Commons debates energy efficiency bill as recession dominates question period

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Employment InsuranceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses existing EI measures without addressing the call for a national standard.We have extended the benefits in a series of ways by adding five weeks to the program, ensuring that there is work sharing, ensuring that a number of people will maintain their jobs, and for those who are not able to qualify for EI, we ensure they can take training.
2. misdirected
   G20John McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The answer refuses to admit error and shifts to praising Conservative leadership instead of addressing the historical point.I do not think you would ever hear a Conservative admit that.
3. deflected
   International Monetary FundJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Responds by mentioning other aid efforts without addressing IMF funding specifically.We continue on our track to double aid to Africa.
4. partly answered
   Air CanadaMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer expresses concern and mentions meetings but does not detail specific protections for jobs.Yesterday I met with one of the biggest unions of the employees there and indicated my active engagement with the file.
5. deflected
   Air CanadaMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The response discusses various issues but ends by attacking the opposition's carbon tax instead of reassuring on pensions.The one thing this government would never do to Air Canada and to the travelling public is bring in a monster-sized carbon tax, which would have decimated the industry.
6. deflected
   Goods and Services TaxMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer insists on differences and accuses of creating fake debates rather than committing to compensation.But they need to stop create fake debates like this one.
7. misdirected
   Goods and Services TaxMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to insulting the questioner and his party instead of addressing the compensation request.He has never governed, nor will he ever.
8. partly answered
   Goods and Services TaxMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the asker for reading a sheet while claiming to monitor and negotiate in good faith.with all due respect, I will tell my colleague that he should listen instead of reading his sheet while I answer questions.
9. deflected
   Goods and Services TaxMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer insists the tax is not harmonized and refuses to address compensation in the House.They wanted to engage in a false debate, but now they see that the tax was not harmonized.
10. partly answered
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states concerns and calls for compliance but gives no specifics on consequences or reconsideration.We are calling unequivocally upon the government in Afghanistan to ensure it lives up to its international treaty obligations for human rights, especially human rights for women.
11. deflected
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats concerns without answering whether the approach will be reconsidered.We are calling on the government of Afghanistan to live up to its obligations, to clarify its position on where it stands and to ensure that the human rights of all people, including and especially the human rights of women, are protected to the full extent of its obligations.
12. misdirected
    AfghanistanMs. Dawn Black (NDP) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the premise of the question rather than addressing action on the law.I really do not appreciate a question being raised about what our soldiers have been standing for.
13. answered
    Automotive IndustryMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly describes the credit facility and related measures already underway.we are moving ahead with the Canadian secured credit facility.
14. deflected
    Automotive IndustryMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to praising the budget and attacking the Liberal leader instead of explaining timing.On the other side, we have a Liberal leader who says one thing in British Columbia and another in the House of Commons.
15. deflected
    Automotive IndustryMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer dismisses the question with a joke about Liberals and offers no commitment on warranties.There is no leadership on the other side.
16. deflected
    Automotive IndustryMs. Ruby Dhalla (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights collaboration with others and attacks the opposition without detailing new help for workers.On the other side, we have a multitude of voices: no actual policy, sound and fury, signifying nothing.
17. answered
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Josée Beaudin (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains why the five-week extension is preferable to eliminating the waiting period.If we eliminate the waiting period, the only thing that happens is that benefits start two weeks earlier and stop two weeks earlier.
18. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Josée Beaudin (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats prior talking points about consultations and the five-week benefit without addressing the waiting period critique.We decided to provide five additional weeks to workers who lose their jobs at a time when our country is in a difficult economic situation because we believe that it is clearly more beneficial for them.
19. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer acknowledges the tax haven problem and international efforts but does not explain why loopholes for billionaires are allowed.we are working with an international committee to try to move forward on this issue.
20. answered
    TaxationMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states actions being taken against tax havens including G20 discussions and increased resources.We are cracking down on tax havens.
21. deflected
    AfghanistanBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer opens with sympathy for a bombing and condemns violence instead of specifying consequences for the Afghan law.Only a few hours ago their provincial council building was destroyed by a suicide bomb and their provincial director of education and deputy director of public health were both killed.
22. deflected
    AfghanistanBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates a clear message to Afghanistan but avoids naming any specific Canadian-led consequences or actions.None of the other countries, which are involved in helping Afghanistan, have suggested that they are taking unilateral preemptive action.
23. answered
    Airport SecurityJoseph Volpe (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer specifies the five-point plan and the 10-day deadline for an RCMP agreement.We have given 10 days for an agreement to be signed or the RCMP will be called in for discussions with both my colleague and the Minister of Public Safety
24. answered
    Airport SecurityJoseph Volpe (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists concrete actions including information sharing, legislative review, and revoking clearances.We are revoking the security clearance when RCMP have provided evidence that a person may pose a security risk.
25. deflected
    Canadian Security Intelligence ServiceMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses only CSIS not practicing torture, not the policy on using torture-derived information.CSIS has made it quite clear that it does not practise the use of torture in information gathering and intelligence gathering.
26. misdirected
    AfghanistanMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states the opposite of the expected position and fails to engage the question on Afghanistan torture.We absolutely condone the use of torture.
27. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts focus to a domestic announcement instead of addressing US engagement and Canadian action on climate change.This afternoon I presented the automobile industry with regulatory standards limiting exhaust emissions.
28. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the Bloc's consistency rather than addressing credits for Quebec manufacturers or reference years.It is hard to take the Bloc members seriously.
29. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.Answer mentions funding for EI processing but does not explain delays in hiring from 2008 postings.Our minister has announced $60 million that will be applied specifically to ensure the resources are there to have the benefits flow as quickly as possible.
30. answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly lists measures taken to speed up EI processing and hiring.we have instituted special measures to accelerate the processing of applications: we have invested $60 million, hired more resources, among other things, and made changes so that people who have to fill out a form can do so electronically to speed up the process.
31. deflected
    Air CanadaMr. Wayne Marston (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes review of pensions but does not address Air Canada or ACE's specific pension funding refusal.The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance is currently looking at the pension liabilities of federally regulated pensions.
32. deflected
    Air CanadaMr. Wayne Marston (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer affirms general support for workers but avoids taking a position on ACE versus Air Canada pensions.unequivocally this government stands on the side of hard-working Canadians, Canadians who work hard, who play by the rules, who want to be able to count on their pension plans for a stable retirement.
33. partly answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMaurizio Bevilacqua (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the new non-patronage appointment process and 95% occupancy but does not address ignoring recommendations or the specific 50% non-reappointment claim.We gave to the IRB the responsibility for pre-screening candidates through an exhaustive process of exams and interviews before recommending them to the government.
34. deflected
    Montreal Airport AuthorityMr. Mario Laframboise (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The minister notes airports are at arm's length and offers a private meeting rather than addressing the moratorium or convening parties.Canada's airports operate independently and at arm's length from the government.
35. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The response counters by questioning the asker's side and criticizing their budget vote instead of addressing credit-card regulation.that brings to mind the question whose side is that hon. member on, because we actually put in a number of suggestions in the budget that we are willing to do to protect consumers.
36. partly answered
    InfrastructureMr. Bill Casey (Independent) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The minister acknowledges the project and states priorities are being identified but provides no timeline or commitment on the civic-centre application.Step by step we are identifying priorities and moving forward.