Commons advances energy efficiency bill at third reading

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1. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals instead of addressing the national EI threshold or summer recess question.The very first day after his coronation officially as leader of the Liberal Party, what did the new leader come forward with? An idea borrowed or stolen from the NDP.
2. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends past actions and blames Liberals rather than stating timeline or plan for EI changes.We are cleaning up their mess.
3. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats attack on Liberals for lack of ideas instead of clarifying Finance Minister's openness to EI proposals.
4. misdirected
   Employment InsuranceDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer quotes Liberal praise for government measures instead of identifying who speaks for EI policy.Who said that? The Liberal member for Cape Breton—Canso
5. answered
   SportDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Gary Lunn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the Cross Country Canada decision and reports ongoing discussions.I am very pleased to report to the House that Cross Country Canada and Mr. Harvey are continuing discussions and we are very confident that there will be a very successful conclusion.
6. partly answered
   Science and TechnologyMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer explains infrastructure rationale but does not address researcher outflow or comparison to US investment.our government understands that it is important to invest in our researchers and in infrastructure because university administrators have told us that it is important to have the infrastructure in order for researchers to innovate and make discoveries.
7. misdirected
   Science and TechnologyMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Bloc voting record and cites unrelated researcher attraction instead of correcting R&D spending ranking.The Bloc members vote against funding for their universities, their colleges, their scientists, but they would not raise taxes like the Liberals would.
8. deflected
   Science and TechnologyMr. Marc Lemay (Bloc) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites peer review and past votes against funding rather than addressing loss of the specific research centre.the hon. member should know that these decisions are made by independent peer review panels.
9. misdirected
   Science and TechnologyMr. Claude Guimond (Bloc) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc and Liberals on votes and taxes instead of justifying the specific funding cut to Coriolis II.The Liberals have promised to raise taxes, but the question really is, when will the Bloc stand up and vote yes for the science and tech community?
10. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides a counter-statistic on EI eligibility but then shifts to attacking the NDP's votes rather than explaining access barriers.According to Statistics Canada, over 80% of those who are unfortunate enough to lose their jobs and have paid into EI can and do collect.
11. deflected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists NDP votes against specific measures but avoids addressing the core claim that Conservatives abandoned the unemployed.They voted against five extra weeks for those unfortunate enough to lose their jobs.
12. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer responds by repeatedly accusing the NDP of voting against the unemployed instead of explaining why the government rejects a 360-hour standard.Why did he vote against five extra weeks?
13. deflected
    TradeBob Rae (Liberal) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer is cut off and does not engage with the buy America issue raised about Canadian pipes.
14. partly answered
    TradeBob Rae (Liberal) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states the minister is advancing Canadian interests but offers no concrete actions against buy America provisions.We will continue to protect Canadian interests on the infrastructure projects in the U.S.
15. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the Liberals' past record and rhetoric instead of addressing the call for a national 360 standard.
16. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again attacks Liberal history and taxes rather than explaining why a national 360 standard will not be created.All we get from them is increased rhetoric and increased taxes.
17. partly answered
    Seal HuntMr. Raynald Blais (Bloc) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses priority on markets but does not confirm investing more money in a campaign.Securing markets for Canadian seal products is a priority and will continue to be a priority for this government.
18. deflected
    Seal HuntMr. Raynald Blais (Bloc) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Welcomes suggestions but redirects to sharing them with the Liberal Party instead of committing to action.Maybe he could share them with the Liberal Party.
19. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Turns to attacking the Bloc's vote rather than explaining refusal to adopt the proposed reforms.Why did the Bloc vote against the workers?
20. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Josée Beaudin (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Lists existing measures but attacks the member's listening instead of addressing the waiting period proposal.I think the hon. member must not be listening, because we are giving her answers.
21. answered
    Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and CommunitiesMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Rob Merrifield (Conservative). substantive question.Directly addresses availability by citing hours spent at committees.the minister has actually made himself available to committees for six and a half hours just in this last session of Parliament.
22. misdirected
    Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and CommunitiesMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Rob Merrifield (Conservative). substantive question.Ignores the 'damaging' claim and pivots to attacking Liberals on taxes.We are afraid of them having the opportunity some day, heaven forbid, to raise taxes instead of create jobs.
23. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Discusses BDC consultations but shifts to attacking Liberal tax plans instead of confirming the May 1 timeline.What will hurt Canada more than anything we would ever contemplate is the Liberal plan to raise taxes.
24. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryMrs. Bonnie Crombie (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses loan security but pivots to attacking Liberal tax plans rather than the credit facility.What will not protect taxpayers is the Liberal plan to hike taxes.
25. deflected
    Canadian ForcesMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The question assumes outsourcing endangers troops and frames the minister's belief as dishonest; the answer pivots to training Afghans without addressing base protection by contractors.If he is talking in some vague fashion about using private security contractors in the mission, which all countries are doing, which NATO countries are doing, hiring Afghans, we are working with Afghans to build their security capacity.
26. deflected
    Canadian ForcesMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The question asks for a commitment to stop using contractors; the answer lectures the member for being new and shifts to the Montreux document.I know the member is new to the file but he really should delve into the details of this issue a little further.
27. partly answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The question asks if the minister will reject the appointment; the answer explains the process and his concerns but does not commit to action.The appointment was made based on the recommendation of the IRB, which is an independent tribunal.
28. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The question accuses the minister of protecting a crony; the answer rejects the premise and attacks the question rather than addressing removal powers.I reject the question, the suggestion and this interpretation.
29. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.The question asks for cash payments to hog producers; the answer discusses trade and pivots to criticizing a carbon tax.What would really barbecue farmers quickly is increasing their taxes, and a punitive carbon tax would have an exponentially harmful effect on agriculture.
30. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). loaded question.The question accuses the minister of delay due to political concerns; the answer provides a timeline but does not address the motive for delay.CFIA made the recall in the early morning hours on the 17th, and I was notified at the beginning of business on the 18th.
31. deflected
    Mining IndustryMr. Claude Gravelle (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The question asks if the government will enforce the Xstrata agreement; the answer claims credit for the deal and attacks the opposition's record.That is the kind of work we do. We work with a company, if it is so willing, and find the best deal possible to protect the workers and the communities.
32. misdirected
    Mining IndustryMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The question asks the minister to work with miners; the answer lists programs then attacks the opposition's vote on the gun registry.I wonder if the union members are aware that many members of his caucus in fact voted for the continuation of the long gun registry, voted for the immediate removal of the plans to have that done.
33. deflected
    Science and TechnologyMs. Siobhan Coady (Liberal) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer sidesteps the accusation of cuts and lack of understanding by restating funding figures and attacking the Liberals' record instead.the Liberals cut $442 million out of science and technology.