Committees report on dna identification bill and status of women privilege

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   AfghanistanRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the specific question about the detainees' location by deferring entirely to an ongoing investigation.When it reaches its conclusion, that conclusion will be made public.
2. deflected
   AfghanistanRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again avoids the question on personal contact by refusing to interfere with the investigation.I have no intention of interfering with the investigative processes ongoing right now.
3. deflected
   AfghanistanRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to address records or locations and again defers to the investigation.again, I will not interfere with the investigations.
4. misdirected
   National DefenceMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the process but turns to attacking the previous Liberal government rather than addressing the current lack of tendering.this process, which we used to purchase the C-17 planes, is the same process that was used 3,264 times by the Liberal government.
5. misdirected
   National DefenceMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The question contains an unsupported insulting premise and the answer responds by attacking the Liberals while defending the process.We are going to re-equip our military after 13 years of Liberal cuts and we are going to do it in an effective, transparent way, and we are going to be damned proud of it.
6. deflected
   Aerospace IndustryMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the request for 60% spinoffs and pivots to a general statement about military needs.our government is determined to maximize the economic benefits of our investments in the army.
7. misdirected
   Aerospace IndustryMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc Québécois instead of addressing the demand for 60% spinoffs.In fact the member for Saint-Jean said that the purchase of aircraft was a needless waste; but now he would like to benefit from it.
8. misdirected
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Serge Cardin (Bloc) asked Mr. Colin Carrie (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Bloc Québécois and avoids any commitment on Quebec spinoffs.If it were up to the Bloc Québécois, how many new planes would we have for Canada? It would be zero.
9. deflected
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Serge Cardin (Bloc) asked Mr. Colin Carrie (Conservative). substantive question.The response discusses military equipment age instead of addressing industrial benefits for Quebec companies.Our armed forces right now fly around in 40 year old Sea King helicopters and Hercules cargo planes that are just as old.
10. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). loaded question.Addresses funding but disputes the discrimination claim without fully explaining why not discriminatory.Our government is very supportive of first nations children on reserve.
11. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). loaded question.Corrects facts but pivots to overall funding without addressing bureaucratic costs.again, unfortunately, the member does not have her facts correct.
12. deflected
    Official LanguagesMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative). rhetorical question.Ignores the question about the minister's statement and talks about past inaction.After 13 years of the previous government's inaction, the commissioner is expecting results and this government will deliver.
13. misdirected
    Official LanguagesMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the previous government instead of addressing the official languages plan.this makes no sense, but it looks like the previous government does not even have enough charisma to tell the truth in this House.
14. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). loaded question.Defends the bill but doesn't address consultation process or Supreme Court rulings.In fact, her government had the opportunity to act on behalf of first nations for 13 years.
15. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). loaded question.Shifts to criticizing the opposition's potential vote rather than consultations.If the Liberal Party would like to vote against matrimonial real property and against having human rights on first nations reserves, they can choose to do that.
16. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Mrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses the model and objectives but sidesteps the specific comparison of ranks for francophones vs anglophones.The new model sets out a strict timeframe. More than three quarters of the objectives should be achieved by the end of 2007.
17. misdirected
    Official LanguagesMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Mrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the Bloc's voting record instead of addressing francophone career issues in the Forces.It is the only party that did not vote to support Bill S-3 and that does not believe in la Francophonie outside of Quebec.
18. deflected
    Immigration and Refugee BoardMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses past Liberal issues and new recommendations but avoids committing to filling the 52 vacancies or reducing the backlog.I have accepted the recommendations, and I am going to act on every one of them.
19. deflected
    Immigration and Refugee BoardMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to defending the merit-based system without addressing specific appointments or backlog concerns raised.What does the opposition have against a merit-based appointment system and greater accountability?
20. misdirected
    Income TrustsJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal inconsistencies on income trusts rather than explaining the minister's shifting rationales.The Liberal Party has had at least three positions on income trusts and still cannot decide where it wants to come out.
