Commons advances economic recovery bill amid H1N1 and jobs clashes

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1. deflected
   HealthMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to recent vaccination numbers instead of addressing delayed start or plans to catch up.Canada has vaccinated more Canadians over the last two weeks than any other country in the world on a population basis.
2. deflected
   HealthMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights total investments but ignores specific unspent budget figures raised in the question.our government has invested over $1 billion in the pandemic plan and we are investing more.
3. deflected
   HealthMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer focuses on doses delivered without addressing calls for more clinics, nurses or help for shut-ins.by the end of next week, over 8.5 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine will have been delivered to the provinces and territories.
4. partly answered
   HealthKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer clarifies the peak timing comment and restates encouragement to vaccinate but offers no new actions beyond the existing plan.We do not know when the peak will be.
5. deflected
   HealthKen Dryden (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer reiterates provincial roles and weekly production without committing to additional federal steps.we will continue to provide support to the provinces and territories.
6. deflected
   Political Party FinancingMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer points to existing laws and urges reporting elsewhere instead of addressing the specific demand for an investigation.if they have allegations, if they have something to report, they should report it to the appropriate authorities outside this House.
7. deflected
   Political Party FinancingMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses the claims as nonsense and demands allegations be made outside the House.these are just words; this is all nonsense.
8. deflected
   Political Party FinancingMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer again redirects to external authorities without engaging the call for an in-depth investigation.If there are allegations, they should be made outside the House to the appropriate authorities.
9. deflected
   Political Party FinancingMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses allegations as baseless without addressing the request for an investigation.It is shocking to hear such baseless insinuations.
10. deflected
    Political Party FinancingMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the investigation question by attacking the Bloc's voting record instead.the Bloc is starting to put people to sleep with its story.
11. misdirected
    EmploymentMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer turns to attacking the NDP for not asking about prior job gains rather than addressing the policy failure claim.Did we hear a question? Did we hear any concern from those hon. members?
12. partly answered
    EmploymentMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges ongoing job losses and the need for broader recovery but does not address the advertising vs. plan critique.There will be job losses. There will be gains.
13. misdirected
    EmploymentMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP's voting record on tax cuts instead of addressing help for unemployed in BC.What kind of help is it when the NDP votes against every tax cut that we provide for Canadians?
14. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states the TPA is arm's-length and followed policies but does not address calling in the Auditor General.the Toronto Port Authority is an independent and arm's-length organization.
15. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer challenges the member to repeat allegations outside the House and restates arm's-length status without addressing the RCMP request.I would suggest if that member wishes to make those kinds of allegations that he have the courage to say them outside of the House of Commons.
16. misdirected
    EmploymentMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Mr. Mike Lake (Conservative). loaded question.The answer calls the question ridiculous and pivots to praising the government's record instead of addressing the propaganda spending critique.that question is simply ridiculous.
17. misdirected
    EmploymentMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Conservative). substantive question.Answer diverts by questioning the member's stance on aid rather than addressing the proposed funding shift.I would like to ask the member, why would he oppose aid to those who are unemployed?
18. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates party position and criticizes Bloc without addressing the transfer request.If Quebec wants to set up a registry, then it can do so through the registration of goods and property, which is a provincial jurisdiction.
19. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses the question with accusations and shifts to unrelated topics like illegal weapons.They should stop making all these unfounded insinuations.
20. misdirected
    InfrastructureMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the Bloc's voting record instead of explaining refusal of block funding.What is shameful is that they opposed us from the beginning.
21. misdirected
    InfrastructureMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes partisan intent in timing; answer counters by attacking voting record rather than addressing politicization.it is difficult to imagine a more ridiculous question because all Bloc Québécois members voted against Canada's economic action plan.
22. deflected
    InfrastructureNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to Liberal inconsistencies instead of explaining sign costs versus project funding.First, they say there are no projects and now they say that there are too many projects with too many signs.
23. deflected
    InfrastructureNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates the binary choice for Liberals without addressing the per-resident funding disparity.Either they believe that there are no construction projects and therefore no signs to advertise those projects, or they believe that there are too many construction projects and therefore too many signs to publicize them.
24. deflected
    Olympic Winter GamesMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Mr. Dean Del Mastro (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes bias in torch routing; answer attacks the premise as conspiracy without data on routing decisions.These desperate conspiracy theories are totally false, but do not take my word for it.
25. misdirected
    Olympic Winter GamesMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Mr. Dean Del Mastro (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the Liberal Party and quotes a Liberal praising VANOC instead of addressing the riding distribution stats.I think it is kind of disgraceful that the Liberal Party is trying to politicize this.
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    Toronto Port AuthorityMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates the Federal Accountability Act without addressing specific allegations about the Minister or Toronto Port Authority.this government brought in the toughest anti-corruption law in Canadian history.
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    Toronto Port AuthorityMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites TPA statements on policies followed but avoids the interference and donation allegations.the Toronto Port Authority is an arm's-length organization.
28. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Gérard Asselin (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends Bill C-50 benefits and affordability for self-employed but does not address the call for a complete overhaul.Bill C-50 is an excellent bill for Quebec's unemployed workers.
29. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Gérard Asselin (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the Bloc for voting against Bill C-50 instead of addressing respect for the House will or royal recommendation.They will vote against everything we do to help the economy and unemployed workers.
30. deflected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Robert Oliphant (Liberal) asked Mr. Greg Kerr (Conservative). substantive question.Answer references past Liberal damage and time needed but does not address implementation timeline or Legion concerns.Certainly the charter is an important initiative that we are picking up on.
31. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Robert Oliphant (Liberal) asked Mr. Greg Kerr (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes modern veterans needs but does not specify actions for post-traumatic stress disorder or charter confusion.We have to make sure we do just as much, and even more, for the new veterans
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    HealthMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer states support for the Canada Health Act without addressing the candidate's private care comments or government position.I will continue to work with the provinces and territories and support the Canada Health Act of this country.
33. partly answered
    HealthMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer details existing federal funding and transfers but does not address the specific threshold for additional vaccine delivery support.our government has invested over $1 billion to support this pandemic plan and we continue to assist the provinces and territories in developing the vaccine as well.
34. answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Mario Silva (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the minister spoke with the Haitian president and confirms ongoing work toward stable government.I had an opportunity to speak with the President of Haiti last week about the government transition.
35. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Mr. John Duncan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains the negotiation approach but avoids addressing the claim that the strategy serves oil companies.We will not sign a deal that is bad for Canada.
36. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer asserts merit-based appointments without engaging the specific partisan examples or changing the process.all our appointments are based on merit.
37. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Mario Silva (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer references prior contact and states satisfaction with the course of action but provides no new concrete steps taken.as I mentioned in my previous response, I did speak with the president.