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1. misdirected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Dion's consistency and quotes media instead of addressing the motion or vote.He needs to get his own position straight.
2. deflected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates criticism of Dion's past record rather than explaining the fund cut.it is the Leader of the Liberal Party who was incapable of developing a realistic plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to achieve the Kyoto targets and to negotiate with the provinces.
3. misdirected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer mocks Dion's timing and record instead of addressing the budget or economic link.the audacity of the Liberal leader is incredible.
4. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites past Liberal failures and media criticism rather than explaining why CEPA is not used now.why did they not avail themselves of this silver bullet?
5. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts blame to prior Liberal inaction instead of addressing current leadership on industry and economy.What Canadians want is for the Canadian government to take leadership, which the Liberal Party failed to provide for 10 long years after Kyoto was signed.
6. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to attacking Bloc and Boisclair rather than addressing oil subsidies or Kyoto targets.If the Bloc Québécois is opposed to the oil industry, why is it not criticizing André Boisclair's plans?
7. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states intent for short-, medium- and long-term targets but does not commit to fixed reductions for a carbon exchange.We intend to have short-term, medium-term and long-term targets.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the minister's statement and references a bill without setting targets.It was very clearly stated that this government wanted to study the true statistics for industry, and that the government was prepared to work hard and put its efforts into its bill.
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the accusation about intensity rules by pivoting to general economic and environmental priorities.We can work on both files at the same time, to ensure that Canada and Quebec enjoy strong economic growth, so that everyone in this country can be employed.
10. partly answered
    HealthJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the promise on wait times with pilot projects and data but ignores the privatization attack and broader broken-promise framing.The fact of the matter is that the government has introduced, with the provinces and on its own, a number of pilot projects on wait times, and we see data out today indicating that wait times are beginning to come down across the country.
11. deflected
    Child CareJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the child-care benefit but pivots to attacking the NDP leader on health care instead of addressing the child-care promise.Once again, as for health care, I know the way the NDP leader wants to shorten wait times: he wants to go to the private clinics himself.
12. misdirected
    Aerospace IndustryDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition for wanting to tear up the contract rather than addressing sovereignty or dual-citizenship concerns.It is all the more important, therefore, to hear my hon. colleague in the opposition say last week that he would tear up the contract with Boeing.
13. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the Bloc's ability to act and praises the industry without addressing spinoff distribution or U.S. rules.
14. partly answered
    PassportsBelinda Stronach (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists specific progress on passports and premiers but does not address the claim of lack of leadership or backbench clinics.We had a delay that was put in place to allow people more time.
15. deflected
    PassportsBelinda Stronach (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights meetings and Conservative MPs' efforts while attacking Liberals instead of addressing unpreparedness or backbench clinics.Again, it is interesting that Conservative MPs, even before this U.S. law was brought into place, were attending to the needs of their constituents, not just on passport issues but others, another area where we are setting examples for the Liberals who left this whole area untouched and did nothing.
16. misdirected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc's powerlessness instead of addressing Boeing spinoffs or Quebec's share of contracts.However, I would like to ask my colleague what the Bloc Québécois can demand of Boeing.
17. misdirected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The response attacks the Bloc's past positions instead of addressing the Boeing contract or ministerial responsibility.The Bloc denounced the softwood lumber agreement but, after a few weeks of waffling, it supported the agreement.
18. deflected
    Child CareMs. Paule Brunelle (Bloc) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defers to a future report without addressing Quebec's jurisdiction or opt-out request.These are experts in their field. They will release that report in the near future and we will certainly consider their recommendations and take them very seriously.
19. misdirected
    Child CareMs. Paule Brunelle (Bloc) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The response promotes the government's child care benefit while ignoring the $270 million loss and Quebec opt-out.In fact, the universal child care benefit now goes to 1.4 million families, representing 1.9 million children, more than double the amount of money that would have gone into the old Liberal plan.
20. misdirected
    Child CareMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberal leader's position rather than addressing the report card on child care delivery.On October 21, the leader of the Liberal Party said that he would take that away from parents.
21. misdirected
    Child CareMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The response counters by questioning the Liberal plan on aboriginals instead of addressing first nations child care cuts.Is the member saying that she would do like her leader has said and take that money away from aboriginals on reserve?
22. partly answered
    HealthDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer provides surgery data showing progress but then pivots to attacking the Liberal record.According to the latest report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the most recent data indicated that 42,000 more surgeries were performed than in the previous year in five key surgery areas.
23. misdirected
    HealthDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The response corrects some facts but attacks the opposition leader's priorities instead of addressing missed deadlines.Where did health care stand? It stood nowhere.
24. answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses engagement with the proposed international panel and UN environmental program.We are very much engaged in the process.
25. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the Kyoto yes/no question by attacking the Liberal leader instead.It goes on to say: Indeed, David Anderson says that when the previous Liberal government initially signed on to the Kyoto [protocol]...Dion was more focused on keeping the peace with the provinces—
26. partly answered
    Broadcasting IndustryMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states support and funding but does not address enforcing licensing requirements.That is why I am proud that we announced $200 million over the next two years for Canadian production.
27. deflected
    Broadcasting IndustryMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts responsibility to the CRTC rather than addressing the minister's duty to enforce.We have an independent body, the CRTC, that we have given the responsibility to enforce the regulations and ensure that everybody contributes to the system.
28. answered
    Canadian HeritageMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms following guidelines and repaying non-ministerial costs.The member is quite right. I did cover the additional costs that were not related to ministerial duties.
29. misdirected
    Canadian HeritageMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the limo cost question and pivots to general government support for arts.this government is a great supporter of arts and culture and the Juno awards are an important part of that.
30. answered
    IndustryMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer details meetings with local officials and offered support tools for the community.I met with the mayor and union representatives, and we are working together to support the community.
31. answered
    IndustryMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses intervention by confirming a $6 million offer still on the table.we have already offered Goodyear a $6 million contribution toward acquiring a new mixer.
32. partly answered
    AirportsMr. Brian Murphy (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer acknowledges pressures and recent visits but does not commit to fixing hours or costs.It is going to require some increased capacity from CBSA and also some discussions on cost recovery.
33. deflected
    ImmigrationMr. Bill Siksay (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific request for an ombudsperson and the hunger strike situation by describing facility amenities instead.I cannot talk about individuals whose cases are before the Supreme Court but I can tell the public about the facility, which I visited about two weeks ago.
34. deflected
    ImmigrationMr. Bill Siksay (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again refuses to address monitoring or medical exams by criticizing the asker and restating facility details.it would have helped if the member had actually visited the facility once, instead of giving a very discredited picture to Canadians.
35. partly answered
    National DefenceLarry Bagnell (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer affirms commitment to Arctic sovereignty but does not address the specific changes to the port and icebreakers mentioned in the question.This government will meet its commitments.