Liberals move supply motion calling for full H1N1 funding

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1. deflected
   HealthMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the delay and PM absence, pivoting to availability stats instead.Vaccine is more available in Canada than anywhere else in the world.
2. partly answered
   HealthMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer supplies dose rollout numbers but does not address shortages, clinic closures or planning predictability.Next week there will be an additional 1.8 million doses available, which will bring the total to 8.5 million doses.
3. misdirected
   HealthMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer accuses the asker of confusing facts rather than addressing the missing emergency plan.the Leader of the Opposition has his facts confused in this regard.
4. deflected
   HealthRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner and shifts to infrastructure signs instead of vaccine funding priorities.I sometimes wonder whether the member for Wascana just makes it up as he goes along.
5. deflected
   HealthRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the sign-cost complaint and pivots to praising federal-provincial cooperation.what we are seeing is a sign of co-operation, a sign that the provinces and territories are working constructively with the federal government
6. partly answered
   Employment InsuranceMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes the program is voluntary and contribution-funded but does not address Quebec overlap or compensation.this new program introduced by the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development is a voluntary program funded by the premiums paid by self-employed workers.
7. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer flatly calls the premise untrue without explaining how Quebec rates avoid double payment for parental benefits.what the Bloc leader is saying is untrue.
8. partly answered
   Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges adjustments for Quebec but does not confirm the program will be adapted to avoid overlap.adjustments will be made for Quebec.
9. answered
   Employment InsuranceMrs. Josée Beaudin (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains contribution rates and fairness for Quebec workers.Once we add the two new services, it will still cost $1.36, and in all of the other provinces and territories, it will cost $1.73.
10. partly answered
    HealthJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses federal funding role but not specifically backstopping delivery costs.the federal government is paying the lion's share of the costs of the vaccine.
11. deflected
    HealthJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the contract question by focusing on dose availability.
12. deflected
    HealthJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the lobbyist claim and repeats supply statistics instead.The fact is, and I will repeat it, there are now over six million doses available.
13. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the propaganda accusation with sarcasm and positive spin.at the beginning of question period, it was $5 million.
14. deflected
    HealthMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes transparency instead of addressing fund redirection.That is why we think it is incredibly important, when we make investments in communities coast to coast to coast, that we inform Canadians of those investments.
15. answered
    HealthMrs. Bonnie Crombie (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms existence of emergency and pandemic plans and their application.we do have a federal emergency response plan.
16. partly answered
    HealthMrs. Bonnie Crombie (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer covers supply progress but not leadership on immediate shortages.we are ahead of schedule in getting the vaccine to the provinces and the territories.
17. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates Canada's position and attacks opposition without addressing the award or 400 groups.We are not the opposition boy scouts. We are taking serious action.
18. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends negotiators and attacks Liberals but ignores Potsdam costs and Quebec equity question.If tough, able negotiators are going to win fossil awards, then so be it.
19. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Bloc and shifts to asylum costs instead of addressing Quebec letter or visa demand clarification.Why does the Bloc not do the same?
20. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer insults the member and pivots to asylum spending rather than responding to contempt for Quebec ministers.it is lunacy to have an hon. member here who claims to represent the interests of Quebec taxpayers, but wants to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on bogus asylum seekers
21. partly answered
    HealthDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer provides rollout numbers but does not confirm if all Canadians will be vaccinated before peak.Six million vaccines have been distributed.
22. partly answered
    HealthDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains sequencing guideline but avoids confirming feasibility of one million daily vaccinations.This is why both levels of government agreed to develop a sequencing guideline to be used to focus on the most vulnerable for the first week of the vaccine rollout.
23. deflected
    VIA RailJoseph Volpe (Liberal) asked Rob Merrifield (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites arm's-length rules and rejects protectionism without addressing why US firm won over Canadian bidders.We are not a government that believes in protectionism.
24. misdirected
    VIA RailMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Rob Merrifield (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals on past contracts and pivots to trade instead of explaining US contract award.that is pretty rich from a party which in government contracted out RCMP contracts to the United States to Disneyland.
25. deflected
    Government AdvertisingMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the specific claims of partisan ads and forcing payments by restating general cooperation and transparency.We work well, on a non-partisan basis, with every other level of government.
26. deflected
    Government PoliciesMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the listed patronage and cronyism examples and instead lists unrelated reforms.the Prime Minister promised to eliminate the influence of big money on politics.
27. misdirected
    Quebec City ArmouryMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to praising vehicle procurement instead of addressing the armoury funding comparison.In three of the four projects we examined, National Defence and PWGSC provided the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan with urgently needed vehicles
28. partly answered
    Quebec City ArmouryMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes the consultation funding and the member's vote but does not give a timeline or decision on the armoury.I would simply like to remind the House that when we presented our economic action plan, the government promised to spend up to $2 million on public consultations
29. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the Auditor General concern by outlining new regulations and employer blacklisting.We have recently brought in regulations to allow greater cooperation between my ministry and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
30. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMaurizio Bevilacqua (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the strategy and risk-assessment critique by highlighting overall immigration numbers and backlog reduction.We are maintaining, as indicated in the 2010 immigration plan which I have just tabled in the House, that in the next year we will maintain the developed world's highest levels of immigration
31. deflected
    Product SafetyMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts blame to the Senate instead of explaining current action on toxic toys already banned.I would urge all members of this House to urge the Liberal senators to pass the bill so that we can protect the health and safety of our children.
32. deflected
    Product SafetyMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again points only to the Senate bill and does not address immediate removal of already-banned toxic toys.Bill C-6 that is stuck in the Senate with the Liberals, once passed, would allow us to recall products that are unsafe for our children.
33. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids confirming details about the report and instead attacks the registry with partisan claims.But Canadians do not need another report to know that the long gun registry is very efficient at harassing law-abiding outdoors enthusiasts and farmers and wasting money, while being terribly inefficient at combatting crime.
34. partly answered
    International AidMs. Johanne Deschamps (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The response agrees with the Auditor General and lists actions taken but does not address when a long-term plan will be developed.in fact we agree with the recommendations and the observations of the Auditor General.
35. answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Tony Martin (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly claims the requested changes were made and enumerates the specific programs introduced.