21. misdirected
    Income TrustsJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer counters with personal attack on the questioner and quotes from Liberals instead of addressing lost savings.I think one only descends to personal attacks when one has nothing better to say, which is what we have seen happen far too often.
22. deflected
    FinanceJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.Answer mocks the questioner on social engineering and highlights past Liberal inaction without addressing tax rate or economic slowdown.Liberals against social engineering. This is a new mark in Canadian politics.
23. deflected
    FinanceJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer lists tax relief figures but ignores the core complaint about tax rate direction and economic deceleration.Budget 2006 provided $26 billion in tax relief for Canadians, $20 billion of that to individual Canadians.
24. misdirected
    Public Appointments CommissionMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer blames opposition parties for blocking the commission instead of explaining the altered terms of reference.it is they who held up the implementation of a public appointments commission when they savagely attacked the reputation of Canada's most respected business leader.
25. deflected
    Public Appointments CommissionMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks opposition parties for delays instead of addressing the status or funding of the commission.I note that we have opposition members, particularly in the Liberal Party, who are now demanding to have it implemented after they delayed it for many months.
26. partly answered
    FisheriesMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Mr. Randy Kamp (Conservative). substantive question.The answer describes government meetings with EU officials but does not address the Prime Minister's silence or planned action.Over the past year, the government met with EU parliamentarians, ambassadors, senior officials and media to dispel myths and make them aware that Canada's seal harvest is sustainable and humane.
27. misdirected
    FisheriesMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Mr. Randy Kamp (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the member's proposed motion rather than addressing the call for the minister to act against Germany.The member has taken a wrong-headed approach.
28. partly answered
    Trans-Labrador HighwayMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes ongoing discussions but provides no explanation for the delay or status of the agreement.I have had the opportunity to meet Minister Hickey to discuss this issue with him and the discussions are ongoing.
29. misdirected
    FisheriesMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Mr. Randy Kamp (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Liberals and promotes a bill instead of addressing the minister's inaction on the fishery crisis.If the Liberals really want to support the fishery in Newfoundland, they ought to get behind Bill C-45 and come up with a new Fisheries Act that actually modernizes and supports the industry there.
30. deflected
    Aviation SafetyMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates the government's position on safety without reconciling the expert's contradictory statements cited in the question.The new system is an add-on, an umbrella, that provides more safety for those travelling in Canadian skies.
31. deflected
    Aviation SafetyMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refers to testimony without addressing the need for inspection resources or the claim of eliminating the current system.As for the proposals or comments by the expert who testified the day before yesterday, I refer him to the "blues".
32. partly answered
    National Optics InstituteMr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes past funding and ongoing talks but does not commit to the requested $32 million.Naturally, they are asking for additional funds.
33. answered
    Human Resources and Social DevelopmentMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly lists programs like the universal child care benefit that address the services requested.in fact this government has moved to provide all kinds of new services, including the universal child care benefit that goes to 1.4 million families on behalf of 1.9 million children.
34. deflected
    Human Resources and Social DevelopmentMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates government benefits without addressing the subsidy claim or oil companies.the member has it exactly wrong. In fact, what we are doing is taking all the taxes that come from big corporations and from wealthy Canadians and we are using them to provide a $10 billion benefit
35. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsIrwin Cotler (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms consular services but cites privacy to avoid further details on actions taken.Canadian consular officials are providing consular services to the child in question.
36. misdirected
    PrivilegeMr. Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the premise as debate rather than privilege and defends the original remark.I stand by my remark yesterday in this place.
37. deflected
    Points of OrderRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reframes the attack as fact and shifts to criticizing prior Liberal appointments.I did not hear any attack by the Prime Minister yesterday.
38. answered
    Points of OrderRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms the prior process was as it stood and notes it is being changed.I am quite happy to say that the appointment process that was in place at the time was the appointment process in place at the time.