House begins debate on bill extending EI benefits to self-employed

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1. deflected
   HealthBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates existing plan and priority groups without specifying any changes.There is a list of recommended high priority groups. Those are the people who should be getting the vaccine first.
2. deflected
   HealthBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer emphasizes scale and urges patience without addressing required plan changes.They are rolling it out. They are adjusting as they experience various difficulties and challenges.
3. deflected
   HealthBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats vaccine supply status and priority groups without committing to attitude or plan shifts.Canada's plan is very advanced compared to other countries.
4. deflected
   HealthMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights collaboration and rollout progress while avoiding the accusation of blaming provinces.We have been working with the provinces and territories for the last eight months, and we rolled out our vaccine sooner than expected.
5. deflected
   HealthMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites vaccine numbers and per-capita leadership without addressing calls for federal resources or leadership.Currently Canada has more H1N1 vaccine per capita. That is a fact.
6. answered
   Political Party FinancingMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states the donations are legal and within limits.on the contrary, all these donations are legal.
7. misdirected
   Political Party FinancingMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to donations received by other parties instead of addressing the appointment check.The Zambito family has also donated money: $4,470 to the PQ since 2001, $2,000 to the Bloc in 2008 and $8,500 to the Liberal Party since 2004.
8. misdirected
   Political Party FinancingMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to attacking the Bloc's donations rather than responding to the scandals involving the senator.it accepted $2,000 in 2008 from the Zambito family.
9. misdirected
   Political Party FinancingMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the call for an inquiry and instead attacks the Bloc with unrelated funding claims.I would remind them that I hope we can expect the same treatment: the Zambito family gave the Bloc $2,000 in 2008.
10. deflected
    The EnvironmentJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates the government's general position without addressing the alleged delays or science rejection.Canada's position is very clear. We are promoting the development of a new international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, an agreement that will include all major emitters of the planet.
11. deflected
    The EnvironmentJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the same talking point on international agreement without confirming any plan or addressing the awards.Once again, Mr. Speaker, the government, as the Minister of the Environment said yesterday, will not sign on to an agreement that imposes obligations on Canada and on hardly anyone else and is ineffective.
12. deflected
    The EnvironmentJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps isolation concerns by sarcastically dismissing Mali's relevance instead of engaging on Canada's role.this may be a shock to the NDP, but the negotiators Canada assigns to international negotiations like this are there to represent the interests of Canada, not the interests of Mali.
13. partly answered
    HealthMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides distribution numbers and timelines but does not state how many Canadians have actually been vaccinated.The six million vaccines that have been distributed to provinces have been rolled out.
14. deflected
    HealthMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates general advice and rollout plans without specifying additional actions or actual vaccination counts.The provinces and territories are working very hard to roll out the vaccines, so every Canadian can receive the vaccine by the end of this year.
15. partly answered
    HealthMaurizio Bevilacqua (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims leadership in communication but does not address language barriers for non-English/French speakers specifically.our government has demonstrated leadership in communicating with Canadians with regard to H1N1.
16. misdirected
    HealthMaurizio Bevilacqua (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to examples from jurisdictions instead of justifying the $100 million spending or committing remaining funds to language access.Nunavut has produced a booklet in Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, English and French.
17. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes the new measures without addressing the specific contribution rate or cost calculation raised.The government announced that it would bring in these measures.
18. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the voluntary nature and Quebec's separate collection but does not address whether Quebec workers are subsidizing others.Our program is voluntary, and it finally gives people access to sickness and compassionate care benefits.
19. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites support for abolishing the registry instead of responding to the transfer request.The Fédération believes that the so-called unrestricted long arms registry is not useful, does not protect the public, and costs Canadian taxpayers a great deal of money.
20. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the registry's cost and calls for free votes rather than addressing the transfer request.it is clear that the firearms registry is a huge waste of money and does not help prevent crime.
21. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies new information and cites policy compliance without addressing the call for an Auditor General investigation.in the morning papers we learned nothing new, contrary to what the member opposite said.
22. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer challenges the member to repeat the language outside the House instead of answering the timeline or cover-up questions.I wonder if he would have the courage of his convictions to be that colourful outside of this place.
23. deflected
    InfrastructureNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberals for voting against the spending rather than addressing the use of funds for signs.Also, they are being put in the embarrassing position where they actually have to defend why they voted against all this spending in the first place.
24. misdirected
    InfrastructureNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer makes a joking admission about spending in Liberal ridings instead of addressing the alternative use of funds.as to spending money and making investments in the city of Mississauga on infrastructure, home to seven Liberal MPs, I plead guilty.
25. partly answered
    HealthMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer supplies distribution statistics but does not address the Manitoba shortfall or concrete fixes.six million vaccines have been distributed to all the provinces and territories.
26. deflected
    HealthMs. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats prior distribution claims without engaging the leadership or reliability question.we have provided the vaccine as quickly as it has been produced by GSK.
27. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc and reframes the issue rather than addressing Canada's negotiating stance.I think that the country can heave a great sigh of relief that no members of the Bloc are actually at the negotiating table.
28. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates consultation and delegation policy without addressing Quebec's specific position.our government has consulted all the provinces in preparation for the Copenhagen summit
29. misdirected
    Olympic Winter GamesKen Dryden (Liberal) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner and cites VANOC while avoiding the riding-allocation disparity.how could any former cabinet minister stand in the House and ask a question about something he clearly knows so little about?
30. deflected
    Olympic Winter GamesKen Dryden (Liberal) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again blames the questioner and repeats VANOC facts without addressing the stop-count imbalance.clearly, the hon. member opposite is not at all interested in the facts.
31. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer labels the question scandalous and cites policy compliance without releasing the missing expenses.what is scandalous are the remarks made by the member for Trinity—Spadina
32. deflected
    Government AdvertisingMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to praise the program and ignores the cost and targeting questions.I am excited to hear that the government is taking action to make more people than ever aware of the home renovation tax credit.
33. deflected
    Public Service of CanadaMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The question embeds multiple unproven accusations and frames the request as explaining why a negative is positive.the member is wrong. Our government is committed to a strong and effective public service for Canadians.
34. partly answered
    MuseumsMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the strike and notes mediation but does not address the call for the minister to intervene directly.A federal mediator has been working with the parties since before the strike even began.
35. answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly commits to consultation and adherence to the court ruling on status transmission.There are 17 or 20 consultative hearings that are taking place; most have taken place.
36. answered
    Business of the HouseRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The question requests a brief work plan and the answer provides the legislative schedule concisely.Today we began and hopefully will conclude the second reading stage of C-56, the Fairness for the Self-Employed Act