Liberals press US trade protection fight as vote deferred

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1. deflected
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids addressing the aerospace strategy failure or minister's statement by shifting to general economic slowdown and action plan support.We are in the middle of a global economic slowdown.
2. deflected
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids guaranteeing infrastructure payout timing by attacking the questioner's credibility instead.The Leader of the Opposition cannot support an economic plan earlier in the week and two days later say it is not working yet.
3. answered
   Aerospace IndustryMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly affirms fair distribution across communities but adds an unrelated personal jab.It is obviously the intention of the government, through the budget, to ensure that people in all sectors and all communities, particularly those hardest hit by the world economic slowdown, are put to work and kept at work.
4. partly answered
   InfrastructureMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses fair regional distribution and collaboration but inserts partisan praise unrelated to the question.we are committed to work constructively with provinces, municipalities and other federal partners to ensure that these funds are spread out in various regions of the country.
5. deflected
   InfrastructureMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the partisan distribution claim by mocking inconsistency rather than addressing fairness or job creation.Just last week he was saying there was not one project out the door.
6. misdirected
   TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the tax haven policy question entirely and launches a personal attack on the Bloc leader.Today, instead of working together to improve the economy, the leader of the Bloc has again proven his intolerance for people who have opinions that differ from his own.
7. deflected
   TaxationMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The answer evades the conflict-of-interest claim by criticizing the Bloc's participation instead of addressing the panel.the only scandalous thing here is the fact that the Bloc Québécois members can do nothing more than stand in this House and complain about an expert panel
8. partly answered
   TaxationMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the policy change via expert panel but does not reconcile the 2007 fairness statement contradiction.We took the recommendations of this expert panel that consulted across this country on what is fair for taxes and what makes Canadian companies competitive.
9. deflected
   TaxationMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps tax havens accusation by shifting to general tax collection efforts and sarcasm about unemployment link.I am not sure how he brought that around to unemployment, but he seems to be able to do that quite capably.
10. deflected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids specific EI changes requested by pivoting to budget measures and criticizing opposition for not reading it.Those 7,000 people and all of their families deserve an opposition in the House that will actually take the time to read the budget before deciding on its position.
11. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP credibility and prior intentions rather than addressing EI access or job forecast discrepancies.The leader of the NDP has absolutely no credibility when he criticizes measures that everyone knew he had no intention of supporting in the first place.
12. deflected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores policy failure claims and redirects to budget measures while faulting NDP for not reading it.These people and their families need an opposition, the NDP. Even though the NDP does not accept the election results, people have the right to expect the opposition to read the budget before deciding on its position.
13. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses job loss support programs but does not explain how job creation targets will be met by March 26.We are helping them keep their jobs. We are expanding the work sharing program.
14. deflected
    Employment InsuranceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer accuses opposition of not reading budget and caring about jobs instead of committing to further actions if numbers slide.They do not care about Canadians losing jobs.
15. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates general environmental focus without confirming or addressing the negligible results claim.we continue to work on this. We continue to focus on emissions.
16. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal opposition to individual choices instead of addressing Auditor General findings on the tax credit.every time the government takes specific action with respect to the environment, every time we bring forward choices for Canadians to make individual decisions to reduce energy, improve energy efficiency, tax credits that help Canadians, the Liberal Party is opposed to those individual responsibilities.
17. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Robert Bouchard (Bloc) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the legality question and pivots to attacking the Bloc.Once again, as always, the Bloc Québécois is looking for ways to undermine others.
18. partly answered
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Robert Bouchard (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer notes job losses and gains but sidesteps the tax credit versus tax haven policy question.Today, however, Bombardier also announced the creation of 230 new permanent jobs for new aircraft programs in Montreal.
19. answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly affirms ongoing protection for supply management at the WTO.We want the WTO to respect supply management and we will continue to stand up for our people on that issue.
20. misdirected
    Public Works and Government ServicesMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner for fearmongering instead of addressing contract transparency.With results like that, no one should resort to such fearmongering.
21. deflected
    Child CareMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer promotes the government's program without addressing the announced space cuts or lack of new funding.That program gives parents across Canada the choice in the child care that they get for their children.
22. deflected
    Child CareMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks prior Liberal record and claims success without engaging the evaporated expansion data.for three elections the Liberals promised a national child care program and did not deliver a bit of it, not a space.
23. deflected
    Chalk River Nuclear FacilitiesMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). loaded question.Answer supplies the report details but does not address the delay or media-leak premise.The reports were received yesterday and tabled this morning in Parliament to give full disclosure to Canadians that there was no radioactive leak into the Ottawa River
24. deflected
    Chalk River Nuclear FacilitiesGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). loaded question.Answer reiterates prior assurances and facts but evades the seven-week delay question.It is very important to remember that the facts are important for the Canadian public.
25. misdirected
    Food SafetyMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner's reading of the report rather than addressing the export versus import inspection disparity.I am not sure what the member opposite read, but he is not very factual.
26. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.The response discusses actions on recommendations and technology investments but does not detail new accountability measures.We have already taken action with respect to recommendations from the round table on the environment, a group I met with immediately after becoming the minister to discuss these very issues.
27. deflected
    TransportationMr. Pascal-Pierre Paillé (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to general spending and attacks the Bloc's voting record instead of addressing the Quebec bridge repairs.We will continue to do so without the support of the Bloc members because they vote against our action plans.
28. deflected
    InfrastructureMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to criticizing the opposition's vote against the infrastructure plan rather than confirming federal responsibility for the Shannon shortfall.However, what is very irresponsible is that the action plan we tabled last week contained $12 billion for infrastructure, yet the member for Québec and her colleagues from the Quebec City area voted against it.
29. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Sukh Dhaliwal (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly commits to funding the Evergreen line sufficiently to complete the project.I can commit to the hon. member that we are going to fund enough in that project to get the job done.
30. misdirected
    InfrastructureMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition and election results instead of addressing the distribution of projects across ridings.I can say very directly that when one looks at British Columbia and the results of what the people of British Columbia delivered on election day, it is no wonder so much is going to Conservative ridings, because there are an awful lot of them in B.C.
31. partly answered
    Credit Card Interest RatesMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The response points to the Financial Consumer Agency as a resource but does not address stopping rate increases.It is available to all members and all Canadians online.
32. deflected
    Credit Card Interest RatesMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the member's budget vote instead of explaining actions against credit card companies.Instead of voting against everything that this government wants to provide to Canadians, such as new jobs and support for the unemployed, he should have supported the budget.
33. deflected
    Status of WomenAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites unrelated legislation and a positive quote instead of addressing the UN recommendations on violence, CEDAW or poverty.We made good progress. There is always more to do but we are happy to work on human rights issues here in this House of Commons.
34. deflected
    Mining IndustryMrs. Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac (Bloc) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer asserts general high standards without confirming any plan to follow up on the roundtables report.our social responsibility for our international extractive sector is the highest in the world.
35. misdirected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Greg Thompson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP voting record rather than stating when the veterans allowance promise will be fulfilled.The interesting thing is that for all we have done for veterans, and I think the list is pretty long for the three years that we have been here, the NDP members have stood in their place and voted against every one of those measures that we brought in for veterans and our men and women in uniform.
36. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Todd Russell (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims budget provisions exist for Métis but does not explain the omission of the word or specific new measures.There are provisions in the budget for aboriginals who live on reserve and off reserve.
37. answered
    Business of the HouseRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly lists the schedule for the budget bill and other business including the allotted day.Next week we shall begin and, hopefully, conclude debate at second reading of the budget bill.