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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   EthicsMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores ethics accusations and pivots to economy while insulting the question.That question reminds me of the old saying that when you throw mud, you lose ground.
2. deflected
   EthicsMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to general government responsibilities and criticizes Liberal sloganeering instead of addressing ad spending.All we have is the sloganeering from the Liberal member opposite and that is too bad.
3. misdirected
   EthicsMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals for seeking an election and pivots to Ontario projects rather than ethics issues.in September, all the Liberal Party had to offer Canadians was an unnecessary and opportunistic election.
4. misdirected
   Competition BureauMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer insults the member and demands evidence while accusing Liberals of mud throwing, avoiding the Competition Bureau question.the outrageous comments made by the member opposite do not serve her or her constituents well.
5. misdirected
   Competition BureauMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer changes subject to an unrelated Liberal Party appointment instead of addressing Competition Bureau or Senator Housakos.We checked later on in this press release and Mr. Lemire was also a municipal councillor on the island of Montreal and he used to work for Benoît Labonté, the executive director of Vision Montreal. Quel scandale.
6. deflected
   Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges IncorporatedMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer discusses donation rules without addressing the ethics breach or bridge contract question.The Conservative Party receives donations from tens of thousands of donors.
7. deflected
   Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges IncorporatedMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer praises the Accountability Act and avoids responding to the specific bridge and fundraiser allegations.This government put an end to all of the former government's practices.
8. deflected
   Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges IncorporatedMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer claims the corporation is independent and sidesteps the partisan appointment and ethics question.Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated is an independent corporation whose job it is to award contracts in a fair, open and transparent manner.
9. deflected
   Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges IncorporatedMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific fundraiser attendance by emphasizing general tendering rules and inviting formal accusations instead.We are talking about a transparent, fair and open tendering process conducted by an independent crown corporation.
10. partly answered
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer corrects claimed inaccuracies and states the legal-bills policy applies equally, but does not address the intimidation or delay claims.There is a policy in place that covers Mr. Colvin and that covers the legal bills of any public servant.
11. deflected
    AfghanistanJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to past actions taken rather than confirming whether the minister saw the specific memo.as soon as we learned about the concrete allegations, with proof of torture in Afghanistan, we changed the procedures and concluded a new treaty with the Afghan government.
12. deflected
    Canadian ForcesJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer declines to address an apology or compensation and pivots to pride in current forces.the government is not here today to correct all the wrongs of the past.
13. deflected
    LobbyingMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer stresses the commissioner's independence without explaining why the Prime Minister disclosed the cutoff of communications.The lobbyist code of conduct, Mr. Speaker, is the responsibility of the independent, arm's-length officer of Parliament, the Commissioner of Lobbying, not the government.
14. misdirected
    LobbyingMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks by naming Liberal-linked lobbyists instead of addressing Navigator's Conservative ties.it is kind of interesting to note that there is a fellow who used to work at this company.
15. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights municipal partnerships and avoids any discussion of the minister's riding allocations.We appealed to all municipal leaders across the country.
16. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again emphasizes cross-party municipal work and quotes a Liberal instead of addressing the G8 fund abuse claim.I think overall when we see how all the infrastructure dollars that are stimulus related have been allocated, I am pretty confident that there is going to be a very, very equitable regional distribution.
17. answered
    AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly confirms fees will be paid despite loaded premise about hiding truth.in reply to the direct question of whether or not the fees of Mr. Colvin's lawyer will be paid, the answer is yes.
18. misdirected
    AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the asker instead of addressing client-solicitor privilege or blackmail claims.the gobbledygook champion in this House does not sit on this side but on the other side.
19. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.Answer states emission targets but avoids the question on postponing the regulatory framework and sabotaging talks.our plan is clear: we will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020.
20. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Bloc and NDP rather than addressing credibility or good-faith negotiation at Copenhagen.Bloc members are going to have to decide if they want to continue to support NDP publicity stunts or if they want to be supportive of real environmental policy.
21. answered
    HealthCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the core confusion by confirming both vaccines are deemed safe for pregnant women.the Chief Public Health Officer and the medical officers of provinces and territories have all said that both vaccines are safe for pregnant women.
