Commons resumes debate on throne speech amid Conservative-Liberal clashes

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Elections CanadaDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer challenges the question's order and relevance instead of addressing the alleged scandal.it is beyond me what this has to do with the administration of government or government business.
2. deflected
   Elections CanadaDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer questions the question's validity and mocks the asker rather than responding to the claim.I will restate my concern about whether this is in order.
3. misdirected
   Elections CanadaDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer turns to warning the asker about making accusations outside the House.If the member is prepared to make those same allegations outside the House where he invites the consequences that come with making such an accusation, I would invite him to do so.
4. deflected
   Elections CanadaMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats a general claim of legality without addressing what the minister knew.Everything that we have done in our campaign finance activities has been entirely legal.
5. deflected
   Elections CanadaMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to comparing the government's record with the previous Liberal government.It is very different than the other party.
6. partly answered
   TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the promise by referencing budgets that considered the Séguin report.in the 2006 and 2007 budget speeches, the government took into account not only the recommendations made in the Séguin report, but also a broad consensus among the provincial premiers.
7. deflected
   TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer notes Bloc support and election results instead of addressing the broken promise claim.the fact remains that the Bloc Québécois supported it.
8. partly answered
   TaxationMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites examples of open federalism but does not directly confirm unrestricted spending power limits.We have proven this with such gestures as recognition of Quebec's role in UNESCO, among others.
9. answered
   TaxationMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the government's stance on federal spending power in response to the question.We will not eliminate the federal spending power; we will limit it, as we said in the consideration of the throne speech.
10. partly answered
    Bill C-62Ms. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer references ongoing discussions about reinstatement but does not commit to action.As she well knows, we are in discussions about whether they are willing to deal with reinstatement of those bills.
11. answered
    Bill C-62Ms. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the condition required for reinstating the bill.We want to get permission to reinstate all the bills that we had in the last session.
12. answered
    Government AppointmentsMr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer identifies the minister in question as requested.After the municipal election was over, Terry Kilrea phoned the Minister of the Environment and asked how his appointment was going.
13. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the question about calling police and instead attacks Liberal practices.I know members of the Liberal Party are used to ducking, covering and running when people complain that patronage appointments are not made because that is their base
14. deflected
    Government AppointmentsGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates no appointment occurred and shifts to criticizing Liberals instead of confirming facts.If the Liberal Party were still in government I suspect perhaps that appointment might have been made because he would have been in a position to deliver.
15. answered
    Government AppointmentsGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly denies misleading the police before adding unrelated attacks.he certainly did not mislead the police.
16. answered
    Forest IndustryMr. Guy André (Bloc) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the forestry crisis by describing an existing government program.We are concerned about this, which is why we put in place the targeted initiative for older workers which is working in nine different places in Quebec.
17. partly answered
    Forest IndustryMr. Guy André (Bloc) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.Lists general programs but does not address forestry specifically.We are doing a tremendous amount to help workers across this country who are devastated by layoffs in some of these hard hit sectors.
18. answered
    Metallurgy IndustryMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.Directly explains approvals and lists investment commitments.The Minister of Industry also approved Rio Tinto's acquisition of Alcan because it will benefit Canada.
19. deflected
    Metallurgy IndustryMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.Defends the deal without addressing accusations of negligence or powerlessness.I do not understand why the member does not support a $2 billion investment in Quebec.
20. deflected
    PrivacyGarth Turner (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.States it is not government business rather than addressing the request.I fail to see what a political party database has to do with government business.
21. deflected
    PrivacyGarth Turner (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Repeats that it is a party database with no government connection.it is a political party database. How political parties run their campaigns in terms of databases has nothing to do with the administration of government
22. misdirected
    PrivacyMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Attacks Liberals for similar practices instead of responding to the question.The Liberals, who have made an art out of communicating with different communities based on publicly available lists, are now shocked that someone else should do the same thing.
23. misdirected
    PrivacyMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Accuses hypocrisy and cites other MPs rather than addressing the practice.only a Liberal could think it is unethical to wish somebody a happy New Year.
24. partly answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.Lists funding measures but deflects blame to the previous government.Obviously some of the situations arose under the previous government if we were to look at it very closely.
25. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer refuses to address the specific case or the rhetorical question about uniting families.obviously we will not get into the specifics of any particular case
26. deflected
    Government AppointmentsSue Barnes (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the appointee on merit but does not address the question about court packing or the premise.all on the basis of merit and legal excellence
27. misdirected
    Government AppointmentsSue Barnes (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioners for slagging appointees instead of addressing the ideological patronage claim.the members of the Liberal Party can in this place, but I would disagree with them doing it, slag and slur the members
28. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Roger Valley (Liberal) asked Mr. Steven Fletcher (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses health care improvements but pivots to blame the prior government rather than confirming a meeting.the government actually has taken great measures to improve the health care of first nations communities
29. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Roger Valley (Liberal) asked Mr. Steven Fletcher (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists new spending but avoids addressing the scrapped Kelowna accord or broken commitment directly.we have increased transfers by over $200 million to aboriginals in this country
30. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Raynald Blais (Bloc) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms intent to improve governance but does not assure support for an independent fund.I can confirm that we will improve the management and governance of the EI account
31. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Raynald Blais (Bloc) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses sustainability and rejects other bills but sidesteps commitment to Bill C-357 or independence principles.members of the Bloc Québécois have brought forward a number of private members' bills which, if they were all implemented, would make the employment insurance account not viable
32. misdirected
    Equalization PaymentsMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer accuses the asker of spreading falsehoods instead of providing details on the Atlantic accord documentation.The hon. member would be aware that this is a falsehood that he is attempting to spread
33. deflected
    Conservative Party of CanadaMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the core accusation of partisan website misuse and pivots to listing environmental policies instead.They are looking at that and they are saying, "Finally, a government that is taking action for the environment".
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    Conservative Party of CanadaMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer redefines accountability as communication rather than addressing misuse of public funds or programs.the accountability is that we are telling Canadians what the government is going to do.
35. partly answered
    Equalization PaymentsMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). loaded question.Answer explains benefits of the deal but sidesteps the timing accusation and prior opposition to side deals.the issue is that under the new equalization agreement Newfoundland will be the chief beneficiary of 50% of its offshore revenues.
36. partly answered
    SecuritiesMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer justifies a national regulator and notes consultation but does not address Quebec's jurisdictional claim or harassment charge.We realize that the provinces need to be consulted on this, which is why the finance minister will establish a panel to look it over.
37. answered
    Public ServiceMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly corrects the premise on holidays and cites collective agreements as the barrier.Collective agreements, over which we do not have unilateral control, indicate which employees are covered by which holidays.
38. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). loaded question.Answer lists government actions but avoids the accusation of favoring U.S. interests via the softwood deal.We have resolved the softwood lumber dispute, which the previous government was unable to resolve.