Commons debates gun crime bill at second reading

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1. deflected
   AfghanistanMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific claim about the JAG letter and the call to resign, restating an unrelated point on investigations.I have said a number of times in the House that all four investigations that are in transit right now will proceed.
2. deflected
   AfghanistanMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids the resignation demand and the UN quote by shifting to praise of the minister and existing agreements.the government is very proud of the excellent work of our Minister of National Defence and I think most Canadians are very proud as well.
3. deflected
   AfghanistanMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses only the funding fact without engaging the resignation request or the core accusation.The Canadian government had, as the member just pointed out, given the commission $1 million.
4. misdirected
   Minister of Public SafetyMr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer turns to attacking a Liberal MP with an unrelated past incident instead of addressing the RCMP investigation request.Ontario Grits paid candidate to step aside: $25,000 deal set up by MP after McGuinty ousted contestant
5. misdirected
   Minister of Public SafetyMr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again pivots to criticizing Liberal standards and an old story rather than responding to the step-aside request.I notice that the hon. member did not give any response to our suggestion that if an apple is an apple perhaps he should ask the Liberal member for Ottawa—Vanier to resign.
6. deflected
   AfghanistanMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer sidesteps the resignation question by criticizing the opposition's focus on detainees instead of soldiers.For example, the Bloc has asked questions about the detainees 17 times, but only asked once about the soldiers.
7. deflected
   AfghanistanMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats praise for the agreement without addressing the timing or adequacy of the funding claim.we are very proud of our Minister of National Defence because he reached an agreement with the Afghan independent human rights commission ensuring access to detainees
8. partly answered
   AfghanistanMs. Pauline Picard (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the new agreement with the Afghan commission but does not compare it to the Netherlands model.as I have said earlier, we have recently signed an agreement with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission which has undertaken to go into the Afghan prison system and monitor any detainees that we transfer to the Afghan authorities.
9. deflected
   AfghanistanMs. Pauline Picard (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends troops and cites an agreement without addressing treaty mechanisms or vulnerability to charges.I reject any aspersion on our troops.
10. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Greg Thompson (Conservative). rhetorical question.Question attacks government intent rather than seeking specific information; answer dismisses with arithmetic claim instead of addressing New Brunswick concerns.I do not know how the member can come up with less when the province is getting more.
11. partly answered
    The BudgetMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes Bloc betrayal and corporate favoritism; answer lists some worker programs but ignores EI and Bloc criticism.In the budget, we also announced $500 million in labour market agreements so that provinces can provide training to workers of all kinds who need help.
12. deflected
    The BudgetJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.Question uses selective examples to imply unfairness; answer pivots to broad fiscal claims without addressing specific cases.All Canadians benefit from this budget and the member knows that.
13. deflected
    The BudgetJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.Question lists broken promises; answer accuses distortion and restates general accomplishments without refuting each claim.the member opposite completely distorts and mischaracterizes many measures that we have put forward.
14. deflected
    The BudgetScott Brison (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.Question accuses ripping up accords; answer asserts accords are honoured but shifts to equalization reform without confirming 16-year duration.In fact, the budget explicitly affirms the Atlantic accords.
15. answered
    The BudgetScott Brison (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks for commitment to full 16-year accords; answer quotes budget text confirming continuation under previous system.To respect the Offshore Accords, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador may continue to operate under the previous Equalization system...
16. answered
    National DefenceMr. Serge Cardin (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks what minister will do about transport safety flaws; answer states corrective action has been taken and ammunition moves safely.All the corrective action has been taken.
17. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Serge Cardin (Bloc) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker for refusing to accept a prior response rather than addressing the comparison to social program cuts.I cannot help it if the member opposite refuses to take the answer.
18. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to supply management praise and a partisan jab instead of addressing the 6.8% payment share to Quebec farmers.While the Bloc talks, we take action.
19. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats supply management quotes and spending totals while ignoring the request for a stable Quebec income support program.while the Bloc talks, we take action.
