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1. deflected
   InfrastructureMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids the 6% stimulus question by quoting the asker instead of providing data.It does not make sense to say we passed a budget in April and it is the first of May and we have to deal with the little bit of time to see whether these measures we supported in fact have worked
2. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores EI eligibility request and pivots to accusing Liberals of tax hikes.What the leader of the Liberal Party has to do is to come clean and admit that his only plan for the unemployed is to raise taxes, which would kill jobs, especially for small businesses.
3. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats tax attack instead of addressing EI access improvements.what is absolutely clear is what the Leader of the Opposition, the Liberal Party leader, said on April 14: "We will have to raise taxes".
4. deflected
   InfrastructureJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists projects but evades the 120-day delay and zero jobs claim.The Liberal plan is only to dig deeper, to ask working families to pay more taxes.
5. deflected
   InfrastructureJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to infrastructure spending and tax attacks rather than confirming a fiscal forecast.The member should come clean with Canadians and unveil the Liberal plan to raise taxes so we can have an honest debate.
6. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses costs and past measures but does not correct the 52-week claim.This year, we even decided to freeze the employment insurance contribution rate to avoid taxing Canadians more, because the country is going through an economic crisis.
7. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains regional rules and voting record instead of addressing the falsehood allegation.Recently, the Bloc Québécois voted against a motion to add five weeks to the end of the benefit period so that people could receive benefits for a longer time.
8. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer compares five weeks to two but sidesteps eliminating the waiting period.With our approach, that person will collect another five weeks of benefits on top of the original 30 weeks, at a time when it takes longer than usual to find a job.
9. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes spending measures without addressing accusations of arrogance or treating claimants as fraudsters.We have put such measures in place to support economic activity, as well as unemployed workers and workers who are having a hard time.
10. deflected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP's budget stance and tax policies instead of explaining why EI access was not improved.The Liberals and the NDP want to dig deeper into the pockets of hard-working Canadians, raise payroll taxes and kill jobs.
11. deflected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to coalition politics and tax attacks rather than addressing the re-announcement or NDP plan.one big change we have seen in this session of Parliament is that the NDP and the leader of the NDP are now writing economic policy for the Liberal Party.
12. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceJack Layton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to seniors' tax cuts and attacks the NDP while the question was about a pension summit.it is this government, not the NDP, that has brought forward a range of services and support to help seniors.
13. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). loaded question.The answer quotes the asker out of context to deflect from the lack of new EI reforms.
14. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). loaded question.The answer accuses the asker of playing politics and quotes other Liberals instead of addressing EI access.what the hon. member is trying to do is to play politics on the backs of the most vulnerable Canadians who are going through a difficult time.
15. answered
    Medical IsotopesGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly outlines the two-pronged government response to the isotope shortage.The government is working in two ways.
16. deflected
    Medical IsotopesGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites a five-point plan briefly then blames prior Liberal ministers instead of detailing prevention steps.in 13 years five Liberal cabinet ministers had been privy to the information regarding this reactor and the five cabinet ministers did nothing.
17. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The minister avoids the question entirely by claiming a translation issue.Mr. Speaker, I did not catch the question because the translation was not coming through.
18. partly answered
    Forestry IndustryMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The response counters with government actions taken but does not address loan guarantees or the specific $100 million criticism.We recently announced that Export Development Canada had supported the forestry industry through financial services to Quebec worth over $9 billion last year.
19. answered
    AfghanistanMs. Francine Lalonde (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms no change to the 2011 end date as per House motion.Its position is unchanged and reflects the will of the members of the House of Commons expressed in a motion that was passed, establishing six priorities and the end to our combat mission in 2011.
20. partly answered
    AfghanistanMs. Francine Lalonde (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The response affirms respect for the House motion but avoids a direct yes/no on full combat withdrawal.the Government of Canada shall respect the will expressed by the majority of MPs in this House.
21. deflected
    Foreign AffairsDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses training programs and stability instead of addressing the arms ban question.
22. deflected
    Foreign AffairsDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The response dismisses the contradiction and pivots to training without addressing the ban comment.my friend from the opposition always sees problems and there is no problem here.
23. partly answered
    Sri LankaBob Rae (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states calls made to Sri Lanka but provides no specific Canadian plan for monitoring access.I have spoken with the American secretary of state. We have called on the government of Sri Lanka to give the United Nations and other international humanitarian agencies immediate access to affected populations.
24. misdirected
    Sri LankaBob Rae (Liberal) asked Mr. Laurie Hawn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer sarcastically suggests invasion rather than addressing the query on Canada's response.
25. deflected
    Sri LankaBob Rae (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer begins by incorrectly addressing the asker and fails to provide any plan or details.Mr. Speaker, the hon. minister knows very well from the beginning of this—
26. partly answered
    Medical IsotopesMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.Answer references a five-point plan and alternatives but does not detail current actions for the new shortage.in December 2008, the government set out a five point plan in a statement to deal with contingencies associated with a shortage of medical isotopes.
27. deflected
    Credit CardsMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends existing regulations via third-party praise instead of addressing limits on rates or fees.All of the things that the finance minister has done are actually just what we asked for overall.
28. partly answered
    Intergovernmental AffairsMr. Jean Dorion (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the motion and offers future discussion but provides no timeline or commitment.I have taken note of the Quebec National Assembly's unanimous motion and I am prepared to discuss this with my Quebec counterpart.
29. misdirected
    Intergovernmental AffairsMr. Jean Dorion (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the Bloc and PQ instead of explaining complexity or committing to action on the land transfer.I will negotiate with Quebec's elected government and not with the Bloc Québécois.
30. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. Mike Lake (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dismisses the premise with external quotes rather than addressing GM dealership closures or credit support.the hon. member's question is not grounded in reality.
31. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. Mike Lake (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal motives with a quote about pretending emotions instead of addressing dealership closures or francophone impact.Politics is theatre. It is part of the job to pretend to have emotions that you do not actually feel.
32. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer praises the corporation but offers no information on the blocked project or evaluation.I would like to emphasize how hard the Old Port of Montréal Corporation is working.
33. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner's voting record and pivots to taxes instead of addressing the request for project evaluation.He said that he did not want any money to go to Quebec or to Montreal.
34. partly answered
    InfrastructureMrs. Alexandra Mendes (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes an upcoming meeting and states the project has active consideration but does not explain the prior refusal.Its officials have an exciting proposal with respect to infrastructure spending and it has the very active consideration of the government.
35. answered
    Medical IsotopesMr. Luc Malo (Bloc) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly describes actions taken with global partners to address isotope supply shortages.As we are one of the largest suppliers of medical isotopes in the world, we have been meeting with our global partners on the issue in order to search out ways to increase the supply of isotopes to the world in general.
36. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the existing process and attacks the member's vote and past comments rather than addressing transparency recommendations.However, that member voted against that.