Budget bill advances to third reading as Atlantic accord sparks clashes

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1. deflected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer ignores the Tyndall Centre claim and pivots to unrelated European praise.we are proud of our plan to help the environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2. misdirected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal record instead of addressing whether targets are weaker than industry plans.I think that is exactly what we were on track for by 2020 if we stuck with the Liberal practice, which had already gotten us a 33% increase in emissions by the time the Liberals left government.
3. misdirected
   The EnvironmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to attacking past Liberals via Sheila Copps quote rather than responding to the studies cited.It was actually by the former Liberal environment minister Sheila Copps.
4. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends the 20% target and international approach but does not address the Kyoto fight claim directly.we have a plan in place that results in actual, real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, 20% by 2020.
5. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer accuses Liberals of confusion and cites their past positions instead of addressing oil sands targets.I think it is the Liberal Party.
6. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states the 60-70% target and EU alignment but avoids the credibility question on Kyoto signature.Canada is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60% to 70% with respect to 2006 levels.
7. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer claims credibility from action but does not address the 1990 vs 2006 baseline or Fillon/Merkel criticism.we have plenty of credibility, because we are taking action now, after years of inaction.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats 20% by 2020 claim without engaging the 80-megatonne gap or fabricated-statement charge.I want to assure the member that Canada is committed to a major reduction, a 20% absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Christian Ouellet (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the question on Quebec special status and instead attacks the prior Liberal record.This is what the media said about the Liberal leader: ...the Leader of the Opposition's "record as environment minister was abysmally bad, earning him a reputation as the Dr. Doolittle of climate change".
10. misdirected
    The BudgetDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the NDP voting record instead of addressing the Atlantic accord issue raised.
11. deflected
    The BudgetMs. Alexa McDonough (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists funding figures but does not address whether the Atlantic accord promise was broken.For Nova Scotia, under the fiscal balance package, more than $2.4 billion and $1.3 billion for equalization; $130 million for offshore accord offsets;
12. misdirected
    The BudgetRobert Thibault (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question by attacking the Liberal leader's views on fiscal imbalance rather than addressing the accord or caucus issue.that question comes from a member of a party, the leader of which says that fiscal imbalance is a myth.
13. deflected
    The BudgetRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer continues to restate the fiscal imbalance point without engaging the broken-promise accusation.I know the member for Wascana wishes that his leader had not said that but he did say that.
14. misdirected
    The BudgetRobert Thibault (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer labels the question a personal attack and pivots to equalization instead of responding to the loyalty or resignation demand.personal attacks like that always say more about the person saying them than about the person receiving them.
15. partly answered
    The BudgetRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the province's options and resulting transfers but does not address the broken-promise claim directly.the Province of Nova Scotia has the option of electing the new system, the modified O'Brien system, this year or continuing with the Atlantic accords.
16. partly answered
    Atlantic AccordMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges respect for Crosbie and restates the accord choice but does not address the spinelessness or caucus loyalty attack.those accord agreements are the status quo agreements which they can choose to continue with or they can go with the modified O'Brien formula.
17. deflected
    Atlantic AccordMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to past Tory achievements rather than addressing the current vote or Atlantic accord betrayal.let me remind the hon. member and the House that it was a Tory government, a Conservative government, that gave us the original Atlantic accord.
18. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to address the specific case and instead cites general processes without committing to action.we will not comment on the specific case or on the specific facts.
19. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again refuses specifics and points only to existing processes without addressing the humanitarian request.as much as the member would like me to comment on the specifics of the particular case, I have indicated that I will not, and I shall not.
20. partly answered
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides numbers on cases and promises review but does not address the call for a public inquiry.It is, however, false to say that every case involved sexual misconduct.
21. deflected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the bilingualism question and shifts to unrelated RCMP procedural changes.Also, changes will be made to the procedure for investigating instances where officers may have done something inappropriate.
22. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Gary Merasty (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights budget numbers instead of addressing the accusation that Saskatchewan MPs failed to stand up for the province.the Conservative members for Saskatchewan have certainly stood up for Saskatchewan, for a budget that delivers $878 million in new money for the province of Saskatchewan.
23. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Gary Merasty (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists funding figures and attacks the prior Liberal record rather than responding to the doughnut or trust accusation.here is what the member for Wascana did not do for Saskatchewan that this Conservative government has done: $226 million more under equalization;
24. deflected
    The BudgetMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the budget and attacks Liberals instead of addressing the Prime Minister's broken promises or refusal to meet premiers.Once again, over 13 years the Liberals did not get the job done.
25. deflected
    The BudgetMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes budget benefits instead of addressing the call for a premiers' meeting on constitutional issues.Because we have addressed the fiscal imbalance, which the Liberal Party does not believe exists, $2.1 billion will go to the provinces and territories this fiscal year for health care, education, infrastructure, skills training and the environment.
26. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer mocks the question and shifts to defending the government's approach without addressing truth-telling claims.We are not sitting on our hands or running around the country complaining like the hon. member or like the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.
27. partly answered
    Atlantic AccordMr. Bill Casey (Independent) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains flexibility and election options but does not explicitly confirm honoring the accord without amendments.Budget 2007 provides Nova Scotia flexibility and more money, as well as respecting the Atlantic accords and giving the province of Nova Scotia the opportunity to make an election.
28. deflected
    AfghanistanDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites operational security without addressing the cover-up allegation or access to information disagreement.as I have said a number of times in the House, the details with respect to detainees is an operational security matter, and we will not discuss this matter in the House.
29. deflected
    AfghanistanDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats that it is a military matter without providing any detainee numbers or status details requested.The military have declared this as operational security, and we will respect it.
30. misdirected
    AfghanistanUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the member's consistency instead of explaining why operational security prevents disclosure of detainee numbers.again, as is so often the case with the hon. member, it is untrue.
31. misdirected
    AfghanistanUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer criticizes the member's stance on the US rather than addressing why Canada withholds numbers unlike the Pentagon.once again, it is convenience with the truth by the member opposite; when he finds it convenient, he wraps his arms around the American example.
32. partly answered
    International CooperationMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms the 8% commitment and extra funds but does not address whether that meets the $25 billion G-8 pledge.in our most recent budget, we reiterated our 8% commitment to international aid, and we also announced $300 million in additional funds.
33. misdirected
    International CooperationMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the 0.7% target and plan request, instead attacking the Bloc Québécois after mentioning an unrelated doubling commitment.our government has set targets it can meet, which is something the Bloc Québécois will never be able to do.