20. partly answered
    Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites specific budget lines for festivals and optics but does not explain why no new funding went to the Economic Development Agency.On page 15, it says that there will be $30 million in new funding for festivals, which will relieve some of the pressure on my department.
21. partly answered
    Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists capital cost allowances and new regional tools but does not address the 33,000 manufacturing job losses or the call for more funding.With respect to the manufacturing sector, our government will accelerate capital cost allowances over two years, which will generate investment in various businesses in Quebec.
22. answered
    The BudgetMr. Ken Boshcoff (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly counters the premise by listing gas tax, infrastructure, and education funding that reaches rural and regional areas.First of all, the budget confirms that gas tax money will continue to be distributed to the municipalities of the country, including rural and regional municipalities.
23. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Ken Boshcoff (Liberal) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes new farm program funding and drought assistance commitments but does not explain the absence of specific budget lines for the named regions.It has just made a commitment of $400 million through a farm program; 600 million more dollars on top of the programming that we have had in the past in terms of setting a new program for farmers
24. answered
    Democratic ReformMs. Catherine Bell (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer acknowledges the subcontractor issue and states that it has been corrected without affecting results, directly addressing the fairness claim.I have been told by my officials that the subcontractor has been terminated, the situation has been corrected and the polling firm that is the main contractor has assured us that it will not affect the results of the report that it will be presenting to the government this summer.
25. deflected
    Democratic ReformMs. Catherine Bell (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids tabling contracts and instead attacks the NDP's motives without addressing the request.We do not want an outcome predetermined.
26. partly answered
    Canadian HeritageMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists prior funding actions but does not commit to new stable funding for the Canada Council.In our first budget as Canada's new government, we dedicated $50 million of new money for the Canada Council.
27. deflected
    Canadian HeritageMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats prior points and adds external quotes instead of explaining budget results for museums and artists.
28. misdirected
    Northern StrategyLarry Bagnell (Liberal) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). substantive question.The answer quotes a Yukon premier on fiscal arrangements rather than addressing broken promises on icebreakers or northern strategy.This budget gets us back to a principle based fiscal arrangement with the federal government
29. deflected
    Northern StrategyLarry Bagnell (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer asserts commitment without addressing the specific broken promise on the Arctic port or economic development.I can assure the member and all members of the House that we will meet all our commitments to the north.
30. deflected
    Exporail Railway MuseumMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses general museum infrastructure problems instead of steps toward national status for Exporail.Our first priority are the national museums and we have delivered $100 million to our national cultural museums.
31. partly answered
    Exporail Railway MuseumMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer mentions new museum funding programs but does not confirm action on the Exporail report recommendations.we will be committing $5 million annually to help small and medium sized museums to hire students and youth
32. misdirected
    ForestryMr. Don Bell (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior Liberal government instead of addressing new funding for the pine beetle in the current budget.I am sure that B.C. appreciates the Liberals' new-found concern about the pine beetle problem
33. deflected
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to wait times and general funding instead of addressing drug cost commitments.as the member will know, this government has put a great deal of effort into helping our health care system provide better benefits to Canadians and particularly on wait time guarantees and the projects that will move that forward.
34. partly answered
    HealthMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Mr. Steven Fletcher (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes work with provinces on pharmaceuticals but pivots to criticizing the prior government.The health minister is working with the provinces to address issues around pharmaceuticals.
35. deflected
    Equalization FormulaMr. Sukh Dhaliwal (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer emphasizes the formula's fairness and an independent panel rather than responding to the cash-grab claim.the new equalization formula put into place by the government to provide fairness, to provide certainty, to provide long-term funding to the provinces includes measures that were recommended by an independent panel set up by the Liberal government.
36. answered
    Post-Secondary EducationMs. Denise Savoie (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly cites the 40% increase in transfers to counter the claim of no budget help for post-secondary education.it takes an extraordinarily negative point of view to see a 40% increase in post-secondary education transfers as bad news.
37. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner for filibustering instead of clarifying the apparent contradiction on carbon markets.the question is from the member who filibustered yesterday and shut down the environment committee.