NDP motion to limit prorogation debated as longest item

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1. deflected
   Ten PercentersJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids committing to House vote and instead attacks Liberals.having viewed a few of these Liberal ten percenters, I think the cancellation of the program was a good idea.
2. deflected
   Employment InsuranceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains premium process but pivots to attacking Liberal EI proposal instead of addressing tax hike claim.That is why this government is opposed to these changes to the employment insurance program.
3. deflected
   Employment InsuranceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats independent commission line and again attacks Liberal plan rather than confirming or denying tax increase.Those premiums are determined by an independent commission in line with the cost of the program.
4. deflected
   The BudgetMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores tax and research questions and shifts to listing youth job programs.This summer, young people will be able to take advantage of the Canada summer jobs program.
5. deflected
   The BudgetMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids explaining the specific tax increase for the named student and lists general student supports instead.We have done a lot for students: there are many more scholarships and funding opportunities available.
6. partly answered
   Tax HarmonizationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the management question by referencing existing agreements but does not clarify the Quebec-specific point.We have signed agreements in this regard, agreements that create mutual obligations between the federal and provincial governments.
7. answered
   Tax HarmonizationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states Quebec collects GST under the 1992 agreement and remains open to other arrangements.This agreement states that Quebec will collect the GST on behalf of the federal government.
8. misdirected
   Environment CanadaMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies allegations and pivots to defending government science support without addressing censorship claims.Climate change science is valuable and important work that this government supports.
9. misdirected
   Science and TechnologyMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the science policy question entirely and pivots to attacking the asker on environmental legislation.Why will that member not support good environmental legislation?
10. deflected
    Prorogation of the HouseJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids addressing limits on prorogation by claiming a constitutional barrier and then attacking the asker about coalitions.if the leader of the Bloc—excuse me, I meant to say the leader of the New Democratic Party, but sometimes it amounts to the same thing—wants to form his coalition with the Bloc and the Liberal Party instead of changing the Constitution, he should seek a mandate from the people of Canada.
11. partly answered
    International CooperationJack Layton (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the maternal health focus but sidesteps the specific question on excluding contraception.This initiative is about saving the lives of mothers and children.
12. deflected
    International CooperationJack Layton (NDP) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats maternal death statistics without addressing the contraception exclusion or the provocative framing.Far too many lives are being sacrificed when we can do something about it.
13. partly answered
    AfghanistanDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer clarifies the UK-led proposal and current facilities but does not fully explain the public-private discrepancy.the proposal to build a Kabul-based NDS detention centre in 2007 was a U.K.-led initiative, which ultimately did not come to pass.
14. answered
    AfghanistanDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly refutes the advance-notice claim with specifics from the agreement and inspection counts.had my honourable colleague made just the slightest effort to read the agreement, he would have quickly discovered that we do not give advance notice.
15. deflected
    AfghanistanBryon Wilfert (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies knowledge of the secret deal and restates the existing agreement without addressing the broken promise or torture risks.to my knowledge, we have never been briefed on that.
16. deflected
    AfghanistanBryon Wilfert (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates Canada's role in mentoring prisons but avoids the call for a public inquiry or the contradiction with prior statements.Canada is not in the business of building or running Afghan prisons.
17. deflected
    Rights & DemocracyMs. Francine Lalonde (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer refers only to legislation and avoids the question on Omar Khadr and international commitments.I invite my colleague to carefully read the legislation governing Rights & Democracy, particularly subsection 13(3).
18. deflected
    Rights & DemocracyMs. Francine Lalonde (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer points to prior committee appearances without addressing the accusation of government control.On October 29, 2009, the people of Rights & Democracy had the opportunity to appear before the committee, which was satisfied with the responses it heard.
19. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Claude Guimond (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states the issue is under examination but provides no decision or commitment on extension.We are examining the situation. The decision has not yet been made.
20. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Claude Guimond (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to criticizing the Bloc's voting record instead of explaining the elimination of measures.Each time, the Bloc voted against those measures.
21. answered
    International DevelopmentCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly counters the premise by affirming care for women's health and outlining focus areas.we should be clear that this government does care about women and does care about the health of women.
22. deflected
    International DevelopmentCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights international support without addressing contraception or the failure claim.Every one of these enlightened countries, the donor countries which are making a difference in developing countries, knows that there are actions we can take that will actually make a significant difference in the number of mothers who are dying in childbirth and in their postpartum terms.
23. answered
    Status of WomenAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Helena Guergis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the three pillars and related actions as the plan.We introduced three pillars of focus: economic security, ending violence against women, and women in leadership and democracy.
24. misdirected
    Status of WomenAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Helena Guergis (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the prior Liberal government rather than addressing the minister's responsibilities.we Conservative women, were not relegated to the pink back room with a pink pad of paper and asked to write down for the third time a list of pink broken promises made by the previous Liberal government.
25. partly answered
    Child CareMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters the report's relevance and lists actions taken but does not address timing for new services.That report was actually written not about this government, but the study period ended in 2005 under the previous government.
26. partly answered
    Child CareMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer explains federal limits and reiterates funding and benefits but avoids admitting policy failure.in fact it is not the federal government's responsibility to create child care spaces.
27. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains that public servants handle visa decisions and notes issues with the application.public servants, not the minister, make decisions about visa applications.
28. deflected
    HaitiMr. Robert Bouchard (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses general Haiti initiatives and the upcoming meeting but does not address promoting the wood houses proposal.Another meeting will take place at the end of the month in New York to help us align the needs identified by the Haitian government
29. misdirected
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to defending the economic action plan and criticizes passage issues instead of addressing ACOA cuts.We had a little trouble getting it passed through this House but we managed.
30. answered
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.Answer clarifies the ongoing base budget and additional funding, directly countering the cut claim.It is an improvement over what was there before and certainly not part of the five year programming.
31. deflected
    AfghanistanMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer discusses past NATO decisions and capacity building but avoids addressing the call for a public inquiry.We are there not to build prisons for Afghans; we are there to help them build capacity to do these things for themselves.
32. partly answered
    AfghanistanMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer provides visit statistics under the agreement but does not address limiting inspections or the inquiry request.there have been over 210 visits by Canadian officials to Afghan detention facilities since the transfer agreement was signed.
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    TelecommunicationsLawrence MacAulay (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses 2010 funding but deflects on future years and CAP sites by attacking the prior government instead of promising continued support.After 13 years of neglect from the other side, we are actually funding access for broadband for rural and remote Canadians, and we are proud of that.
34. deflected
    Official LanguagesMs. Monique Guay (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates general support for official languages without addressing the specific hiring statistics or the claim of hostility.the government supports the guidelines, the laws and the rights of people across the country when it comes to the official languages, and it will continue to do so.