Pension changes advance amid clashes over climate and aerospace contracts

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1. deflected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes false premise about PM's beliefs; answer shifts to listing actions instead of addressing belief.It is necessary to act. He refused to act. This government is taking action.
2. deflected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes cuts and policy changes stem from disbelief; answer pivots to past Liberal inaction.It is that member who, when in power, signed the Kyoto protocol and then for a decade did nothing to get it done
3. deflected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes opposition to regulations proves denial; answer redirects to Liberal failure to implement Kyoto.the Liberal government did not create any initiatives to implement the Kyoto protocol, nothing at all.
4. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks about rejoining Kyoto; answer attacks Liberal record instead of addressing current commitment.During the Liberal leadership campaign, he was very clear that the leader of the Liberal Party, the man sitting next to him, did absolutely nothing to reduce greenhouse gases.
5. answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks for commitment to international plan; answer directly affirms yes and adds domestic actions.the short answer to that question is yes.
6. partly answered
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks why no tender and Quebec guarantees; answer addresses benefits intent but not tender process.Our government intends to secure benefits for every part of Canada.
7. misdirected
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Question challenges contract terms; answer attacks Bloc separation goals instead of addressing Quebec benefits.Should the Bloc Québécois achieve its goals of separation, however, I can assure the hon. member that the benefits to Quebec will be nil.
8. deflected
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Michel Gauthier (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Question criticizes lack of conditions for Quebec; answer shifts blame to past Liberal interference.They had had enough of the previous Liberal government's policy of interference and patronage.
9. deflected
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Michel Gauthier (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the interference accusation by restating general priorities instead of addressing the contract specifics.However, let us be clear, this government and the Minister of Industry will not interfere in decisions of a private nature.
10. deflected
    The EnvironmentJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists existing initiatives but ignores the direct yes-or-no request on speeding up the climate committee.our government has already taken urgent action regarding climate change through our ecoenergy initiatives
11. deflected
    The EnvironmentJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer enumerates spending announcements without addressing the call to accelerate committee action on climate change.this government has recently put $230 million into clean technology with the ecoenergy technology initiative
12. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking the prior Liberal record rather than responding to the demand for immediate regulatory action.another example of the Liberal government's inaction over the last 13 years.
13. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the previous government's delivery record instead of addressing the request to admit errors on program cuts.The old Liberal government had 13 years to deliver. It did not get the job done.
14. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends program changes while attacking the Liberal leader rather than addressing whether oil-sands targets can be met.Why did he not do something when he had a chance?
15. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer mocks the prior Liberal plan instead of responding to the question on oil-sands expansion and emission targets.Finally, buy a dog, name it Kyoto, and call it a day.
16. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMs. Louise Thibault (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates a no-interference policy and contrasts with Liberals without addressing the Quebec contract allocation claim.The Liberal Party's culture of political interference is not a culture that is shared by this new government.
17. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMs. Louise Thibault (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes Quebec industry competence without addressing the lack of tenders or Mulroney comparison.I am certain that Quebec, in the long term, will reap the necessary benefits from the contracts.
18. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Liberal Party and its leader instead of addressing agreement with the working group conclusions.Perhaps the leader of the Liberal Party can tell this House very clearly who was there and who agreed to the proposal?
19. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer disputes the premise on oil extraction levels and calls for cooperation but does not address burden on Quebec.On the books, there are probably in total around two million barrels a day in the next five to ten years of projects in the oil sands.
20. answered
    National DefenceLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly lists the three reasons for the Afghanistan mission and clarifies the retribution reference.When I referred to retribution, I was talking to the Chrétien government's initial actions in Afghanistan.
21. answered
    National DefenceLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides historical proof of the mission's purpose without using the word retribution as alleged.A number of countries, among those Canada, returned to Afghanistan, overthrew the Taliban government and replaced it with a democratic government.
22. answered
    National DefenceDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms commitment to February 2009 per the campaign plan and corrects the five-year plan implication.The government, and the member will find if he actually reads the campaign plan, recognizes that we are committed to the end of February 2009.
23. answered
    National DefenceDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states there was no briefing book and reaffirms the February 2009 commitment.This is a military plan, internal for the military.
24. partly answered
    Financial InstitutionsMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes the issue was raised with banks and states the government's position on regulation but offers no pledge to ban fees.The government does not regulate the day-to-day transactions of financial institutions with respect to fees and services, but we do believe in competition and choice for consumers.
25. deflected
    Financial InstitutionsMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer states it is not the government's role but avoids addressing the call for legislation.Quite Frankly, Mr. Speaker, it is not the role of the government to just simply legislate a ban on ATM fees.
26. answered
    PassportsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer details hiring and staffing actions taken to address passport delays.As a result, to deal with this increase in applications, some time ago Passport Canada hired 200 new administrative and clerical staff in the year 2000.
27. misdirected
    PassportsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the previous government and the asker instead of addressing preparation failures.I think the member opposite and members of the previous government must have been in Disneyland to not foresee some of the impending crisis
28. partly answered
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Answer explains the plebiscite options but does not address ignoring the House's will or deceptive questions.On this one, there are really three options for farmers.
29. deflected
    AgricultureKaren Redman (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dismisses the premise as a dream world and restates party policy without addressing the WTO bargaining claim.the members opposite are living in a dream world.
30. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes the plan to regulate emissions but does not specify when targets will be set.last October, our government was the first in Canadian history to say that it would deal with industry.
31. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the Bloc and shifts to committee work instead of addressing carbon exchange risks.Last year, the Bloc Québécois voted in favour of a resolution that supported national unity, and now, the Bloc Québécois critic is supporting a request from the oil companies in Calgary.
32. misdirected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer praises the appointee and attacks the asker for questioning the process rather than explaining vetting or candidate numbers.That member should be ashamed to be dissing his own province and this initiative and should be praising the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
33. answered
    AfghanistanMs. Dawn Black (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms the government's commitment ends February 2009 and addresses the post-2009 presence.The government, however, has committed to the end of February 2009.
34. misdirected
    AfghanistanMs. Dawn Black (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The response attacks the questioner's personal integrity and party loyalty rather than addressing the communication plan.In fact, in one of her conversations she admitted that she was impressed with what was going on but that when she returned to Parliament she would have to toe the party line
35. deflected
    JusticeMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates general appointment criteria while ignoring the specific concern about ideological appointments.The criteria will continue to be people who have a first class legal mind who are competent to do the job.
36. deflected
    Points of OrderRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The response dismisses the request to withdraw or table by claiming the matter is mere debate.I, therefore, do not see that we have any issue to discuss.
37. misdirected
    Points of OrderMs. Dawn Black (NDP) asked Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Conservative). substantive question.The response accuses the opposition of double standards instead of addressing the request for an apology.We know the members opposite have a habit of saying one thing when they are meeting the troops and another thing when they are in front of the cameras.