House debates transportation act changes as Dion challenges judicial appointments

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1. deflected
   Judicial AppointmentsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates the appointments process and broader representation without addressing the specific claim of peril to independence.We do not want the judicial appointments process to become a private club of judges and lawyers.
2. deflected
   Judicial AppointmentsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats the same process description and does not engage the constitutional right argument.We take our responsibilities very seriously.
3. misdirected
   Judicial AppointmentsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to attacking the Liberal Party with an unrelated Vancouver Sun story instead of addressing the voting majority issue.The Vancouver Sun has learned that the father-in-law of the member of Parliament for Mississauga—Brampton South --
4. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states the government will regulate but does not confirm absolute targets or Kyoto alignment.this government is the first to promise to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants on a national level.
5. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to energy trusts and past votes rather than addressing per-barrel costs or oil company contributions.it was this government that put an end to the preferential treatment of the oil industry, thanks to the changes to energy trusts.
6. answered
   The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states that oil companies will face the same regulatory costs as other industries.oil companies, just like all other Canadian industries, will have to comply with industry regulations.
7. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer affirms regulation of greenhouse gases but does not address absolute targets or a carbon exchange.this government will be the first in the history of Canada to regulate industry with regard to greenhouse gases as well as air quality.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer rejects the prior government's credit purchase approach and states polluter-pay principle without addressing the $1.50 per barrel cost.We do not think that is a responsible environmental policy.
9. partly answered
   The EnvironmentJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses upcoming regulations but ignores subsidies and industry quotes premise.The leader of the New Democratic Party knows that the government has committed to bringing forward, for the first time, a compulsory program of regulation of industry for the control and reduction of greenhouse gases and air pollution.
10. misdirected
    Judicial AppointmentsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to Air-India investigation and Liberal record instead of judicial appointments.It is very clear from the Air-India families, and I think from the police community and the wider Canadian community, that we expect the Air-India investigation to go forward.
11. deflected
    Judicial AppointmentsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks Liberal leader's motives rather than addressing chief justices' concerns on appointments.Everyone knows that the entire frontbench of the Liberal Party supported those measures until two weeks ago when the leader of the Liberal Party started playing caucus games with the safety and security of Canadians.
12. deflected
    The Prime MinisterRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer is cut off and does not engage with the call to withdraw allegations or confirm facts.
13. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to blaming Liberals on Air-India instead of addressing truth or withdrawing allegations.What they should not be ignoring is the fact that even the Air-India families are saying that the position they are now taking will jeopardize the police investigation into the Air-India terrorism act.
14. answered
    BiosafetyMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains Canada's signing, participation, and reasons for not yet ratifying the protocol.We have not ratified this protocol yet due to the concerns regarding this lack of clarity.
15. partly answered
    BiosafetyMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends farmer use of GMOs and need for clarity but does not address polluter-pay or multinational favoritism.We want to ensure that the regulatory regime that comes forward from this biosafety protocol addresses the technical issues, the safety issues and the regulatory issues so when we sign on to this protocol, we will be able to do so with confidence
16. answered
    National DefenceMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends existing Red Cross monitoring arrangement made by prior government.In that agreement, the International Committee of the Red Cross is mandated to visit and monitor detainees to ensure that they are treated in accordance with the standards of the Geneva Convention.
17. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains the Canadian transfer process but ignores the specific call to emulate the Netherlands.When lawbreakers come into our hands, we hand them over to the proper authorities.
18. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the demand for an apology and instead attacks the Liberal Party's position.It is the Liberal Party that should apologize and offer an explanation to Canadians for its irresponsible positions.
19. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to attacking Liberal crime policy instead of addressing the call for the Prime Minister to apologize.They have fought our attempts to get rid of house arrest for serious crimes.
20. deflected
    The Prime MinisterLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to blaming the Liberal Party for endangering investigations rather than responding to the apology request.because of the actions of the Liberal Party caucus, we have put police investigations in danger with respect to the Air India case
21. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks Liberal consistency on crime instead of addressing the unparliamentary conduct allegation.It promised to get tough on crime and to support us on that but it has done absolutely nothing.
22. deflected
    Airline SecurityMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes the government's system but does not engage the inspectors' specific warnings or the railway/marine comparison.We are putting in place a security management system that basically calls upon everybody who is involved in the industry to add on an additional layer in terms of security and safety
23. deflected
    Airline SecurityMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the questioner and pivots to unrelated actions like a railway review panel.Incidentally, we have just appointed a review panel to look at railway safety in the country.
24. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Liberal position on the Anti-terrorism Act instead of withdrawing the two allegations.To make a change at this time, when police are counting on these weapons to fight terrorism in this country, I do not buy the Liberals' story that somehow the problem has gone away.
25. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer diverts to attacking the Liberal position on terrorism instead of addressing the allegation.the real question is why the member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore , with all the things he has said about the dangers of terrorism in this world and all the positions he has taken, which are far more aggressive than the Anti-terrorism Act, has now joined his leader in flip-flopping on this issue
26. deflected
    The Prime MinisterBill Graham (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The response pivots to criticizing Liberals on the Anti-terrorism Act rather than addressing the request for an apology.It would be nice to have a little in the House so we could deal with these issues.
27. deflected
    The Prime MinisterBill Graham (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the call for civility and pivots to criticizing Liberals on security.The question is not the issue that the Liberals are trying to divert us to today.
28. answered
    EqualizationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The minister states he will not discuss budget contents before delivery.I will not talk about what might or might not be in the budget.
29. partly answered
    EqualizationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The response defers the answer to the budget without providing details on the principles.the principles upon which predictable, long term funding will be based to resolve the fiscal imbalance and create fiscal balance will be in the budget.
30. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer turns to attacking Liberals' position on the terror act instead of addressing the smear allegation.The real issue is that this is a diversion. The real issue is that the big question of the day is the serious question of the Anti-terrorism Act
31. answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer describes the appeal process and that it is fair and objective.Those disputes are sent to an objective body, to an arm's-length body, a panel of referees, and ultimately, it is appealed again to an umpire.
32. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The response criticizes the member and points to other initiatives instead of addressing withdrawal of the appeal.this member is really way out of line here.