Commons debates Bill S-3 anti-terrorism provisions amid rights concerns

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1. deflected
   Elections CanadaMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to legal interpretation dispute instead of addressing the raid's cause.the fundamental issue at play is one of interpretation of the act.
2. misdirected
   Elections CanadaMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Ignatieff personally and compares parties rather than addressing obstruction or punishments.the member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore came here with high heights as a man who it was thought would be a saviour and set a new standard for discourse.
3. answered
   Elections CanadaMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states they lack the warrant and cannot table it, directing to Elections Canada.A party official saw the search warrant but we are not in possession of that either, so I am in no position to table that.
4. answered
   Elections CanadaMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly denies the Prime Minister was at headquarters and attacks the question as absurd.
5. misdirected
   Elections CanadaMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to accusing the asker of an in-and-out scheme instead of addressing tabling the warrant.I would also invite her to review my comments yesterday and my questions about her in and out scheme, how she accepted money from the Liberal Party of Canada
6. deflected
   Elections CanadaMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies breaking the law and reframes as a court dispute over interpretation and past convention fees.We took Elections Canada to court because we think we should be treated the same as everyone else.
7. deflected
   Elections CanadaMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies wrongdoing and states lack of warrant possession while claiming full cooperation.
8. deflected
   Elections CanadaMs. Pauline Picard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer insists documents were produced and reframes as an interpretation issue rather than addressing the warrant or misleading.The issue is one of interpretation.
9. partly answered
   Elections CanadaMs. Pauline Picard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.States they lack the warrant but pivots to attacking other parties instead of fully addressing disclosure.we do not have the warrant. We have never seen the affidavit and insofar as the warrant is concerned, we understand it is about the issue that we have with Elections Canada
10. deflected
    Conservative Party of CanadaMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Dismisses questions as imaginary scandals and attacks opposition parties without addressing release of results.I thought it was only the Liberal Party that liked to pursue the imaginary scandals because it does not have a leader or any policies
11. deflected
    Conservative Party of CanadaMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Avoids timeline for results by claiming past clearances and attacking prior Liberal government instead.what has happened in every case so far is that we have gotten to the point where we put the results on the table and we find out, for example, that after allegations that a cabinet minister did something inappropriate, no less than the OPP says absolutely nothing wrong was done
12. deflected
    Elections CanadaMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Ignores the specific question on the warrant by reframing as a court dispute and comparing to Liberals.it relates to the exact same question. The question is how to interpret the Elections Act and whether it is appropriate and permissible for local candidates to talk about their national leader
13. deflected
    Elections CanadaMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Claims shared curiosity but shifts blame to Liberals and Elections Canada without disclosing contents.We have not seen the affidavit in support of the search warrant and it is indeed a puzzle because we have produced every document
14. deflected
    Elections CanadaRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses curiosity but diverts to past court wins by Liberals rather than consenting to unsealing.we share the same curiosity because, as we said, we provided every document that Elections Canada has sought with regard to our dispute on how the election spending should be interpreted
15. misdirected
    Elections CanadaRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Ignores the question entirely by attacking the questioner's party colleagues for similar past actions.apparently, that member should look to his left, look to his right, because every single one of those frontbenchers who ran for the leadership of his party, other than him who never ran for the leadership of his party in the end, every single one of them benefited from the fact that they said Elections Canada does not know how to interpret the law
16. answered
    JusticeMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Mr. Rob Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Directly states the government's position on not reopening the abortion debate as asked.as we have stated many times in this House and as the Minister of Justice has stated, the government has no plan to reopen the debate on abortion
17. misdirected
    JusticeMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Mr. Rob Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the abortion question briefly then pivots to attacking the opposition on unrelated crime issues.When is her party going to start standing up for justice in Canada?
18. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Réal Ménard (Bloc) asked Mr. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses general mismanagement and audits without addressing the specific request for reimbursement.our government will not tolerate mismanagement of Canadian taxpayers' money.
19. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Réal Ménard (Bloc) asked Mr. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again references the audit and future action without committing to reimbursement or correcting the situation.the minister will take an appropriate course of action once he has reviewed the independent report.
