Bloc motion targets film tax credit wording in Bill C-10

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1. deflected
   EthicsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to address the specific meaning of the phrase and instead attacks the opposition's prior statements.However, the real point is the leader of the Liberal Party and his party have already said publicly that I offered a bribe in the form of a life insurance policy to a man who was critically ill with cancer.
2. deflected
   EthicsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again declines to explain the phrase and pivots to accusing the opposition of an illegal act.The main problem here is that the leader of the Liberals and his party have already incorrectly answered this question.
3. misdirected
   EthicsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The question embeds an accusatory premise and the answer responds by listing unrelated reversals by the opposition rather than addressing the tape.The reality of this is we have a Leader of the Opposition who completely reversed himself on his environment position on the throne speech, completely reversed himself on his criminal justice policy and completely reversed himself and even instructed his own members not to support their own budget position.
4. answered
   EthicsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the only offer made and rejects the premise of the insurance policy.
5. deflected
   EthicsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids confirming or denying whether the family is lying and instead attacks the Liberals with a metaphor.The Liberals can continue to throw all these kinds of accusations and falsehoods forward, but as George Will once said, these are like cobwebs trying to lasso a locomotive, and it is not going to work.
6. deflected
   EthicsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer gives a one-word denial then shifts to correcting the questioner about a withdrawn allegation.I must point out to the Bloc leader that the company withdrew that allegation from its book.
7. deflected
   EthicsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer begins to respond but is cut off and does not engage the requested explanation of the phrase.I would like to tell the leader of the Bloc Québécois that all that—
8. deflected
   EthicsMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates the candidacy offer and dismisses the questioner without addressing the tape's wording.As I have said a number of times, the only offer on the table was our desire to see Chuck Cadman come back to the Conservative fold and run as a candidate for us in the 2005 election campaign.
9. deflected
   EthicsMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates a talking point about the meeting attendees and attacks the opposition instead of addressing whether the candidate offer was a detail.The Bloc Québécois should try to differentiate between fact and fantasy.
10. partly answered
    Canada-U.S. RelationsJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the call for investigation by describing an internal security probe but does not confirm RCMP involvement.the Clerk of the Privy Council, obviously working with the Department of Foreign Affairs, is bringing in an internal security investigation on this.
11. answered
    Canada-U.S. RelationsJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly affirms taking every necessary step including legal and investigative techniques to address the leaks.We will make sure that every legal and every investigative technique necessary is undertaken to find out who exactly is behind this.
12. misdirected
    EthicsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer denies the policy but then attacks the questioner's voting record instead of explaining what the Prime Minister knew.Last night he confirmed what I have suspected for a long time: that the people of Beauséjour were never better served than when the hon. member did not show up to vote.
13. deflected
    EthicsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies any bribe and attacks the opposition for false allegations rather than detailing what the Prime Minister knew about discussions.That is why the Liberal Party in the future will be paying a serious and steep price for making these false criminal allegations.
14. misdirected
    EthicsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as nonsense and shifts to attacking the Liberals over a different member's cabinet offer.Perhaps my colleague in her supplementary question can try to convince this House, with just a bit of energy, that the offer made to the member for Newmarket—Aurora to join cabinet 48 hours before the vote had nothing to do with it.
15. deflected
    EthicsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies any bribe and insults the asker personally instead of explaining how the offers were not a bribe.This is all in the head of the member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
16. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates past tax cuts and economic statements without addressing use of the surplus for manufacturing and forestry aid.We cut corporate income taxes. We cut personal income taxes. We lowered the GST, unlike the Liberals, who would like to raise the GST.
17. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Paul Crête (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the manufacturing aid question and pivots to job numbers and opposition criticism.We are tired of the opposition and the Bloc saying negative things about our economy.
18. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses consular assistance and clemency but does not engage the case-by-case policy critique.the Government of Canada stands ready to assist the family in pursuing its appeal through the justice system in Saudi Arabia.
19. answered
    Foreign AffairsMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly confirms the case-by-case approach without deflection.there has been no change in the government's policy and we will continue to look at these cases on a case by case basis.
20. misdirected
    EthicsMs. Colleen Beaumier (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the asker for raising the issue and avoids confirming or denying the insurance claim.If she really believes that our government has committed a crime, then she ought to have the courage to say it outside of the House
21. misdirected
    EthicsRaymond Chan (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer accuses the asker of calling Cadman a liar and restates denial without new evidence.I do not think he would want to call him a liar, but I think that is what he just did in his question.
22. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Roger Valley (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as silly and challenges the asker to repeat it outside the House.It is clear that if my colleague has any evidence to the contrary, he would say it outside of the House of Commons, but again he does not have the courage to do so
23. deflected
    EthicsMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies the offer and notes police independence but does not address why no investigation was requested.the police and the RCMP have their own mandates and are independent of the government.
24. deflected
    The BudgetMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rejects the premise on fiscal capacity and shifts to general budget positives and job creation.absolutely not. Let me tell the hon. member about some of the things that this budget will do.
25. deflected
    The BudgetMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to unrelated spending increases without addressing the EI fund theft or agenda claim.not only are taxes going down, but we also see important spending going up, for instance, investment in the guaranteed income supplement so that seniors are able to earn income and not face a clawback.
26. misdirected
    EthicsKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids naming who is lying and instead attacks the Liberals while quoting Cadman.Option C, the Liberals, Mr. Speaker.
27. misdirected
    EthicsKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the premise and attacks the member for operating without facts rather than addressing the tape quote.The member for York Centre can try to spin and deflect, but unfortunately, he is operating without any of the facts.
28. misdirected
    FinanceJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to past Liberal comments instead of addressing the Prime Minister's broken promise.I quote the member for Scarborough—Guildwood , "That made it clear that Liberals had been planning to announce the tax on income trusts".
29. deflected
    FinanceJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates budget support and economic track record without addressing broken promises or Ontario remarks.It was to provide impetus to Canadians to regain employment, to maintain a strong economy.
30. answered
    Marine TransportationMr. Mario Laframboise (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly references the TERMPOL process and 76 recommendations addressing navigation concerns.in the course of the joint assessment by the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada, we examined the issues raised with respect to navigation and marine safety.
31. answered
    Marine TransportationMr. Mario Laframboise (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms that TERMPOL covered marine traffic impacts and project safety.once again, there is no more rigorous or exhaustive process in the world than TERMPOL for assessing this sort of project.
32. partly answered
    Canada-U.S. RelationsNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.The answer confirms an investigation is underway but does not address PMO involvement or Ian Brodie.The Clerk of the Privy Council, with the department, is fully investigating this leak.
33. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer emphasizes procedural compliance and Quebec support without addressing the question's core comparison of priorities.All of the procedures have been followed to the letter. This is good for the greater Quebec City area and for Canada.
34. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates project importance and procedures but sidesteps the energy security and NAFTA export concerns raised.I realize that my hon. colleague is trying to compare this project to others, but each project is examined on its own merits.
35. partly answered
    Canada-U.S. RelationsMrs. Susan Kadis (Liberal) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms an investigation into leaks but avoids a direct yes-or-no response on the chief of staff specifically.The Clerk of the Privy Council has been asked to investigate it with the department.
36. answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Monte Solberg (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the past raid on the fund and the mechanism to prevent future diversions.there is no question the Liberals did raid the EI account to the tune of well over $50 billion.