Commons advances investment disputes bill amid official languages clash

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1. deflected
   Official LanguagesStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states committees choose their chairs but does not address appointing a replacement.The committees are responsible for selecting their own chairs.
2. deflected
   Official LanguagesStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer blames opposition games and pivots to past Liberal failures instead of addressing the law on chair selection.Unfortunately, the Liberals and the opposition have decided to play games.
3. misdirected
   Official LanguagesStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer quotes the commissioner on the PM's behaviour and attacks the questioner's record rather than addressing current views.Prime Minister Harper's public behaviour is exemplary in terms of respect for Canada's official languages
4. misdirected
   Official LanguagesMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.The answer quotes the commissioner positively then attacks a former Liberal PM instead of committing to the recommendations.With that in mind, here is what former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said about francophones: assimilation is a fact of life.
5. deflected
   Official LanguagesMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer blames opposition games on the committee and restates standing orders without addressing the shutdown or recommendations.the opposition is playing political games with the committee and will not allow the members to continue their fine work.
6. partly answered
   Official LanguagesMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer mentions new funding for communities but then pivots to attack separation instead of detailing enforcement actions.this government has proposed another $30 million, which will be made available directly to minority communities to help them keep their language in Canada.
7. partly answered
   Official LanguagesMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the report and states the priority is services not lawyers, addressing the program request indirectly.This government's priority is not to pay lawyers; it is to provide services directly to minority language communities.
8. misdirected
   Official LanguagesMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc's voting record and the Parti Québécois instead of responding to the commissioner's concerns.When the time came to vote on Bill S-3, the Bloc voted against it.
9. misdirected
   Official LanguagesMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the question on committee and commissioner criticism and instead attacks the Bloc and a Liberal colleague.The one thing we do not know is whether it only took them 30 hours to change their minds this time.
10. partly answered
    Canadian CompaniesJack Layton (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses timing vaguely but provides no details on experts or reporting to Parliament.we will be working on setting up this committee as soon as possible, and we will inform the House and the public at large as soon as the committee members are appointed.
11. deflected
    Canadian CompaniesJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to general economic positives and attacks NDP voting record instead of addressing manufacturing job losses or specific takeovers.NDP members voted against it and voted against workers.
12. deflected
    Ministerial ExpensesRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids admitting any misleading and instead compares spending to Liberal predecessors without addressing disclosure.our Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec spent less than his Liberal predecessor ministers.
13. deflected
    Ministerial ExpensesRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer mocks the asker and repeats spending comparison while sidestepping transparency and correction of the record.I thought they had brought the Internet to St. Boniface, but maybe not, because the member cannot seem to find numbers that are hidden on a website.
14. partly answered
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceSue Barnes (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains preference for quick investigation over judicial inquiry but does not address why no further action is taken.To go the route the Liberals have suggested, it could take two to three years to get the kinds of answers we want.
15. misdirected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceSue Barnes (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends the investigation but attacks the asker for past silence under Liberals instead of addressing current inaction.She waited very quietly when she was parliamentary secretary.
16. answered
    Electoral Boundary ReadjustmentMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the representation question by stating the bill protects Quebec's seats.the bill guarantees representation of Quebec, whose 75 seats are protected.
17. deflected
    Electoral Boundary ReadjustmentMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes their bill's principles and attacks the Bloc instead of addressing the amendment request.Our bill is fair. The Bloc Québécois wants to see unfair arrangements, because it wants to undermine Confederation.
18. answered
    Gasoline PricesMs. Paule Brunelle (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states that the Competition Bureau already has sufficient powers and no strengthening is needed.The Competition Bureau has all of the powers it needs to investigate rising gasoline prices and producers' profit margins.
19. misdirected
    Gasoline PricesMs. Paule Brunelle (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The response ignores the question entirely and instead makes a sarcastic personal attack on the Bloc leader.I would like to remind my Bloc Québécois colleagues that the price of gas fluctuates, much like their leader's desire to vie for the leadership of the Parti Québécois.
20. deflected
    TaxationScott Brison (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer sidesteps the revenue amount and tabling request by focusing on the member's supposed change of heart.I want to thank the member for Kings—Hants for changing his mind yesterday and announcing last night on television that he supports the measures we are taking against tax havens.
21. deflected
    TaxationScott Brison (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The response avoids the experts' advice and instead criticizes the opposition's past inaction on tax havens.the difference between the party opposite and this party in the treatment of tax havens could not be more obvious.