20. misdirected
    Minister of Foreign AffairsMr. Brian Murphy (Liberal) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the minister then counters by attacking the opposition leader on an unrelated foreign policy claim.When will he ask his leader to resign because his leader is the one who said that he would invade Pakistan.
21. misdirected
    Minister of Foreign AffairsMr. Brian Murphy (Liberal) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states a fact about sovereignty then redirects to questioning the opposition leader's past statement on Pakistan.Why does the hon. member not ask his leader why he wanted to invade Pakistan, which is a sovereign country?
22. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsAlbina Guarnieri (Liberal) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.The answer clarifies the member's comments are personal and states no boycott but does not address reining in the caucus or broader diplomacy.the comments made by the member for Calgary West are his own views and do not reflect the views of the Government of Canada.
23. deflected
    Foreign AffairsAlbina Guarnieri (Liberal) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates general foreign policy principles without addressing the specific incidents or calls to rein in members.We will stand for human rights. We will stand for the rule of law. We will stand for democracy.
24. deflected
    Gasoline PricesMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights tax cuts and budgets but does not address the ombudsman proposal or oil company regulation.We have had three very successful budgets with over $200 billion in tax cuts.
25. deflected
    Gasoline PricesMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Gordon O'Connor (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores ombudsman request and pivots to attacking NDP carbon tax policy.it is the height of hypocrisy for the NDP to be talking about the price of gasoline.
26. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps broken promises by praising the asker on an unrelated sealing issue.I have to commend him for his recent trip to take part in the sealing industry's hunt off the east coast.
27. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Mr. Laurie Hawn (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids specific Labrador commitments and insults opposition priorities instead.It had more priorities than Disney had dalmatians.
28. answered
    EthicsMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly states the only offer made to Cadman was rejoining the party.The only offer that was made to Chuck Cadman was that of rejoining the Conservative Party, presenting himself as a candidate and getting re-elected as a Conservative member of Parliament.
29. deflected
    EthicsMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids whether the parliamentary secretary asked the PM and shifts to Dona Cadman's belief.of course Dona Cadman has said she believes the Prime Minister and has said that he is telling the truth.
30. partly answered
    International AidMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes Canada's contribution level but does not address matching France's doubling of aid.Canada is the second largest contributor to the World Food Bank.
31. partly answered
    International AidMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims the issue is on the agenda but does not confirm action on the Francophonie summit specifically.It is already on the international agenda of this government.
32. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the second request after legal warning and tells the member to vote differently.the member should follow the wishes of the farmers to bring changes to the Wheat Board, as we do as government, and he should stand up in the House and vote once in a while.
33. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The minister directly refuses the specific request to reject the two proposals.First of all, Mr. Speaker, I will do no such thing.
34. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims the question is premature and asserts general compliance without addressing the call for leadership on specific protections.Mr. Speaker, this question from my colleague is somewhat premature.
35. misdirected
    Official LanguagesMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The response pivots to funding that the opposition voted against instead of addressing recognition of the court challenges program.We announced $30 million in funding and that hon. member and his party voted against that measure.
36. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bill Siksay (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer thanks the member and lists unrelated environmental actions rather than committing to the requested Pacific management plan by Oceans Day.We are taking real action to try to address the challenges on the west cost.
37. deflected
    Tourism IndustryMark Eyking (Liberal) asked Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.The response begins by questioning whether the member read the budget and then lists spending without addressing the specific steps requested.I guess the hon. member did not read our last budget, which has put millions into building tourism products along the St. Lawrence and Saguenay River
38. answered
    Broadcasting IndustryMr. Luc Malo (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The minister states Canada's position in the letter sent to partners emphasizing the multilateral nature of TV5 Monde.It included the Canadian proposal and reiterated the importance of safeguarding the multilateral nature of the TV5 Monde project.
39. answered
    EthicsScott Brison (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides the exact number of meetings requested and then adds a sarcastic remark about the member's presence.there was just the one meeting on May 19, 2005.