Commons opens debate on Senate Appointment Consultations Act

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1. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner's brother and party instead of addressing the claim about selective use of expert opinions.If it were so easy to do, if there were no price, no cost to Canadian industry, why is the member's own brother begging us not to bring in car emission standards in the province of Ontario?
2. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates Liberal record on emissions rather than addressing the request for an apology over fearmongering.Liberals had 10 long years to reduce greenhouse gases.
3. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner's past role and record instead of addressing the carbon tax proposal or expert consultation claims.the member opposite owes all Canadians an apology.
4. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to past Conservative acid rain action and Liberal inaction without addressing Charest's statement or the Prime Minister's agreement.clearly the Conservative government dealt with the problem of acid rain 20 years ago.
5. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats Liberal inaction talking points instead of addressing the credibility challenge or ignored expert opinions.The past action of the leader of the Liberal Party and the Liberal government was to do absolutely nothing on the environment
6. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer agrees inaction is not an option and cites federal funding to Quebec but does not address fearmongering or the call to respect the Kyoto consensus.I fully agree with the Quebec minister that inaction is not an option.
7. deflected
   The EnvironmentMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses cost of inaction and past Liberal delays but does not provide or commit to a plan for meeting Kyoto targets.The cost of inaction is that we are forced to do the work of 15 years in just 8 months.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer emphasizes federal regulation plans and past inaction but does not address the reference year choice or penalizing Quebec's prior efforts.It is our government that is preparing to regulate industry and it is our government that has made a real effort to work with Quebec and the other provinces.
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the reference year change and instead promotes the unseen plan without addressing compensation or punishment claims.my colleague from Montreal still has not seen our plan for regulating industry.
10. answered
    AfghanistanMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains that 11 non-NATO countries already contribute and encourages more participation.there are 11 countries beyond NATO in Afghanistan, all contributing to the security and a better life for Afghan people.
11. misdirected
    AfghanistanMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the NDP's withdrawal position and describes Taliban horrors instead of addressing whether reservists constitute an escalation.If we did that, the Taliban would take over completely and they would enforce their murderous regime again
12. deflected
    AfghanistanMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates general goals of security and development without clarifying the plan or end of combat role in 2009.our real plan is to make the lives of Afghan people better.
13. deflected
    AfghanistanMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer offers vague reassurance about helping Afghans but avoids stating any timeline or response to NATO on ending combat.I would like to offer clarity to the Afghan people.
14. misdirected
    AfghanistanMark Eyking (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses the question as misplaced and claims personal observation rather than providing aid-to-defence spending ratios or Kandahar-specific figures.the hon. member's question is very misplaced.
15. partly answered
    AfghanistanMark Eyking (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer supplies a total aid figure to 2011 but refuses to break it down to the requested 2009 Kandahar window.I would prefer to talk about the $1.2 billion that we have promised to spend until 2011.
16. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Mr. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly states that the terms of reference exclude consideration of privately run penitentiaries, addressing the bias concern.The terms of reference clearly exclude the consideration of the introduction of privately run penitentiaries.
17. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Mr. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states that privatization is excluded by the terms of reference.the terms of reference clearly exclude the consideration of the introduction of privately run penitentiaries.
18. deflected
    FinanceMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the question about figures and instead promotes government dialogue with banks.if the member has a problem with the banks, he had better talk to the banks.
19. deflected
    FinanceMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the request to amend the Competition Act and instead promotes consumer choice.the fact is that we have made sure that competition and choice work for Canadians with respect to banking fees of ATMs.
20. misdirected
    Softwood LumberMr. Brent St. Denis (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer turns to attacking the Liberals instead of addressing the call for a summit.I know that is where the Liberals would like to take us, to tear up that agreement and go back to litigation.
21. misdirected
    Softwood LumberMr. Brent St. Denis (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the deal while attacking the Liberals' past record rather than addressing the summit request.There are more people employed than there would have been under a Liberal-suggested softwood lumber agreement that never did take place, with 20 years of litigation.
22. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer accuses the member of being wrong and defends the accord without addressing negotiations.of course the member is deliberately wrong.
23. misdirected
    The BudgetMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberals for betraying the truth instead of addressing the broken promise.I guess the betrayal of the truth is all that the Liberals can come up with
24. deflected
    Financial InstitutionsMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes dialogue outcomes and dismisses accusations without addressing legislation.Progress is being made on this because of constructive dialogue, not the kinds of accusations that the NDP keeps throwing around.
25. deflected
    Financial InstitutionsMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts focus to ATM access and consumer choice instead of addressing fees or Bill C-429.We believe that it is not up to government to tell the banks what they should charge for a particular service to Canadians.
26. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Question mocks the PM with false premises; answer responds with sarcasm rather than addressing claims.I knew he was going to ask that question. Nobody in this government is consulting JoJo but I have had suggestions that perhaps I should consult Cojo.
27. misdirected
    The Prime MinisterMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Question is a loaded attack on PM's spending; answer jokes about the role instead of defending or clarifying.I know my mother would never have dreamed, and certainly very few people would have ever believed that a person like myself could rise to the vaulted position of minister of fashion and style for Canada.
28. deflected
    SportsMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims lack of awareness and defers action rather than confirming any demand on Hockey Canada.I am not aware of any of those comments but I am sure we would be happy to look into them and get back to him.
29. answered
    SportsMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly affirms that racism is unacceptable, addressing the core principle raised.racism and all forms of discrimination are completely unacceptable.
30. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights funding announcements but does not explain how the biofuels strategy helps cash crop producers.Incredible announcements have been made. I am talking about $1 billion: $400 million to be paid directly to farmers to help increase small crops and $600 million to set up a savings account
31. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer praises the savings account but avoids committing to Quebec's companion programs or flexible regional funding.the $600 million savings account in which the federal government is investing has been very well received by the provinces.
32. partly answered
    International AidKeith Martin (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes general contributions but does not specify what Canada pledged at the UN meeting yesterday.Canada has made contributions and will continue to do so in real concrete fashion.
33. deflected
    International AidMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights past actions and general intent without specifying any new contributions.We will continue to look for ways to add further support to the AMIS mission.
34. deflected
    International AidMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates past involvement and external obstacles instead of committing to immediate new steps.Canada has not been a bystander.
35. misdirected
    International AidKeith Martin (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the member's sincerity and rhetoric rather than addressing the specific offer of personnel.His position would be much more sincere if he would cooperate and bring forward meaningful solutions as opposed to just his rhetoric that he throws around daily.
36. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses the plebiscite results and policy goals but ignores the claim of paying farmers to attend meetings.Sixty-two per cent of barley growers have asked for choice, and we are listening.
37. partly answered
    Status of WomenMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges concerns and states general expectations but does not address the specific program or loss of qualifications.When we bring people to this country, they come here with the expectation of full and equal employment.