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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Judicial AppointmentsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends appointments and charter views but ignores the accusation of stacking committees to bypass the charter.At the same time, this party is committed to ensuring that we appoint men and women of the highest quality to the courts of our land to enforce and apply our laws.
2. deflected
   Judicial AppointmentsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims diverse perspectives on committees but does not address the charge of abusing power to appoint ultraconservative judges.On the contrary, Mr. Speaker, the advisory committees the government has just appointed include people with very diverse perspectives, and they will make recommendations to the government to appoint men and women of the highest quality to the courts of our land.
3. misdirected
   Judicial AppointmentsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior Liberal government instead of addressing the chief justice's concerns or restoring independence.On the contrary, if the leader of the Liberal Party wants to know why we should look at changing the process, just consider the fact that in 2002 his government appointed the wife of the national campaign manager of the Liberal Party to be chief justice of the Superior Court of Ontario.
4. deflected
   Judicial AppointmentsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer asserts high-calibre appointments and party history on rights but does not address undermining the charter or judicial independence.The individuals who have been appointed and will be appointed will be of the highest calibre.
5. partly answered
   Judicial AppointmentsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer affirms commitment to impartiality and notes use of prior committees but sidesteps the stacking accusation.we are absolutely committed to the impartiality of the judiciary and any examination of the appointments that we made up to this point will confirm that.
6. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the ecotrust program and cooperation with Quebec but does not commit to immediate transfer without conditions.This program will help us to work in full cooperation with Quebec on environmental measures.
7. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer insults the Bloc and pivots to budget support instead of presenting the plan or trust immediately.seriously, it is impossible to deny the hot air emissions when the Bloc is here.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). substantive question.The answer quotes a premier on transparency but does not disclose the specific conditions requested.I can tell you that the process as far as we are concerned is more transparent than the previous one.
9. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots from the Kyoto approach question to a partisan attack on the Bloc.Will the Bloc Québécois vote in favour of Quebec's interests here in the House of Commons?
10. answered
    PassportsJack Layton (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer details concrete steps like hiring 500 staff and expanding Service Canada access to fix delays.we have hired upwards of 500 more employees at Passport Canada.
11. deflected
    PassportsJack Layton (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer opens with an unrelated tribute then restates prior efforts without addressing the extra charge.perhaps the member was referring to Peter Harder, who is taking his retirement
12. partly answered
    Judicial AppointmentsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer supplies appointment numbers and a bill reference but sidesteps why vacancies persist now.we have made, now, considerably more appointments in the last year than the Liberals made in the year 2004.
13. partly answered
    Judicial AppointmentsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims 51 appointments but ignores the ideological-constraint accusation entirely.We have appointed 51 judges within the last year.
14. deflected
    Judicial AppointmentsRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends adding a police member to committees without tackling the claim that vacancies are slowing.Adding a member from the police community will enhance the process and add another perspective.
15. misdirected
    Judicial AppointmentsRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner’s past statement instead of addressing judicial-selection policy.Do members know who wrote that? It was the member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore , the deputy leader of the Liberal Party.
16. partly answered
    IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the closure and existing programs but neither admits policy failure nor promises a new strategy.It shows the importance of having programs to assist the economic regions of Quebec
17. deflected
    IndustryMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.Mentions regional program but avoids the call for a broader industrial strategy.I would remind the hon. member that this case is a matter of regional economic development.
18. misdirected
    Tire Manufacturing IndustryMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Ignores the current loan request and instead attacks the Bloc's past inaction.Why did the Bloc Québécois not intervene in 1999, eight years ago, so that the Goodyear plant would not be announcing what it is announcing today?
19. answered
    Tire Manufacturing IndustryMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.States that a joint plan with Quebec will be announced the next night to keep jobs.tomorrow night, my colleague, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, will be going to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield to announce, with the Quebec government, a plan to try to keep the jobs in that region.
20. partly answered
    Government ProgramsMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.Notes transition funding and new strategy but pivots to criticizing Liberal cuts.On Friday, the government announced that there would be transition funding to ensure that projects underway already under the national homelessness initiative would continue until they were completed.
21. deflected
    Government ProgramsMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.Shifts focus to child-care cheques and Liberal leader's past statements instead of homelessness.the government moved very quickly to ensure that Canadians had choice in child care.
22. misdirected
    Government ProgramsMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.Mocks the concern over cuts and points to overall job numbers rather than the summer program.it is kind of hilarious that the member would be concerned about a few million dollars in cuts to summer career placement.
23. deflected
    Government ProgramsMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). rhetorical question.Lists prior spending announcements and attacks Liberal voting record instead of naming future victims.Guess what? The common denominator to all of those things is the fact that the Liberals voted against them.
24. deflected
    Canadian Television FundMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Response is truncated and offers no answer to who controls heritage policy.
25. deflected
    Canadian Television FundMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). rhetorical question.Question is a personal attack demanding resignation rather than seeking information; answer restates government position without addressing the demand.This is a serious situation. We respect the fact that all licensees must respect the regulations and play by the rules.
26. partly answered
    Canadian Television FundMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks minister to intervene immediately; answer affirms commitment and CRTC role but does not confirm direct action by minister.We are confident that the CRTC will take appropriate action, which is why I have asked Shaw and Vidéotron to resume their monthly payments.
27. deflected
    Canadian Television FundMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Question challenges minister's inaction; answer repeats call for compliance and cooperation without addressing personal responsibility.The first action that must be taken is for everyone to respect the rules and the laws, which is why I have asked Shaw and Vidéotron to resume their monthly payments.
28. deflected
    Canadian Television FundLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes lack of leadership jeopardizes policy; answer shifts to CRTC duties and legal compliance without defending minister's actions.The minister said that all stakeholders must obey the law, comply with legislation and make their monthly payments.
29. misdirected
    Canadian Television FundLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.Question accuses minister of dismantling fund and asks about CBC; answer attacks opposition for distorting remarks instead of addressing the query.The opposition is trying to scare Canadians. The opposition is distorting the minister's remarks.
30. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks why commissioner was not consulted; answer references prior review but does not explain lack of current consultation.the previous commissioner of official languages reviewed the military's plan for languages and found it to be quite satisfactory.
31. deflected
    Official LanguagesMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.Question accuses minister of abdicating responsibility; answer defends revised plan without addressing consultation timing or minister's role.the previous plan was declared a failure year after year by the language commissioner.
32. answered
    AfghanistanDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks why minister failed to act sooner on detainee abuse; answer directly rejects cover-up claim and details ongoing investigations.Three investigations are going on right now: the military investigation service, a board of inquiry and now the Military Police Complaints Commission.
33. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights appointee qualifications and past Liberal examples but ignores the transparency question.The individual in question, Patricia Haasbeek, has incredible qualifications to be on the Parole Board: a certificate in criminology, a correctional officer's certificate from Manitoba justice, applied counselling with the University of Manitoba and chemical dependency intervention.
34. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the appointment and blames opposition parties instead of addressing the call to establish the commission.We did try to put in place an appointments commission but, as the member will recall, it was the NDP, together with the other opposition parties, that led the charge to discredit a highly qualified individual.
35. partly answered
    AfghanistanDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states lack of awareness and notes ongoing investigations but does not address willingness to testify or release documents.I can assure this House that at no time was I aware of any abuse of prisoners, period.
36. deflected
    AgricultureRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses farmer meetings and ballot options but does not explain inclusion of the disputed middle option.Yesterday I met with about 40 or 50 farmers in Saskatoon.