
20. misdirected
    Government ProgramsScott Brison (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to a different program entirely instead of addressing the named child and prenatal programs.the community access program is sunsetting on December 31.
21. misdirected
    TradeMr. Don Bell (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing the previous government's accounting rather than addressing the listed trade cuts.we know there was a wish list and there were several sets of books, three at least from the previous government.
22. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Joseph Volpe (Liberal) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the prior Liberal record on emissions instead of explaining current program cuts.The current leader of the Liberal Party, that member spent 10 years at the cabinet table when all those decisions were being made.
23. answered
    HomelessnessMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly rebuts the claim by detailing renewed and additional funding for homelessness programs.one of our very first actions was to spend the full amount of money and renew the amount of money that was in the budget, almost $135 million
24. answered
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly reports provincial progress toward the wait-time targets and deadline.all 10 provinces are already either meeting the accelerated deadline or are well on their way to doing so.
25. misdirected
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker personally instead of addressing the federal wait times promise.If the hon. member cares so much about it, she should resign her seat, run for the provincial legislature, and get elected in the Government of British Columbia and establish the targets with the Government of Canada.
26. deflected
    Status of WomenCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer changes the subject to past Liberal actions rather than addressing the funding cuts or slush fund claim.This government does not have a boys' weekend to develop policy.
27. deflected
    Natural ResourcesBryon Wilfert (Liberal) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the previous Liberal record on emissions instead of addressing the funding cut for energy efficiency.The facts are that you spent hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers' money, and what are the results?
28. answered
    HealthMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly corrects the premise about the funding cut and states the government's position on Infoway.In fact, we are fully funding Canada Health Infoway.
29. deflected
    Government ProgramsNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts blame to the Liberals breaking their own promises rather than addressing the scholarship funding cuts.Let me assure the House that these promises were broken by the Liberal Party long before we got to office.
30. partly answered
    Personal InformationMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms the importance of protecting personal information but does not confirm it will not be accessed under the Patriot Act.The responsibility of the Government of Canada is to do everything possible to protect this information.
31. partly answered
    Furniture IndustryMr. Guy André (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer mentions general tax reductions but does not address a specific action plan for the furniture industry.We reduced taxes and income taxes for all Canadians and for businesses to help them become more competitive.
32. misdirected
    LiteracyMark Eyking (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks past Liberal spending instead of addressing the literacy program cuts or apologizing.it is the former Liberal government that owes the apologies to Canadians.
33. deflected
    Court Challenges ProgramMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer stresses general support for the Official Languages Act but never addresses reinstating the Court Challenges Program.it is very important to emphasize the support of this party and of this government for the Official Languages Act.
34. deflected
    Court Challenges ProgramMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates support for linguistic communities and the Official Languages Act without answering whether the program will be reinstated.the Conservative government will continue to support and is a strong supporter of the vitality of our linguistic communities in all regions of Canada.