22. answered
    HealthCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer reaffirms expert advice on vaccine safety in response to the personal anecdote of confusion.Both the Chief Public Health Officer of this country and medical officers of this country have stated both non-adjuvanted and adjuvanted are safe for pregnant women.
23. partly answered
    HealthMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer covers general communication efforts but does not specifically address low youth vaccination intent.Our government has demonstrated leadership when it comes to communicating with Canadians on the H1N1.
24. deflected
    HealthMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer emphasizes overall rollout success and avoids the $100 million propaganda or youth-specific failure claims.We are able to vaccinate every single Canadian in this country, every single youth, adult, senior, et cetera.
25. misdirected
    Tax HarmonizationMrs. Carol Hughes (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the asker's voting record and redirects to provincial jurisdiction rather than addressing federal role in the HST.instead of standing in this House and voting against every tax reduction that we put forward, should actually go and talk to her premier
26. misdirected
    Tax HarmonizationMrs. Carol Hughes (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists past votes against tax measures instead of addressing the HST's impact on funerals or the minister's involvement.They voted against personal tax cuts. They voted against reducing the GST for all Canadians.
27. partly answered
    Telefilm CanadaMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states the report is in government hands and steps are being taken but does not confirm release of findings.The report the member referred to is in the government's hands. We are taking the necessary steps to look after taxpayers' needs.
28. deflected
    Telefilm CanadaMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer blames prior Liberal government and notes changes made but avoids addressing whether to reopen the investigation.The allegations she mentioned were the subject of an investigation and recommendations on how to improve the governance of Telefilm Canada were proposed.
29. partly answered
    Fisheries and OceansLawrence MacAulay (Liberal) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Answer references science advice and prior Liberal policy but does not explain the rationale for lowering the size limit or commit to reversing it.it was the Liberal government back in 1998 that put in place a 35% small fish protocol, which we actually lowered.
30. misdirected
    Fisheries and OceansLawrence MacAulay (Liberal) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Answer begins by insulting the questioner's hearing and cuts off without addressing the bycatch change or herring stocks.does the member have a problem hearing? He obviously did not hear what I said.
31. answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly lists specific EI expansions already implemented to assist unemployed workers.we have already done a lot to help those who have been unfortunate enough to lose their jobs.
32. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights apprenticeship grants but ignores the request to amend Bill C-50 regarding EI eligibility for apprentices.I would point out that the hon. member and all the members of his party voted against both those initiatives.
33. deflected
    IranIrwin Cotler (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes a UN resolution without addressing sanctions or the proposed bill.Canada will table a strong resolution at the United Nations General Assembly that will continue to take Iran to task for its appalling behaviour in international affairs and the blatant disregard the regime carries out on its own citizens.
34. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes planned work but ignores the 10-year postponement and resulting safety or cost issues.We have planned significant work to restore and repair the structures in coming years.
35. misdirected
    Points of OrderLawrence MacAulay (Liberal) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The response shifts to an unrelated privilege matter about gallery protests instead of the herring variation order.I rise today on a question of privilege in regard to the disturbance in the public gallery yesterday during question period.
36. deflected
    PrivilegeMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats accusations about NDP guests without engaging the denial of involvement.It was a meeting of the same young people that were in the gallery yesterday during question period.
37. partly answered
    PrivilegeMr. Derek Lee (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer clarifies the 2001 ruling reference but does not fully address the bill text release distinction.in no way was I suggesting there was no foundation for your ruling in 2001.
38. deflected
    Points of OrderMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The answer warns of procedural consequences without addressing whether the supply day motion itself is in order.if this process were allowed to stand, we would have in the House a situation in which any opposition party could put forward a similar motion on any private member's bill or motion and have it expedited through the process.
39. answered
    Points of OrderThe Speaker (Liberal) asked Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly supports extending adjournment proceedings to remedy the interpretation failure.I think you would find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, the proceedings pursuant to Standing Orders 38 be extended by no more than 20 minutes
40. answered
    Technical Difficulties in the ChamberMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the correction and confirms the purpose of restoring opposition speaking time.I thank my hon. colleague for his intervention and I recognize the fact that I spoke incorrectly.