Commons committees table reports on Afghanistan and CBC as session winds down

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. partly answered
   National SecurityUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states no flags were raised and explains the resignation but ignores the alleged inconsistency between RCMP and PCO testimony.no security flags were raised in this particular matter.
2. deflected
   National SecurityUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the prior response on flags without addressing the new claim about the PCO press release or national security priority.the Liberal Party wanted to know if in fact any security flags were raised. The answer it got was no.
3. misdirected
   National SecurityUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the questions as ridiculous speculation and does not engage with the call for a public inquiry.the only alarm are these alarming questions with ridiculous and unfounded speculation.
4. answered
   Government AppointmentsDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly lists the eligibility criteria and process followed for the appointment, addressing the conflict-of-interest claim.Ms. Bellemare went through the process and was ultimately recommended by Human Resources officials.
5. deflected
   Government AppointmentsDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer points to a formal complaints process rather than addressing the patronage or infiltration allegations directly.If he has any, there is a process under the Employment Insurance Act regulations, section 78, section 4, where he can draw to the attention of people any of the concerns he has.
6. answered
   National SecurityMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains that security checks apply only to ministers and not private citizens, addressing the laxity claim.as Mrs. Bloodworth said, security checks are done for ministers and not for others because it is the ministers who are responsible.
7. partly answered
   National SecurityMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reiterates checks on the minister and the document breach but does not address the lack of investigation into the girlfriend.The former Minister of Foreign Affairs went through a series of checks.
8. answered
   National SecurityMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states that an investigation was launched within Foreign Affairs to determine the facts, addressing the cover-up claim.We have launched an investigation within the Department of Foreign Affairs to determine the facts and make recommendations.
9. deflected
   National SecurityMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer describes the appointment process but never addresses whether the member remained present at the meeting.The recommendation of Madame Bellemare did not come from the member for Beauce .
10. partly answered
    Gasoline PricesJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the issue and points to GST reduction but does not address action against oil companies.That is why we reduced the GST, despite lack of support from opposition parties.
11. deflected
    Gasoline PricesJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking the opposition on carbon taxes instead of addressing the question about oil prices and jobs.What we will not do and what will clearly hurt Canadian families is go around imposing carbon taxes at this time on all kinds of fuel.
12. answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states that Foreign Affairs is conducting a review of the documents.the Department of Foreign Affairs was conducting a review and would determine what the course of actions were with the classified documents that were left in an unsecured place.
13. answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Bonnie Brown (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeatedly states the exact date the Prime Minister learned of the matter.We have made clear very many times that the Prime Minister learned of this matter on the Monday afternoon.
14. answered
    Foreign AffairsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again states the precise date the Prime Minister was informed.The Prime Minister found out about it on Monday afternoon.
15. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's record instead of addressing the question about meetings with Julie Couillard.They really only have one theme, which has nothing to do with good governance in our country.
16. partly answered
    AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms the reporting policy but does not explain the apparent contradiction in the minister's statements.Any allegations, any suggestion that a Canadian soldier would see a misdeed, a sexual assault or otherwise, is to be immediately recorded in to the chain of command.
17. partly answered
    AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer commits to following up with the named individuals but does not address supporting the committee motion.We have every intention of following up with the chaplains and those individuals who have brought this information forward.
18. deflected
    Omar KhadrMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the Convention on the Rights of the Child and repatriation question, pivoting to charges and a Liberal quote.Mr. Khadr faces very serious charges in relation to his capture in Afghanistan.
19. deflected
    Omar KhadrMrs. Vivian Barbot (Bloc) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats that questions are premature without addressing the committee report or Bush reference.Any questions regarding whether Canada plans to ask for Mr. Khadr's release are premature and speculative at this time, as the appeal and legal process is still ongoing.
20. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Don Bell (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals for ignoring facts and shifts to court rather than addressing the number of audio experts or the tape.But the Liberals have ignored the facts from the very beginning.
21. deflected
    EthicsMr. Don Bell (Liberal) asked Mr. James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer insists only one meeting occurred and avoids the May 17 affidavit or cover-up claim.May 19 was the one and only meeting.
22. misdirected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer mocks Liberals with a literary quote and calls scandals imaginary instead of explaining the investigation's failure.We see that from the Liberal Party right now.
23. misdirected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer accuses Liberals of smearing reputations and lists past cleared accusations rather than naming the officials.there is a long record of Liberals inventing imaginary scandals, only to smear the government and smear the reputations of very good people.
24. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.Answer praises the program’s success and protocols but does not address sovereignty concerns or arrests on Canadian soil.We have officers from both sides of the border who cooperate together under very clear protocols in terms of who is in whose jurisdiction and who has command.
25. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.Answer praises the program and attacks NDP instead of addressing specific claims about negotiations or armed agents.only the NDP, and at times the Liberals, can take a very successful program that is protecting Canadians and see it come to something ridiculous like the hon. member is talking about.
26. misdirected
    Conservative Party of CanadaDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters with counter-accusations against Liberals rather than addressing the listed scandals.the real question is, when will the false Liberal accusations end?
27. misdirected
    Conservative Party of CanadaDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to unrelated topics like carbon tax and repeats clearance claims instead of addressing cover-up allegations.there are important economic issues that matter to this country.
28. deflected
    Government AppointmentsRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends judicial appointments generally and attacks Liberals instead of addressing the specific appointment controversy.the Liberals described judicial appointments as cushy jobs.
29. deflected
    Government AppointmentsRaymond Simard (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal Party broadly and pivots to carbon tax instead of confirming or denying the appointment.I guess when the Liberal Party is not accusing the police, audio experts, senior bureaucrats, and everybody else of being involved in a cover-up, it is attacking contracts that nobody has ever signed and attacking appointments that nobody has ever made.
30. partly answered
    TransportationMr. Raynald Blais (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states a pilot program will occur next winter but then pivots to unrelated criticism.I clearly told them that, next winter, there will be a pilot program leading to other measures to be announced later.
31. answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Louis Plamondon (Bloc) asked David Emerson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the status of consultations and decision process.It is my impression that it does not have a plan yet.
32. misdirected
    Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Bloc and Liberals on fiscal imbalance instead of addressing the minister's performance.when the Bloc Québécois was going on about the fiscal imbalance and calling on the government to correct it in Quebec, what did the Liberal Party do?
33. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Alex Atamanenko (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the flooding concern and commits to protection but does not confirm taking the specific action of informing U.S. authorities.Any dam that would result in mass flooding in southern British Columbia would obviously require the approval of this government, the Government of Canada, or the International Joint Commission.
34. misdirected
    Food SafetyMr. Alex Atamanenko (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the food security question and instead attacks the opposition with unrelated partisan warnings about taxes and spending.There is a flood coming to his constituency, like every constituency across this country, and it is disguised as a green tax shift.
35. misdirected
    EthicsRobert Thibault (Liberal) asked Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Conservative). loaded question.The question assumes without evidence that the Prime Minister is protecting Mulroney and hiding truth; the answer responds by attacking Liberals on unrelated issues rather than addressing the inquiry mandate.unfortunately the Liberal opposition members can only concentrate on imaginary scandals.