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1. answered
   AfghanistanStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly pays respects as requested.We obviously will remember these three fallen members of the armed forces in our thoughts and prayers.
2. deflected
   Equalization FormulaStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). rhetorical question.Avoids the sarcastic question by listing positive aspects of the budget.I have to point out that the budget was well received by most provincial and territorial governments.
3. deflected
   Equalization FormulaStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Responds with facts rather than addressing the accusation directly.I disagree, Mr. Speaker. Here are the facts.
4. answered
   AfghanistanMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Clearly states the position on the mission end date.Three of the four parties of this House have agreed with this military mission to February 2009.
5. answered
   AfghanistanMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.States the mission will end in February 2009 as asked.the government has made it clear that the mission will end in February 2009.
6. deflected
   Equalization FormulaMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Promotes the adopted formula rather than agreeing to the proposed one.the fairest formula is the one that this Parliament and this government adopted
7. deflected
   Equalization FormulaMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Focuses on restoration of balance without addressing tax field transfer.fiscal balance was restored by a Conservative government.
8. partly answered
   Equalization FormulaMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses negotiations but not commitment to present proposals.To this date we have not received a proposal from any provincial government.
9. deflected
   Equalization FormulaMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses budget wording on cost sharing but avoids the specific request for unconditional withdrawal and full compensation.It is the intention of our government, as we have with the settlement of the fiscal imbalance, to limit our spending in areas of provincial jurisdiction where it touches on obviously provincial programs.
10. deflected
    HealthJack Layton (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights federal health spending but does not address leadership on a national approach to prescription drug costs.It is this government that has ensured that there has been extra spending on health care in this budget and in last year's budget to the tune of $1.1 billion last year and $1.2 billion this year.
11. misdirected
    HealthJack Layton (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to attacking the asker for not supporting a cancer strategy instead of addressing a national pharmaceuticals approach.Why is the hon. member not supporting our government when it comes to a national cancer strategy?
12. deflected
    Status of WomenMaria Minna (Liberal) asked Mrs. Lynne Yelich (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates a general principle of equality without addressing the removal of equality from the mandate of Status of Women Canada.I do not have to tell that member that she belongs to the Status of Women.
13. deflected
    Official LanguagesMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights new funding for minority communities but does not address reinstating the court challenges program.The latest budget earmarks $30 million over two years to help minority communities in our country.
14. partly answered
    Child CareMs. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the child care promise by pointing to provincial actions and the universal child care benefit but does not confirm delivery of 125,000 spaces.I point to the commitments in provincial budgets this spring where provinces say they are going to use that money that we are providing them to create spaces.
15. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker and Liberal Party for blocking Bill C-44 instead of addressing funding for first nations drinking water safety.The member, together with the Liberal Party, is supporting that sad state of affairs by blocking Bill C-44
16. deflected
    Securities IndustryMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses federal jurisdiction and a future paper but avoids explaining action in a provincial area of securities regulation.We are within the federal jurisdiction and we will be preparing a paper on this issue, and I hope the hon. member will read it.
17. misdirected
    Securities IndustryMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker as fanning flames and dismisses the claim without addressing the civil code or Quebec's will.the member knows that is nonsense. I know he likes to fan these flames, but that is completely and utterly untrue.
18. answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the government's position on defending supply management and following the House motion.the Government of Canada will continue to support and defend supply management.
19. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats prior instructions without addressing the claim of inaction or positioning at WTO.the coalition's instructions were to defend supply management and not to touch tariffs and quotas.
20. misdirected
    The EnvironmentGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking the Liberals' past record instead of addressing the current plan's emissions impact.I think it is very interesting to note that the Liberals are doing everything they possibly can rather than talk about their record.
21. misdirected
    Ministerial ExpensesMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer compares to Liberal spending and adds an unrelated NASCAR jab instead of disclosing expenses.we are proud of our track record of cabinet ministers' expense spending, because it is a fraction of what the Liberal ministers spent.
22. answered
    HealthHedy Fry (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states that wait times guarantees have been established in every province and territory.we have in each and every province and territory a patient wait times guarantee, at least one in many of the provinces and moving ahead with more.
23. partly answered
    Consumer AffairsMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses monitoring and inspectors but does not explain why importers are not made responsible.we do have inspectors and investigators who are on the scene and who are busy analyzing the products to see whether there is any kind of health hazard.
24. deflected
    Consumer AffairsMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes importer action but pivots to buyer beware without committing to regulatory change.The fact of the matter is we get what we pay for.
25. answered
    Softwood LumberMr. Blair Wilson (Liberal) asked David Emerson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly rebuts the premise by detailing the agreement's protections against worse outcomes.without the softwood lumber agreement, we would be facing new chapter 19 lawsuits, new actions.
26. deflected
    Automobile IndustryNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked David Emerson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific auto industry concern by attacking the opposition's source of advice instead.I guess when the Liberals lose some critical members from the other side, they start to take their economic lessons from the NDP.
27. misdirected
    Government PoliciesKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the question about answers and divisions to deliver an unrelated personal anecdote about the speaker's grandmother.our Canada is the Canada that my grandmother, a refugee from communism, told me about when she said it was a country of freedom, hope and opportunity.
28. misdirected
    Government PoliciesKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer turns to attacking the Liberal Party's motives rather than addressing the claimed lack of purpose or answers.Who is in the way every step of the way? One group of people, the Liberal Party.
29. answered
    Expenses of the Former Lieutenant Governor of QuebecMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the government's actions and position on committee independence regarding the request to testify.This government recognizes and respects the authority and the independence of parliamentary committees to invite whomever they wish to appear.
30. deflected
    Expenses of the Former Lieutenant Governor of QuebecMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to general accountability talking points instead of addressing the specific proposal on future lieutenant governors appearing before committees.This government, when it took power, tabled a bill on accountability, which is now law.
31. answered
    Supply ManagementMr. Bernard Patry (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly affirms the commitment to defend supply management with no changes to quotas or tariffs.Our government will defend supply management. No, we will not touch quotas. No, we will not touch tariffs.
32. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Greg Thompson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the extension commitment and recent additions but does not explain the timing or broken-promise accusation.we brought 12,000 people, veterans and spouses, into that program in the last year alone.
33. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansMs. Catherine Bell (NDP) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights existing spending and enforcement without addressing the call for increased conservation funding or policy changes.If the member wants to see what we will really do for the west coast, I suggest to her that she stay tuned.
34. misdirected
    Canada Summer JobsMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The answer responds with a personal insult about the asker's age instead of addressing the program's implementation or transparency issues.For my friend, though, I do not care how many times he asks me, he is not young enough to qualify for a Canada summer job.