NDP non-confidence motion on income gap dominates supply day

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   National SecurityMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids the confidence question by framing it as a private matter attack.This is my private life people are talking about.
2. misdirected
   National SecurityMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to attacking the opposition's record on terrorists instead of addressing confidence.Obviously they do not really care about security concerns for Canada.
3. deflected
   National SecurityMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer evades the security clearance explanation with a sarcastic historical quote.The deputy leader of the Liberal Party is clearly no Pierre Trudeau.
4. deflected
   National SecurityDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses as personal attacks and implies the asker lacks class.I think he may be the one guy over there who is a little too classy to do that.
5. deflected
   National SecurityDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer quotes a Liberal leader on personal attacks rather than addressing Privy Council awareness.That was the leader of the Liberal Party.
6. deflected
   National SecurityMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes prior knowledge from a photo; answer affirms privacy rights without engaging.Everyone has the right to privacy and a private life, be they ministers, journalists or dentists.
7. deflected
   National SecurityMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer praises the minister's work instead of addressing Privy Council knowledge or foreign concerns.the Minister of Foreign Affairs is doing remarkable work in a very difficult job in our country.
8. misdirected
   National SecurityMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters with an unrelated accusation against the Bloc leader rather than addressing disclosure.can the leader of the Bloc Québécois assure this House that he never took part in a teleconference with reporters or threatened them if they did not go along with his story today?
9. deflected
   National SecurityMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the direct demand about awareness of the spouse and pivots to unrelated criticism of the Bloc.if the leader of the Bloc Québécois were a Conservative, one thing is certain: he would be able to make good on his promises to Quebeckers, as we are doing.
10. answered
    Economic Situation of FamiliesJack Layton (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly refutes the $2 statistic and lists specific policy changes affecting families.There have been many policy changes, including a reduction in taxes for the middle class and workers.
11. answered
    Economic Situation of FamiliesJack Layton (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer counters the claims with job creation numbers and EI statistics.Fewer Canadians need employment insurance now than at almost any time in the past 33 years.
12. deflected
    National SecurityUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer begins by expressing sadness at the question rather than addressing the meeting inquiry.I am really saddened and surprised that the Liberal Party continues to--
13. deflected
    National SecurityUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer declares the question should never be asked instead of responding to it.this is a question that should not be answered here.
14. deflected
    National SecurityRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to address access to materials and instead attacks the legitimacy of the question.I am not going to inquire into the private conservations they have with their spouses.
15. deflected
    National SecurityRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer labels the questions indecent rather than providing any assurance about travel.This entire line of questioning is indecent.
16. deflected
    400th Anniversary of Quebec CityMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the nation-building accusation by emphasizing that Quebec City was not founded by sovereignists.there is one thing I know and that is that Quebec City was not founded by sovereignists, and that is clear.
17. misdirected
    400th Anniversary of Quebec CityMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the questioner personally instead of addressing the substance of the anniversary framing.However, he cannot claim to have taught Champlain about sovereignty.
18. answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly responds to the yes/no question about awareness.
19. answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the question by citing the French Prime Minister's statement.the French Prime Minister has been asked publicly if he thought this applied to Canada, and he said no.
20. partly answered
    BurmaKeith Martin (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses aid assessment and access but does not commit to a matching program.Of course, the first thing to do is to ensure that the international aid NGOs can get in there to assess the need and we will respond with the need.
21. answered
    BurmaKeith Martin (Liberal) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms offering DART assistance to the UN.I offered Canada's assistance, and more specifically, the assistance of DART, the Disaster Assistance Response Team.
22. partly answered
    Vancouver Olympic GamesRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked David Emerson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims coverage will be available but provides no specifics on resolving the TQS/RDS contract issues.I can assure the hon. member and I can assure the House that the Olympic coverage will be available to Canadians in the official language of their choice across this country in record numbers.
23. deflected
    Vancouver Olympic GamesRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked David Emerson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids addressing CBC's refusal and instead repeats vague collaborative language.The coverage will be there in the official language of choice and it will be done in a constructive, collaborative way, not by government dictate.
