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1. deflected
   Foreign AffairsUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Dismisses concerns as speculation without addressing review capacity across departments.once again, the hon. member is carried away with speculation.
2. deflected
   Foreign AffairsUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Avoids specifics on review by attacking the asker's motives instead.That is why he wants to have a public inquiry.
3. deflected
   Foreign AffairsUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Ignores call for public inquiry and focuses on ridiculing the asker's interest.That may be very interesting to him.
4. partly answered
   Foreign AffairsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Explains focus on documents but sidesteps how other departments are covered.Foreign affairs is of course the most appropriate department to investigate that because we are talking about documents that were foreign affairs documents.
5. partly answered
   Foreign AffairsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Begins describing the review scope but does not complete the answer.foreign affairs will be looking into the question of the secure treatment of documents
6. deflected
   Foreign AffairsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). rhetorical question.Responds to interruption by criticizing the asker rather than continuing substantive reply.The hon. member asked a question. She does not appear to want to hear the answer.
7. deflected
   Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Notes Bloc history instead of addressing the impact of funding cuts.that is an interesting question from the Bloc, who has long been opposed to the federal government playing any role in economic development programs for the regions of Quebec.
8. misdirected
   Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.Attacks the Bloc Québécois record instead of responding to the question on contempt.Is it such a sad life to be here as a Bloc Québécois MP for 17 years and do nothing but ask questions, ask questions and ask questions?
9. deflected
   Regional Economic DevelopmentMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer recites past funding totals and suggests an alternative department without addressing the call to restore funding levels.If the National Optics Institute wants to focus more on research, it can always turn to the Department of Industry.
10. deflected
    Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Jean-Yves Roy (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to a Sherbrooke project instead of responding to the demand to restore funding for Quebec agencies.Together with the University of Sherbrooke and its applied technology centre, we agreed with Bombardier Recreational Products to put a total of $10 million into a $36-million project
11. partly answered
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms compliance with obligations but does not address fixing the transfer policy after the prison break.the Canadian Forces always comply with their legal and international obligations.
12. misdirected
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP's position on Afghanistan rather than addressing the joint facility proposal or monitoring failures.I will ask the NDP to explain the contradiction of wanting us out of Afghanistan but also to build permanent Canadian institutions there.
13. deflected
    AfghanistanBryon Wilfert (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer praises the forces and describes immediate response but ignores the Correctional Service Canada report and prior knowledge.As soon as we heard of this break, Canadian Forces were deployed.
14. deflected
    AfghanistanBryon Wilfert (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights government transparency statistics and training efforts instead of answering how many escaped prisoners were captured by Canadians.with regard to transparency, I would remind the member opposite that during our time in government we have now had 28 technical briefings.
15. partly answered
    VeteransMr. Brent St. Denis (Liberal) asked Greg Thompson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims doubled clinics and recent funding but does not specify new action or timelines for treating PTSD.We in fact are doubling the clinics the Liberals had on their shift.
16. misdirected
    VeteransMr. Brent St. Denis (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses reporting of incidents but ignores the demand for concrete PTSD funding and action.We want to ensure that all Canadian soldiers continue to follow Queen's regulations and orders, and that is to report any allegation of any unlawful act that they might see in the course of their duty.
17. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts focus to prior government and lack of contract rather than addressing the security concern raised.I will remind the House that the meeting that took place and the incident being discussed occurred under the previous government.
18. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again blames prior government and notes no contracts awarded instead of addressing infiltration claims.again this is something that took place under the Liberal government, but I will advise the member, for his information, that CATSA performs security checks on companies that are awarded contracts and have access to classified information.
19. partly answered
    Court Challenges ProgramMr. Réal Ménard (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms an agreement was reached but refuses to disclose details on scope or applicability.an agreement has in fact between reached by the two parties, to their satisfaction.
20. deflected
    Court Challenges ProgramMr. Réal Ménard (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats confidentiality without addressing restoration of funding for other groups.the government has agreed to keep the terms and conditions of the agreement confidential.
21. misdirected
    EthicsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks Liberals for misleading and threatens court action instead of clarifying number of experts consulted.The Liberals can continue to mislead on this issue, but the facts are very clear.
22. misdirected
    EthicsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats prior response and accuses Liberals of false charges rather than addressing how many experts were consulted.There is no evidence. Do you know why there is no evidence, Mr. Speaker?
23. deflected
    Election FinancingMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the practice as legal and blames Elections Canada instead of addressing forged invoices or dropping the case.Elections Canada singled us out so we took it to court.
24. deflected
    Election FinancingMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats defense of legality and attacks Elections Canada without addressing the email suggesting overbilling.Elections Canada singled us out, so we took it to took to court.
25. deflected
    HealthMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Mr. Steven Fletcher (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses monitoring but pivots to an unrelated attack on the carbon tax.Why does the Liberal leader want to increase the cost of cosmetics due to his carbon tax?
26. deflected
    HealthMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Mr. Steven Fletcher (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats the monitoring claim but again diverts to carbon tax criticism instead of naming brands.It is important that Canadians get the health products they deserve at a reasonable price.
27. misdirected
    Government AppointmentsGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer thanks the member and praises appointments but ignores the taxpayer cost and conflict question entirely.I am very proud of the 165 outstanding individuals who have been appointed by this government.
28. deflected
    Government AppointmentsGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer begins by thanking for advice but does not address the conflict of interest raised.
29. misdirected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the opposition lineup and demands an apology rather than explaining why the suspect was not interviewed.
30. deflected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses document circulation but evades the specific question about interviewing U.S. suspects.None of that has anything to do with the false allegations he has continued to make.
31. misdirected
    Film Festivals in QuebecMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Bloc's record instead of addressing the impact of new criteria on Quebec festivals.after being here in Ottawa for 17 years, what has the Bloc been able to bring to the Quebec film industry?
32. misdirected
    Film Festivals in QuebecMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again attacks the Bloc's history and cites an unrelated airport project rather than responding to funding criteria.This is the Bloc's anniversary, and empty hands is all that it has to show for it.
33. deflected
    FirefightersMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer praises firefighters generally without addressing the specific request to erect the monument.we cannot do enough to honour the great contribution of firefighters and emergency personnel from right across the country.
34. partly answered
    Court Challenges ProgramMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms an agreement exists and notes confidentiality but provides no details on terms or timeline.When the terms and conditions of the agreement can be announced, we will be pleased to do so.
35. misdirected
    Court Challenges ProgramMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.The response attacks the questioner personally rather than addressing the claim of exclusion.the hon. member for Acadie—Bathurst should blush from shame because the agreement between the FCFA and our government was mutually agreed to by the parties.
36. deflected
    Canadian HeritageMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defers to an internal review process without committing to action or a timeline.She will await the fine work that our public servants do to provide their views and work together with them on this matter.
37. deflected
    Not for Profit IndustryMs. Louise Thibault (Independent) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates general funding policy without addressing the minister's stance on NPOs.once again, I would like to remind this House that we will be maintaining funding for economic development organizations for their one-off projects.
38. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the appeals process but gives no specific commitment or timeline for the named schools.It also has an appeals process so other residents could add schools or appeal the process as they wish.