House rejects two Senate changes to Criminal Code bill

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1. deflected
   Community DevelopmentStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the honesty accusation by restating the fund details and attacking the asker as partisan.I do not know why, when Parliament is actually working together to accomplish something, the Leader of the Opposition would bring petty partisan politics back into it.
2. deflected
   HealthStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the incompetence claim by noting past support and criticizing the opposition's position change.I regret that later, when the Leader of the Opposition returned abroad, they decided to change their position.
3. deflected
   AfghanistanStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the accusations of misleading and partisanship, instead restating the mission's UN/NATO basis and framing a binary choice.The government has every intention of being very clear with Canadians, just as the former deputy prime minister has been clear with Canadians.
4. deflected
   AfghanistanMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids explaining the delay in calls by contrasting Liberal reversals and listing ally contributions instead.during the last two years, while the Liberal Party completely reversed itself and decided we should suddenly pull out of Afghanistan, the government was working with our allies to strengthen that mission.
5. deflected
   AfghanistanMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer evades the call for dialogue by agreeing with the deputy leader's position and restating obligations and the Manley report.when the deputy leader of the Liberal Party says that Canada should stay in Afghanistan, I am convinced that is indeed his position.
6. partly answered
   AfghanistanMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the motion timing indirectly by confirming it will set NATO conditions and encourage study, but does not confirm pre-summit vote.The motion will set out the important conditions that we want from NATO.
7. deflected
   AfghanistanMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the vote timing and budget questions by sarcastically noting the asker's prior complaint about debate length.the last time we had a debate on Afghanistan here, the leader of the Bloc complained that the debate was too short.
8. misdirected
   AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Mr. Laurie Hawn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer turns to attacking Liberals on Senate crime issues instead of clarifying detainee handling.What I would really like to hear discussed is not potential crime or alleged crime in Afghanistan, but perhaps the Liberals could get their Senate colleagues to do something serious about tackling violent crime and do something serious for crime in Canada.
9. deflected
   AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Mr. Laurie Hawn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates talking points on arrangements and trust in forces without naming the guards.The authority for detaining or not detaining, or transferring or not transferring rests with the Canadian Forces.
10. partly answered
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses accountability processes but not the specific request for Auditor General review.The accountability in Afghanistan is triple-fold.
11. deflected
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims processes exist and Auditor General audits departments but avoids calling for a specific report.The Auditor General audits all government departments.
12. misdirected
    FinanceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the asker on GST instead of addressing the payment or apology request.Many people in Canada disagree with the member for Markham—Unionville when he says that he wants to raise the GST by two full percentage points
13. misdirected
    FinanceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing the asker on GST rather than addressing discipline or apology.the member opposite says that the GST is nonsense.
14. misdirected
    EthicsKaren Redman (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer accuses Liberals of hijacking committees instead of addressing the in-and-out scheme.for the Liberal Party all it is about is hijacking the institutions of Parliament for partisan purposes.
15. misdirected
    EthicsKaren Redman (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters by questioning what Liberals have to hide rather than addressing Conservative testimony.Why will the Liberals not allow this investigation they want to apply to their party?
16. deflected
    AfghanistanMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists general processes and outcomes but does not explain tracing of funds in private banks.as I said earlier, there are full processes for full audits, monitoring, reports and site visits.
17. deflected
    AfghanistanMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer details education funding but ignores the Manley report accountability question.The results are there, the numbers are there, and $60 million will go a long way to improving the education system in Afghanistan.
18. misdirected
    The FrancophonieMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The response attacks the Bloc Québécois record instead of addressing the minister's language choice.What has the Bloc Québécois done for the French fact here in Ottawa in over 13 years? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
19. misdirected
    The FrancophonieMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shames the asker personally rather than addressing the apology request.I would be ashamed of asking such a question in this House.
20. misdirected
    Canadian Grain CommissionRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies and threatens legal action instead of clarifying the gag order memo.If the member thinks the allegations are serious, he should take them outside.
21. deflected
    HealthMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer justifies the crisis response but avoids why Keen was fired over ministers.There was a problem facing Canadians and we had to take action to protect their health.
22. deflected
    Softwood LumberNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked David Emerson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer praises the agreement benefits without addressing lawsuits or lobbyist funding.they are very happy to have the protection that the softwood lumber agreement provides them
23. answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer gives a direct denial to the muzzling question.
24. deflected
    Government ContractsMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends contract value without addressing dismissal of the minister.value for money was provided. The work was performed for the Canadian people.
25. misdirected
    Government ContractsMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the contracting question entirely and pivots to unrelated tax relief.In a time of slowing economy, this is equivalent to about 1.4% of Canada's economy.
26. deflected
    Child CareKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the opposition instead of addressing the reported lack of new spaces.
27. deflected
    Child CareKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner's record rather than clarifying the providers' statements.the truth is that the member did not create a single space when he was the minister.
28. partly answered
    Tourism IndustryMark Eyking (Liberal) asked Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer supplies spending figures but does not compare them to Nevada's promotion budget.the fact of the matter is that this government spends $800 million a year promoting tourism.
29. partly answered
    Tourism IndustryMark Eyking (Liberal) asked Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rebuts two specific claims but dismisses the rest with rhetoric.the member opposite should not get carried away with his own overblown rhetoric.
30. deflected
    Manufacturing and Forestry IndustriesMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights equalization and past budget measures instead of new manufacturing tax credits.That means an additional $400 million this year, and more than $600 million, $700 million, $1.1 billion for Quebec under the equalization formula.
31. deflected
    Manufacturing and Forestry IndustriesMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats prior tax cuts and insults the Bloc rather than addressing the 2008 surplus request.I think the Bloc Québécois must have a screw loose.
32. answered
    Manufacturing and Forestry IndustriesMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly lists training and community funding programs aimed at displaced workers.That is why we have stepped up with the community development trust, which has won the support of the House.
33. partly answered
    EthicsMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the query by outlining the concrete step of commissioning Professor Johnston's inquiry into the settlement.the government asked Professor Johnston to look into the matter and provide terms of reference for an inquiry
34. deflected
    LobbyistsMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the question's demand for a timeline and instead promotes the government's lobbying reforms.in response to the abuses of the lobbying situation under the Liberals, this government took some of the strongest action of any government in the world