24. deflected
    BurmaMs. Alexa McDonough (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer rejects the envoy idea and pivots to aid access without addressing high-level representation.What the Burmese need, Mr. Speaker, is not an envoy.
25. partly answered
    BurmaMs. Alexa McDonough (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses aid delivery and NGOs but ignores sanctions and siphoning concerns.We are asking the UN and all our partners to ensure that Canadian NGOs can get in there as well.
26. misdirected
    Government AccountabilityMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Ignores the question and attacks the opposition leader's past expenses instead.that question might be better asked of her own leader, who, for the period between July 2004 and November 2005 when he was minister of the environment, billed $14,225 in 98 separate expenses for trips between Gatineau and Montreal in his limousine.
27. misdirected
    Government AccountabilityMs. Tina Keeper (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Avoids the specific question by attacking Liberal spending habits generally.of course, the Liberals think, when they look at our expenses, that we were hiding them because they cannot conceive that we are not living high off the hog the way they always did.
28. misdirected
    Municipal AffairsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Denies the premise and insults the asker rather than addressing the claim.the member who has made this accusation likes to engage in the practice of public fiction.
29. misdirected
    Municipal AffairsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Shifts to defending the minister and attacking the opposition instead of answering about intervention.The OPP said there was no wrongdoing whatsoever on the part of the Minister of the Environment and it cleared him entirely.
30. deflected
    Omar KhadrMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Lists charges and notes humane treatment but does not address child soldier conventions or repatriation.Omar Khadr is facing serious charges related to his capture in Afghanistan, charges such as murder in violation of the law of war, attempted murder in violation of the law of war, conspiracy, providing material support for terrorism and spying.
31. deflected
    Omar KhadrMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Calls the question premature due to ongoing proceedings without addressing the convention demand.all these questions are premature. Given that Mr. Khadr is facing these charges, legal proceedings are underway and the appeal process will follow.
32. partly answered
    Ferry ServiceRobert Thibault (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Discusses meetings and past actions but does not give a clear assurance on future ferry service.I thank my colleague, the Minister of Transport , for his cooperation in the past to keep this particular ferry running.
33. deflected
    Government AccountabilityMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to Liberal comparisons instead of addressing repayment steps.under this government, Conservative ministers have a serious regard for taxpayer money, which is why, under almost every department, expenses for travel and hospitality are far lower under the Conservatives than they were under the previous Liberals.
34. deflected
    Government AccountabilityMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dodges with a joke about fat meals and shifts to Liberal expenses.far be it from me to talk about things that are fat.
35. misdirected
    Ferry ServiceMr. Paul Zed (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer accuses the asker of hypocrisy instead of committing to funding.I do note, however, that there is some level of cynicism and hypocrisy in his question, knowing that it was under his government that this was devolved.
36. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMrs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights new shelters added but does not address the specific funding request to stop violence.I was very pleased earlier this year to announce, after the budgetary policies of this government, that we had added five new shelters for aboriginal women, to add to the current network of shelters across the country.
37. answered
    Pierre Elliott Trudeau AirportMr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states the airport is handling consultations and review of options.Over the course of the next couple of weeks, it will be in consultation with the people who are interested parties in this file.
38. deflected
    Competition ActMr. Roger Gaudet (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims it is too late without stating agreement to fast-track the bill.
39. deflected
    Business of the HouseRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists recent bills passed but omits any designation of specific days for estimates.yesterday the Standing Committee on Finance agreed to report the budget implementation bill back to the House by May 28.
40. misdirected
    Business of the HouseRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Mr. Rod Bruinooge (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks a different member's remark instead of addressing the unanimous consent request.yesterday the member for Don Valley East made a hurtful, discriminatory and unparliamentary remark.
41. deflected
    Points of OrderMr. Joe Comartin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids engaging the Standing Order point on amendment selection and instead defers while shifting blame to committee timing.However, in terms of an opportunity to make amendments to the bill, I will draw attention to the fact that the committee, in returning the bill, did so well in advance of the deadline established in the Standing Orders