House advances anti-spam bill amid foreign affairs clashes

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Foreign AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the government's foreign policy principles without addressing responsibility for the UN Security Council loss.Our government makes foreign policy decisions based on what is right and not on what is popular, and we have nothing to be apologetic about.
2. deflected
   Foreign AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats praise for principled decisions and G8/G20 hosting but ignores the listed diplomatic failures.We have nothing to apologize for.
3. misdirected
   Foreign AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer refuses to address the UAE negotiations or incompetence claim and instead attacks the prior Liberal government.I can say, for my friend from Toronto Centre , that thank goodness the dark decade, the 10 lost years of the previous Liberal government, is over, thanks to the leadership of this Prime Minister.
4. deflected
   Government PrioritiesMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer corrects a factual claim and promotes the economic action plan but does not address why priorities favor prisons and jets over families.Our deficit this year is lower than anticipated in this fiscal year.
5. deflected
   Government PrioritiesMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites external praise for the economy and attacks opposition tax plans without engaging the borrowing priorities question.Here is another opinion: Everybody looks on [Canada] with envy in terms of our economy...our stability, the fact that we have…the room to spend because we paid down debt.
6. deflected
   Foreign AffairsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer restates the principle-over-popularity line without addressing the UN defeat or policy contradictions.When it comes to foreign affairs, our government will do what is good for Canada, what is good in general when it comes to foreign affairs, not just what is popular.
7. deflected
   Foreign AffairsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims leadership at Copenhagen but does not admit or address blame for the UN seat loss.Our government showed leadership in making sure that all the major emitters were involved in that discussion.
8. misdirected
   Foreign AffairsMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to Khadr's charges in the US and avoids any link to the UN bid or human-rights criticism.I do not know how many times this House has been told that Omar Khadr faces serious charges in the United States.
9. deflected
   Foreign AffairsMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the Convention, court rulings and repatriation request by pivoting to U.S. jurisdiction.Omar Khadr faces charges in the United States and these charges will be resolved in the United States.
10. deflected
    Public Works and Government ServicesMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.Answer asserts fairness without addressing the timeline or minister's meeting with the eventual winner.they were overseen by a fairness monitor who deemed them to be managed openly, transparently and fairly.
11. misdirected
    Public Works and Government ServicesMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies irregularities instead of addressing the appointment of the minister's campaign organizer to the tribunal.if the opposition is trying to suggest that irregularities arose in the context of that particular government contract, my answer is no, absolutely not.
12. misdirected
    Minister of Natural ResourcesMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the premise and pivots to general ethics record rather than addressing the three specific allegations.it will not come as any surprise to my friend from Winnipeg Centre that I do not share his views on this matter.
13. deflected
    Minister of Natural ResourcesMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats a denial without reconciling the three differing accounts given by the minister.there was no discussion of any contracts at that event.
14. deflected
    Minister of Natural ResourcesMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.Answer claims no government involvement and shifts focus to a private dispute, avoiding the minister's credibility and Varin link.no members of this government are part of this inquiry.
15. partly answered
    HealthUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.Answer affirms commitment to public health care and notes increased transfers but does not address elimination of federal spending power.our government is committed to the universal public health care system and we will continue to work with the provinces and territories
16. deflected
    HealthUjjal Dosanjh (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer states support for the Canada Health Act without addressing the Prime Minister's stance on the member for Beauce.This government strongly supports the Canada Health Act, and we have always held that position.
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    Public Works and Government ServicesMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends actions and denies impropriety without addressing whether business was discussed at the fundraiser.If the member opposite wants to insinuate that there is anything improper here, the answer would of course be no, nothing is.
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    Public Works and Government ServicesMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites a fairness monitor report on procurement but ignores the allegation of contractors funding the party.decisions were made "objectively, free from personal favouritism and political influence, and encompasses the elements of openness, competitiveness, transparency and compliance".