22. deflected
    EqualizationRobert Thibault (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the vote support but deflects on whip permission by contrasting with Liberal actions.We will not do what the Liberal leader did to the member for Thunder Bay—Superior North . We will not throw a member out of caucus for voting his conscience.
23. misdirected
    EqualizationRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.The response fails to address the whip's permission and instead criticizes the questioner's past record.that member sat in cabinet for 13 years and would not even address equalization or the fiscal imbalance.
24. deflected
    Ministerial ExpensesMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims compliance with rules but deflects by comparing spending to Liberals instead of explaining the specific flight.However, the significant thing is what he spent compared with his Liberal predecessors.
25. misdirected
    Ministerial ExpensesMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores expense disclosure entirely and instead attacks the NDP leader on unrelated limo use.Mr. Speaker, I hate to talk about wanton excess, but when I think of wanton excess, I think about the NDP leader who claims to love the environment and claims to go everywhere by bicycle.
26. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberals' past record instead of addressing consultation or First Nations concerns on Bill C-44.the Liberals will have to make their decision.
27. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again attacks the Liberal record on aboriginal issues rather than responding to the consultation question.any time the hon. member stands to debate aboriginal policy, she is not alone.
28. partly answered
    Passport CanadaDiane Marleau (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer mentions hiring staff and future legislation but deflects by attacking Liberal delays instead of explaining the wait.We have hired 500 new employees at Passport Canada.
29. partly answered
    Passport CanadaDiane Marleau (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains hiring and backlog reduction but does not address new regional offices or timing.We have hired 500 new employees at Passport Canada.
30. partly answered
    Arts and CultureMr. Maka Kotto (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states the program is in early stages but does not address the coalition's criteria or summer funding timeline.as I have indicated before, the intention for this program was in the budget.
31. deflected
    Arts and CultureMr. Maka Kotto (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates support for culture and due process without providing any schedule or timeline.We also want to ensure that public money is going to meet the real needs of those communities.
32. misdirected
    International TradeMr. Blair Wilson (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes the gateway funding announcement instead of addressing or condemning the caucus member's remarks.We announced that we are delivering $1 billion to the Asia-Pacific gateway.
33. deflected
    Official LanguagesMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the direct question about agreeing with the whip or appointing a chair by instead blaming the opposition.the opposition is using this committee to play political games, and it is preventing the members from continuing their fine work.
34. misdirected
    Official LanguagesMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer turns to attacking the opposition parties rather than addressing the request for an apology or new chair appointment.It is up to the member to explain why he refused to let Canadian youth benefit from these additional investments.
35. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsIrwin Cotler (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to attacking Liberal members' past actions instead of addressing implementation of international obligations.When the deputy leader of the Liberal Party was accusing the Israelis of war crimes, when the member for Etobicoke Centre was accusing Israel of state terrorism
36. deflected
    Points of OrderSue Barnes (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids correcting the factual error and instead restates an unrelated claim about silence on the issue.I said that she was largely silent on this issue while it was taking place under the Liberal regime.
37. misdirected
    Points of OrderRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses an unrelated point about the budget instead of the success of the official languages action plan.It is on page 177 of the budget.
38. deflected
    PrivilegeStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the privilege issue by accusing the opposition of threats and persecution instead.It is the opposition that has been carrying out a campaign of persecuting a very honourable member of this House
39. deflected
    PrivilegeMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The answer poses a counter-question to the opposition rather than addressing the privilege claim about committee autonomy.what would they have me do as the whip then?
40. deflected
    PrivilegeMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the question about the vice-chair by complaining about heckling instead.as soon as I start to talk and they do not like what I am saying, then they have no respect and they have to start heckling on a question of privilege.
41. deflected
    PrivilegeMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Conservative). substantive question.The answer labels the matter partisan without addressing the privilege or blackmail claims.Let us make no mistake, this is a partisan issue and everyone here knows it, whether they are willing to admit it or not.
42. deflected
    PrivilegeMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reframes the issue as political maneuvering instead of responding to the privilege points raised.
43. deflected
    PrivilegeMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Mrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative). substantive question.The response asserts a general voting right without engaging the examples of confidence in specific chairs.I hope that as a Conservative, I have the right to have confidence in my chair and I also have the right to vote as I wish.