Nuclear liability bill advances to committee after second reading debate

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. misdirected
   Elections CanadaStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals instead of addressing the PM's knowledge or actions on Conservative spending.Unfortunately for the Liberals, it's their brand that has cornered the market on illegal party funding in recent years.
2. misdirected
   Elections CanadaStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to criticizing a Liberal MP's actions rather than responding to the question about Conservative election expenses.Let us review what he did according to his campaign workers: illegal cash payments, non-disclosure of campaign expenses, deliberate efforts to hide spending from Elections Canada
3. misdirected
   Elections CanadaStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends Conservatives by attacking Liberal history instead of addressing why the PM refuses to answer now.It is very different from the Liberal practice.
4. deflected
   Income TrustsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). rhetorical question.Question is rhetorical with loaded premise about broken promise; answer deflects to NDP blocking the update.Unfortunately, we are unable, because of the NDP, to hear it in the House where it should be given.
5. deflected
   Income TrustsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer avoids the broken-promise accusation by pivoting to future tax fairness and opposition support.It is all about tax fairness and it is a little coincidental that opposition members are talking about tax fairness when they do not seem to be able to support the initiatives in our budgets
6. partly answered
   AfghanistanMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the request for investigation by stating there is a process and agreement with Afghanistan.Nevertheless, in accordance with the agreement signed with the Government of Afghanistan, whenever such allegations surface, the government investigates.
7. partly answered
   AfghanistanMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the Geneva convention concern by claiming the agreement is being respected and followed up.Our information indicates that the agreements are being respected.
8. deflected
   AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the agreement but does not address risks of prosecution or retaliation to soldiers.Our dealings with the Afghan government are based on that agreement.
9. partly answered
   AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims compliance with obligations but pivots to praising the agreement instead of addressing Geneva violations directly.We are meeting our international obligations, and we are honouring the agreement we signed with the Afghan government.
10. partly answered
    FinanceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes some price cuts and ongoing review but provides no specific tangible results from the meetings.some companies have announced their intention to cut prices.
11. deflected
    FinanceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the conflicting statements on dollar causes and returns to retail prices instead.if we go back to the issue of retail prices, the Minister of Finance raised this issue before it had even been noticed by any of the opposition parties.
12. deflected
    AfghanistanDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites Amnesty praise for the agreement but avoids committing to stop transfers or confirming Geneva compliance.It certainly is an improvement.
13. deflected
    AfghanistanDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses reports as unnamed sources and again praises the agreement without addressing the call to halt transfers.This process is in the agreement we signed and it is a model international agreement.
14. answered
    AfghanistanLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly clarifies the 2009 expiry and 2011 compact distinction while noting the required vote.The mission has an expiry date of February 2009, as per the vote that was taken in the House of Commons in the spring.
15. answered
    AfghanistanLucienne Robillard (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly rebuts the access claim with monthly visits.I am told that these reports are not true and that representatives of the Canadian government visit that hospital every month.
16. answered
    AfghanistanMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states monthly CIDA monitoring visits to the hospital.CIDA representatives in fact go to the hospital once a month to monitor progress and we will continue to do so.
17. partly answered
    AfghanistanMs. Caroline St-Hilaire (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Offers general availability of info but does not commit to tabling the requested detailed report.when we get a request for information on any specific project, we would be pleased to provide the information.
18. answered
    Nuclear EnergyMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). loaded question.Directly denies premise of secret meetings and clarifies jurisdiction.
19. misdirected
    Nuclear EnergyMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). loaded question.Attacks the member instead of addressing the call for debate and transparency.the member is very ill-informed and obviously is not paying attention to what is going on.
20. answered
    The EnvironmentJohn Godfrey (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.States the government was represented at the meeting.the Government of Canada was represented at the meeting by our ambassador in Lisbon.
21. misdirected
    The EnvironmentJohn Godfrey (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). rhetorical question.Ignores the question and attacks the Liberals instead.To hear the Liberals go on about climate change and global warming is shameless.
22. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Lists other meetings but avoids addressing the lack of targets or the specific partnership.we will go anywhere, anytime and any place to work with other countries to tackle the important issue of global warming.
23. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Pivots to past Liberal inaction and a quote rather than addressing a first ministers meeting.I have not received one on the environment since June, by the way.
24. partly answered
    HealthMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Agrees on goal of lower prices but does not address bulk purchasing or a timeline.We both want to see reduced prices for generic drugs, which is why I have said to my counterparts at the provincial and territorial levels that we can work together.
25. deflected
    HealthMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP instead of addressing proposed federal actions on drug costs.Typically for the NDP, its only solution is to tax Canadians more, spend more of their hard-earned money and not work on the innovative solutions that are there, in place, and can be done.
26. deflected
    Income TrustsMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids accountability on income trusts by pivoting to tax fairness and blaming Liberals.We are providing tax fairness to Canadians. We will continue to do that with or without the support of the Liberals, whether they sit or stand.
27. deflected
    Income TrustsMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps request for corrected analysis by restating general tax policy.There are many different opinions and we can bring up expert opinions on both sides of that issue, but the fact is that Canadians want to be taxed fairly.
28. partly answered
    Air TransportationJoseph Volpe (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains the passenger protect process for removal from the list but does not address Arar or US list coordination.Within the passenger protect process, that list does provide the opportunity for Canadians who have been mistaken on that list, and that is very exceptionally rare, to follow a procedure to be able to get themselves off that list.
29. partly answered
    Air TransportationJoseph Volpe (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses Cuba flight logistics but ignores sovereignty and Helms-Burton concerns.Every flight between Canada and Cuba requires U.S. air traffic controllers in Miami to talk to their Cuban counterparts.
30. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-foodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes interim payments and ongoing framework work but does not commit to a new maple-specific program.As for the sugar maple growers, my colleague knows very well that interim payments of significant amounts were made.
31. misdirected
    Agriculture and Agri-foodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Bloc voting record instead of addressing CAIS catastrophic component promise.If they want to talk about action, then the member and his colleagues should explain why they voted against supply management as raised in the throne speech.
32. answered
    Fisheries and OceansLawrence MacAulay (Liberal) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states the member has facts wrong and affirms support for inshore fishermen.I come from a small boat inshore fishing background. I will make sure we look after the small boat inshore fishermen.
33. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Dawn Black (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts blame to the previous government and highlights future plans without explaining current delays.the short answer is that the previous government did not do enough.
34. deflected
    Government ContractsMs. Penny Priddy (NDP) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Avoids committing to security clearances by listing implemented recommendations.In fact, we have actually already implemented all four of her recommendations.
35. misdirected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Loyola Hearn (Conservative). loaded question.The response insults the questioner and dismisses the premise without fully addressing the sovereignty concern.He has to spend less time listening to disco music and watching horror movies.
36. answered
    Atlantic AccordMr. Bill Casey (Independent) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Directly states that legislation will be tabled in the fall.There will be, obviously, legislation forthcoming in the fall.
37. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses the report but pivots to criticizing the questioner's past support for Liberals.However, I do note that the NDP member is the same member who stood up and supported the Liberal government in its inept ways on the environment and he should be ashamed.