19. misdirected
    JusticeMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to an unrelated religious event and provincial jurisdiction instead of addressing the veil testimony request.there certainly was a great religious moment in the province of Quebec and across Canada and that was the canonization by the Catholic Church of Brother André.
20. misdirected
    JusticeMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Bloc Québécois position on jurisdiction rather than addressing the veil and voting identification issue.this is very interesting coming from the Bloc Québécois, in as much as the administration of justice is within provincial jurisdiction.
21. deflected
    National DefenceDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts focus to historical Liberal origins and industry benefits without addressing transparency or competition.this entire process goes back to 1997, when the previous Liberal government entered into a process to replace what will be a 40-year-old aircraft by the time we get to the year 2020.
22. misdirected
    National DefenceDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer accuses the questioner of changing position and labels the query fact-free instead of providing cost or competition evidence.that was a fact-free question. This process goes back many years. It goes back to a time when the member opposite was, wait for it, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of defence.
23. partly answered
    National DefenceGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer asserts best price and value but does not engage the expert testimony or sole-source concerns raised.We are getting the best aircraft at the best price.
24. misdirected
    National DefenceGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner's past record on helicopters and quotes a different official rather than addressing the expert or smearing claim.we have been listening to the lecturing and the harping of the member opposite who was part of a government that cancelled the maritime helicopter program
25. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific listed failures and instead repeats general praise for policy.this government is proud of our principled foreign policy positions.
26. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). substantive question.The response attacks the member as misinformed and avoids answering whether meetings occurred or what actions are planned.the hon. member is either deliberately or naively misinformed on our campaign for the Security Council seat.
27. partly answered
    Quebec City ArenaMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes a meeting and private-sector needs but does not resolve the inconsistencies or commit to participation.we will study this project in the entire context of the various requests from all over the country.
28. partly answered
    Quebec City ArenaMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer outlines evaluation criteria and fiscal limits but does not confirm a pledge or equal treatment with Toronto.This one must be evaluated in view of the big picture and the similar projects elsewhere in Canada.
29. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). substantive question.The minister declines to answer the cost question by citing operational matters.the government does not comment on operational matters concerning the deployment of Canadian Forces personnel abroad.
30. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats a stock phrase about best interests without addressing negotiation failures or costs.the Government of Canada always chooses arrangements that are in the best interests of Canada and Canadian taxpayers.
31. answered
    The EconomyMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The response directly counters the premise with recent full-time job numbers and references to the action plan.there were 37,000 net new full-time jobs in Canada last month.
32. misdirected
    The EconomyMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to an unrelated university announcement instead of addressing the takeover or apology request.I was in Hamilton on Friday announcing a wonderful new initiative for McMaster University, local researchers, and local workers.
33. misdirected
    InfrastructureMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's voting record instead of addressing the rejection of projects or signage spending.What is interesting is that the member opposite, together with the members opposite, voted against any money for any arena in any part of Canada.
34. deflected
    Securities industryMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the project as voluntary without addressing the call to abandon it or provincial opposition.it is an initiative with voluntary membership that respects the jurisdictions of Quebec and the other provinces.
35. misdirected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Alex Atamanenko (NDP) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP as disconnected from rural Canada rather than addressing the bill or farmers' markets.the NDP has continually shown how disconnected it is from rural Canada, and this piece of legislation that it is bringing in does this one more time.
36. partly answered
    InfrastructureMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Lynne Yelich (Conservative). loaded question.The answer provides numbers of funded projects in BC but does not address the specific criticism of spending on signage versus rejected facilities.Our economic action plan has funded 224 RInC projects and 174 CAF projects in British Columbia.
37. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly explains that applicants can choose the hearing language and that French hearings are available.any applicant can tell the IRB in which official language he or she wants the hearing to be held.
38. answered
    Status of WomenMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the request for real solutions by detailing increased funding and supported projects for women.our government has now increased the funding for women to its highest level ever in the history of Canada.