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1. answered
   Aboriginal AffairsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the conditions and reasons for not restoring funds immediately.There will not be a blank cheque.
2. deflected
   Aboriginal AffairsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts focus to Liberal voting record instead of addressing the second chance for the university.It is a shame that the Liberal Party chose to vote against those initiatives.
3. misdirected
   Aboriginal AffairsMr. Michael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer calls statements false and attacks Liberal vote rather than engaging the education investment question.It is shameful that the Liberal Party voted against post-secondary education and training for Canadians.
4. deflected
   EmploymentMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists past investments and criticizes the member's vote instead of addressing the specific summer jobs funding shortfall.The Liberals should be supporting it instead of criticizing it.
5. deflected
   EmploymentMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to contrasting past Liberal policy and attacks the member's vote rather than responding to the unemployment crisis claim.The hon. member voted against that too.
6. answered
   HaitiMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains the mission is temporary and transitioning to long-term humanitarian efforts.We are transitioning to a different, long-term, humanitarian mission, led by people who work in development.
7. answered
   HaitiMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms consideration of suggestions from the upcoming conference.Obviously, we will consider all suggestions and will see what comes out of the conference on March 31.
8. partly answered
   Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer details measures taken but does not address the specific case or Quebec's processing delay claim directly.we have taken special measures to speed up processing times for cases involving sponsorship of family members by Canadians of Haitian origin.
9. answered
   Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Directly explains the procedural differences requiring verification for Haitians unlike pre-selected Kosovars.the situations in Kosovo and Haiti have nothing in common.
10. deflected
    PensionsJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Focuses on past measures and NDP voting record rather than current action plan.the NDP voted against these measures for our seniors.
11. deflected
    PensionsJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Lists prior actions and criticizes NDP votes instead of addressing immediate reform urgency.The problem is, every time we do things for pensioners, the NDP votes against them.
12. deflected
    PensionsJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Emphasizes provincial consultations and past NDP opposition rather than committing to immediate CPP changes.When those things happen, why will the NDP not stand up and actually vote for positive action?
13. answered
    TaxationMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Clarifies no policy change and corrects the taxation premise while noting prior Liberal practice.there has been no change in the taxation policy of the federal government with respect to post-doctoral fellowships.
14. deflected
    TaxationMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Attacks the member's suggestion and implies favoritism toward untaxed high earners instead of restating facts.He thinks people should earn $70,000 a year, his friends in universities, and not pay tax.
15. partly answered
    Child CareMaria Minna (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.States funding provided to provinces but does not address specific Ontario space closures or timing.We are investing $250 million a year through the provinces for the creation of these selfsame child care spaces
16. answered
    Child CareMaria Minna (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Explains provincial responsibility and reiterates federal funding and parental support amounts.this is a provincial jurisdiction and it is up to the provinces to provide daycare spaces.
17. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses existing EDC support rather than addressing the legality or refusal of loan guarantees.In two years, $30 billion has been provided for all forestry products, and $20 billion of this has gone to Quebec.
18. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Bloc) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates EDC funding figures and support instead of addressing the request for loan guarantees or the auto industry comparison.Quebec has received more than $20 billion over two years.
19. deflected
    Broadcasting IndustryMr. Serge Cardin (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer offers openness to ideas but does not address acting on the CRTC recommendation for a fund.If my colleague has any ideas, we are open to suggestion.
20. deflected
    Broadcasting IndustryMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts responsibility to the CRTC and promotes government investments instead of addressing the request to review the decision.It was his decision and they are his policies.
21. deflected
    The BudgetShawn Murphy (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promises future detail and discusses collaboration but does not confirm the accuracy of the $30 million statement.I would be happy to reply to the hon. member in more detail upon reviewing the situation.
22. misdirected
    The BudgetShawn Murphy (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker instead of addressing the three options presented about the budget statement.the hon. member should be ashamed of himself.
23. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Siobhan Coady (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer corrects the premise about termination and notes scrutiny but does not confirm ongoing funding.my colleague is not correct in suggesting the funding has been terminated.
24. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights other conservation efforts and future consideration instead of addressing the specific funding cuts or partnership end.we will in fact carry on with the Atlantic coastal action program after due consideration of where those dollars will be invested
25. deflected
    Food SafetyMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to past totals and union criticism instead of addressing the specific 170-inspector discrepancy raised.What I said was we will have hundreds of new inspectors since we formed government.
26. partly answered
    Food SafetyMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms audit progress and funding allocations but adds partisan attack rather than a precise timeline.the audit has begun and is in full swing to know the efficacy of the CFIA, where we need people and how many more we need.
27. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states the matter is still under study and pivots to past extensions and opposition voting record.I would also remind the House that we have put in place six or seven new measures to help the unemployed in recent months and that, each time, the Bloc, the resistance party, voted against them.
28. deflected
    Guaranteed Income SupplementMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists prior GIS changes but ignores the question on using the current surplus for further improvements.For example, we increased the guaranteed income supplement exemption, before the GIS has to be reimbursed, from $500 to $3,500.
29. misdirected
    PensionsJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal voting and mocks their conference instead of addressing the 90-day pension reform delay.Their idea of a conference is to do something like they are going to do this weekend: hold this meeting that has the oxymoronic name, Liberal thinkers' conference.
30. deflected
    PensionsJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.Answer notes ongoing consultations and provincial processes but avoids the privatization premise and immediate action query.All options are on the table as they are with our provincial partners and our territorial partners.
31. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains accountability requirements and notes the MOU status but does not commit to restoring funding.The MOU that is in place right now still does not flow any money to it.
32. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites overall funding increases but does not address the specific shelter closures or program cuts mentioned.While this government has moved ahead not only to support programs to prevent violence against women and violence against aboriginals generally, we also increased the funding from $18 million that we inherited from the Liberals on this program to over $30 million this year.
33. deflected
    TuberculosisMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Question embeds false premise that government accepts sub-Saharan TB rates; answer lists spending without addressing the accusation.Our government takes the health and safety of all citizens very seriously and remains vigilant in the efforts to address tuberculosis.
34. misdirected
    Public SafetyMrs. Maria Mourani (Bloc) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Answer promises follow-up then pivots to attacking the questioner's party instead of addressing the halfway-house policy.However, I find it passing strange that that member from that party would stand up and indicate that those members are concerned about pedophiles when, in fact, they voted against a bill that would strengthen penalties for pedophiles.
35. deflected
    Le DevoirMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). rhetorical question.Request is for unanimous consent on a congratulatory motion rather than information; response ignores it and advances unrelated budget motion.moved that a ways and means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures be concurred in.