Commons debates report stage of jobs and economic growth act

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   G8 and G20 SummitsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes job creation instead of addressing the spending outrage or admitting mismanagement.we have brought in Canada's economic action plan, designed to encourage job creation, more hope and more opportunity, and the good news is that the plan is working.
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   G8 and G20 SummitsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites an expert and shifts to Liberal support for the location rather than clarifying the cost estimates.If you want to be at the G-8 table, you can't go to the washroom when the bill comes The cost for each of the two Canada summits are more or less within range of what G-8 and even G-20 summits have been costing.
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   G8 and G20 SummitsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberal leader's past statements instead of explaining the steamboat expenditure.We want to make it very clear...when we are the government of Canada, the next G8 Summit will be held at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville....
4. partly answered
   G8 and G20 SummitsMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses security costs but ignores the Halifax comparison and the minister's past comments.Security costs money. It is expensive. We do not want to spend this money, we have to spend this money.
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   G8 and G20 SummitsMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer justifies costs by citing delegate numbers and precedent without addressing the moral or poverty contrast.Canada is doing something that is really unprecedented. We are hosting two major international world summits back to back.
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   Committees of the HouseMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The answer invokes ministerial accountability but does not address the subpoena refusal or legal obligation.It is ministers who have the responsibility to be held accountable for the actions not only of their staff, but also of their departments.
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   Committees of the HouseMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes opposition majority control rather than explaining limits on staff testimony.The fact is that we have no intention of allowing our junior staff, our political staff, to be dragged before these committees and these kangaroo courts and subjected to the type of abuse that anybody who views these committee operations can see.
8. answered
   Committees of the HouseMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly rebuts the accusation by detailing ministers' testimony at committee.three of my ministerial colleagues appeared yesterday at the government operations committee and after a dispute, they were queried on questions and they answered all the questions that were put to them.
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   Offshore DrillingJack Layton (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explicitly denies any plan to lift the moratorium and addresses the premise of the question.there is a moratorium with respect to oil and gas exploration in the British Columbia offshore and there is no plan to change this.
10. answered
    Offshore DrillingJack Layton (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates the moratorium position and adds the joint review panel referral to address the pipeline concern.The Minister of the Environment has referred the northern gateway pipeline project to a joint review panel.
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    Offshore DrillingJack Layton (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to criticizing the questioner's past record instead of addressing the call for legislation.while he was in government in British Columbia, this NDP member did not introduce such a bill.
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    EthicsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids explaining the defense of Mulroney by pivoting to the Oliphant report review process.Those recommendations are now being reviewed by proper authorities and the government will act on those recommendations.
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    EthicsMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps naming any minister and instead emphasizes the independent study and recommendations.the questions Justice Oliphant studied, had a look at and made recommendations on were devised by an independent individual.
14. answered
    EthicsMrs. Alexandra Mendes (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly denies the fast-tracking claim and addresses the funding outcome.nothing was fast-tracked and no funding was given to any of these projects.
15. answered
    EthicsMs. Siobhan Coady (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly rejects the ethics violation allegation and restates the facts on fast-tracking.the member is making totally outrageous allegations.
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    SecuritiesMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores the listed Quebec support and pivots to an unlisted counter-claim.He lists off a whole number of organizations that he says support the passport system, but we have a much larger list of people who support the voluntary system which is a Canadian system that protects Canadians.
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    SecuritiesMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer disputes one claim then shifts to unrelated victims instead of addressing the OECD/IMF point.But who is more important than a list of corporations? Those victims of Earl Jones, those Canadians who lost money.
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    Young OffendersMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges consultations with Quebec but does not confirm or deny the low youth crime rate.Changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act are as a result of extensive consultations, including with the Province of Quebec.
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    Young OffendersMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids the request for amendments and instead lists other Quebec supporters.The member was good enough to mention a number of organizations. He perhaps forgot to mention that the Quebec provincial police association and many victims in Quebec are very interested and very supportive of this.
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    Offshore DrillingKeith Martin (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer describes ongoing reviews but does not provide or commit to an emergency response plan.For example, the NEB is carrying out a comprehensive review of its drilling requirements, which will be open to the Canadian public, and incorporate information from other regulators, as well as the ongoing U.S. investigation.
21. answered
    Offshore DrillingKeith Martin (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states there is no plan to change the moratorium or tanker traffic zone.The government has no plans to reopen the voluntary tanker traffic zone.
22. misdirected
    TaxationJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals on unrelated tax positions instead of addressing EI premium increases.The Liberals want to raise corporate taxes. We understand, by a report just this week, that it would cost 233,000 jobs.
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    TaxationJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats attacks on Liberal tax plans and ignores the direct question about EI premiums.The leader of the Liberal Party, who we assume will be the leader of the coalition, said, "Federal taxes must go up and we will have to raise taxes".
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    Copyright LegislationMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific accusation about the minister's commercial and pivots to promoting the bill.This is important legislation. It means jobs, it means protecting consumers and it means modernizing Canada's copyright legislation that is long overdue.
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    G8 and G20 SummitsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rejects the premise outright and reframes the spending as positive infrastructure without addressing the pork-barrel claim.I do not agree with the premise of his question.
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    CopyrightMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to criticizing the Bloc Québécois instead of explaining the absence of a levy.the real question is this: why is the Bloc Québécois against updating the Copyright Act?
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    CopyrightMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer quotes supportive groups and praises the bill without addressing compensation for artists.That is the response to an effective and responsible Conservative bill.
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    Foreign AffairsMr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). substantive question.Answer asserts the bill strengthens protections and is complementary but does not engage the Munk School critique or alternative bill.the strengthened provisions found in Bill C-26 are complementary to existing freshwater protections at both the federal and provincial levels.
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    Foreign AffairsMr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.Answer corrects the premise and restates complementarity without addressing the ministers' apparent inconsistency or experts' view.I am also correcting him in that Bill C-26 is a complementary bill to existing legislation.
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    Committees of the HouseMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer defends ministerial appearances but then attacks the opposition's committee majority instead of addressing muzzling or decorum.
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    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. John Duncan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states the tribunal is not the correct venue and lists funding actions but does not directly refute the discrimination allegation.the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is not the correct venue.
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    Sydney HarbourMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids any commitment and defers to a future announcement without addressing the request for support.If we have something to announce, we will make that announcement.
33. answered
    Official LanguagesMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly rejects the loaded premise and cites progress and external approval.
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    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the question's source and the NDP's voting record instead of addressing the inspection or safety issue.The member opposite would be better served if he did not read these ridiculous articles that sometimes appear in magazines.
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    EthicsHelena Guergis (Independent) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses the specific request to table the letter and redirects to independent authorities.We will let those independent authorities do their work.
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    Business of the HouseRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jay Hill (Conservative). substantive question.The answer begins addressing the business schedule and supply days but is cut off before covering all points raised.We will continue today debating the report stage of Bill C-9 , the jobs and economic growth act.
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    Business of the HouseRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jim Prentice (Conservative). rhetorical question.The response shifts to a separate point of order about an earlier exchange rather than engaging the hallway invitation or prior remarks.I rise on a point of order relating to allegations made in this House by the member for Outremont during question period on June 1, 2010.
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    Points of OrderMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Mr. Lee Richardson (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer discusses committee procedure and in-camera rules instead of responding to the invitation to debate outside the chamber.It would be unparliamentary for me or any member, frankly, to speak on matters that may or may not have occurred in camera.