Bloc motion on Elections Canada dominates supply day debate

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1. misdirected
   Elections CanadaMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer evades the fraud authorization query by attacking Liberal hypocrisy instead.
2. deflected
   Elections CanadaMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates compliance claims and pivots to Liberal actions without addressing rule-breaking.The Liberals are being just a tad hypocritical, because as I said, some Liberals went to court against Elections Canada to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars for their party.
3. deflected
   Elections CanadaMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer disputes the premise of obstruction but shifts to criticizing Elections Canada rather than explaining party actions.In fact, the Conservative Party of Canada has never refused any documentation to Elections Canada.
4. misdirected
   Elections CanadaDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer counters by accusing the questioner of similar conduct instead of confirming the reference.So does the collective ad buy that the member participated in.
5. misdirected
   Elections CanadaDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner's own filings rather than addressing the Federal Court examples.If he has the opportunity to rise again, I think he should admit that in the past three months, he had to modify the documents he sent to Elections Canada and admit that he himself participated in this collective advertising.
6. deflected
   Elections CanadaMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer denies the forgery claim but immediately pivots to attacking Bloc practices.Once again, it is interesting to note the Bloc Québécois' hypocrisy.
7. misdirected
   Elections CanadaMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer accuses the asker of lying and shifts to Bloc transfers instead of addressing the libel challenge.The leader of the Bloc should be truthful.
8. misdirected
   Elections CanadaMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the minister's awareness and attacks the Bloc leader's transfers instead.in the kingdom of transfers, the leader of the Bloc is truly king.
9. misdirected
   Elections CanadaMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the Conservative scheme and instead attacks the Bloc Québécois for similar past actions.By so doing, they got back more of the taxpayers' money from Elections Canada. That was in and out Bloc Québécois style.
10. partly answered
    Global EconomyJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses global food price concerns and aid but sidesteps specific action on energy prices.Canada is among the leading international donors for the UN program in that area.
11. deflected
    Global EconomyJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the crisis response and pivots to criticizing opposition tax proposals instead.That is obviously not the right policy. That is why we have reduced the GST and why we are reducing taxes for Canadian households.
12. answered
    Automotive IndustryJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly explains the GM job cuts as due to market shifts and outlines support for affected workers.Our immediate concern is for the workers who have lost their employment and ensuring that they are properly treated and have other job opportunities.
13. deflected
    Automotive IndustryJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the pork-barrel accusations and instead highlights past budget support while mocking the asker.I am sure even the member for Markham—Unionville could follow that.
14. misdirected
    Ontario EconomyJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids current Ontario layoffs and instead attacks the prior Liberal record on plant closures.At the General Motors plant at Sainte-Thérèse, over 1,000 jobs were lost.
15. misdirected
    Ontario EconomyJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rebuts the Ontario record but pivots to blaming the previous federal Liberal government rather than addressing current cuts.Why? Because of the Liberal government in Ottawa trying to balance the budget on the backs of the weakest people in our society
16. answered
    Broadcasting IndustryMrs. Maria Mourani (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms the CRTC process will handle the licence change and allow input on news requirements.The CRTC will hold hearings and all stakeholders will have an opportunity to express their views.
17. partly answered
    Broadcasting IndustryMrs. Maria Mourani (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms letter receipt date but then deflects on negotiations by invoking CRTC autonomy and an old quote.the member is asking the minister to intervene in the CRTC process.
18. deflected
    Bill 101 and the Canada Labour CodeMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores whether the minister read the bill and instead attacks the Bloc for seeing nonexistent problems while citing unrelated stats.once again, we see the impotence of the Bloc Québécois, which sees all sorts of problems where there are none.
19. deflected
    Bill 101 and the Canada Labour CodeMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats the same complaint statistics without addressing the bill's application to federal companies or the minister's understanding.Of the 3,789 complaints the Office québécois de la langue française received about the use of French, only one concerns the federal charter.
20. misdirected
    Regional DevelopmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to general regional spending and criticizes the asker for not knowing regions beyond Montreal instead of addressing specific inaction claims.I do not know how many times the hon. member has been to the Gaspésie, the North Shore or anywhere else.
21. partly answered
    Regional DevelopmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer details specific funding measures for manufacturing and regions but does not address the broader economic slowdown plan or personal attacks.the $217 million we have invested in the Government of Quebec will be used to support the manufacturing sector.
22. misdirected
    Ontario EconomyMr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sarcastically deflects by blaming weather and past Liberal deficits instead of addressing why past failed policies are being recycled.I know, Mr. Speaker, Mike Harris was responsible for most of the snowstorms that fell each winter in Toronto and around the province of Ontario.
23. deflected
    Ontario EconomyMr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to tax policy successes and provincial stimulus without addressing the specific accusations of favoritism or ignoring manufacturing jobs.We proposed these in the economic statement on October 30.
24. deflected
    Manufacturing IndustryMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores manufacturing job losses and instead highlights unrelated aerospace successes while urging optimism.my hon. friend is ignoring some of the great success that we are having in the Canadian economy, whether we are speaking about the aerospace industry
25. deflected
    Manufacturing IndustryMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses general industry work and past government issues but avoids the tax cuts versus manufacturing support question.We are addressing the issues of competitiveness that will make this industry successful.
26. partly answered
    AfghanistanBob Rae (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms a meeting will occur and mentions reporting but does not detail the specific strategy points raised.We will discuss the situation in Afghanistan and I can assure this House that we will soon report back daily, as stipulated in the motion, on our activities in Afghanistan.
27. answered
    AfghanistanBob Rae (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the adopted plan covering military, political, development and economic assistance.I went to Bucharest with the Prime Minister and my colleague the Minister of National Defence and while we were there we adopted an entire military and political plan for a strategy to provide the Afghans with the development and economic assistance they need.
28. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer praises diplomats and restates general aims without addressing attendance level, funding or Washington influence.Furthermore, everyone knows that one of Canada's aims is to reduce the devastating human impact of certain types of cluster bombs.
29. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites the Wellington declaration and domestic destruction but sidesteps the US orders or minister competence claims.We are taking action on this side of the House and we are proud of the work being done by our diplomats.
30. deflected
    Department of National DefenceMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies political involvement and asserts compliance but does not explain the reported guide or censorship claims.Determining whether any information released could compromise a mission is an operational decision.
31. misdirected
    HealthMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior Liberal policy instead of addressing the current censorship and funding decision.It was the doing of the former Liberal government, and an example of their bad policies for tackling drug use and improving the situation.
32. deflected
    International AidMaria Minna (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates aid doubling promises and criticizes the previous government without addressing the contingency fund or immediate food crisis response.Our government promised to double international assistance and we will do that.
33. misdirected
    Elections CanadaMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the question about Conservative actions and instead attacks the NDP.That is the NDP in and out scheme.
34. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The response affirms ongoing work with Manitoba but does not address joining the contempt application or filing notice.We are committed to continue to work hard on this issue.
35. answered
    Point of OrderMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.The parliamentary secretary directly agrees to table the document if it has not already been tabled.If it has not been tabled, I would be happy to table it.