Commons opens debate on bill to deter human smugglers

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1. deflected
   National DefenceMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges AG recommendations but defends proceeding with existing process without addressing cancellation or open bid.Of course the government will act on those recommendations.
2. deflected
   National DefenceMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts blame to prior Liberal government instead of addressing current procurement flaws or open competition.the reason there are problems with the helicopters is that 17 years ago the Liberal government cancelled the helicopter contract
3. deflected
   National DefenceMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends process and attacks opposition for playing politics rather than committing to open bid.We have a responsibility to replace fighter aircraft and not play politics with the lives of our men and women in uniform.
4. deflected
   National DefenceDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes AG recommendations but pivots to past Liberal actions and need for equipment without addressing open competition.The member is singing a different tune than when he was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of defence when this project was first brought forward by his government.
5. misdirected
   National DefenceDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks Liberal history instead of responding to cost concerns or taxpayer protection in F-35 purchases.The year was 1993, and the Liberal Party of Canada spent $1 billion not to buy helicopters.
6. answered
   Public Works and Government ServicesMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly addresses allegations by citing official testimony of no interference.Senior officials involved testified before the parliamentary committee yesterday and they were all quite clear: there was no interference in the granting of these contracts.
7. misdirected
   Public Works and Government ServicesMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters with unrelated attack on Bloc member rather than addressing the Prime Minister's photo or situation.I must ask the leader of the Bloc if he can confirm whether he approved of the hon. member for Sherbrooke attending a fundraising party organized by members of the FLQ.
8. misdirected
   Public Works and Government ServicesMs. Diane Bourgeois (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer deflects to unrelated facts about Bloc member instead of addressing contract criteria or security checks.On October 19, journalist Denis Lessard reported that the Bloc member for Sherbrooke attended a fundraising meeting for the Réseau de Résistance du Québécois on October 2 in Sherbrooke.
9. misdirected
   Public Works and Government ServicesMs. Diane Bourgeois (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer evades the mafia-linked fundraising query by pivoting to an unrelated FLQ attack on the Bloc.did the Bloc leader approve of one of his Bloc members attending a cocktail party organized by the FLQ? Yes or no?
10. partly answered
    National DefenceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer distinguishes the two contracts and notes the F-35 process predates the government but does not address the Auditor General criticism directly.In the case of the helicopters, as I have already said, the government will look at the Auditor General's recommendations and take action.
11. deflected
    National DefenceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims action on helicopters but shifts to accusing the NDP of coalition politics instead of confirming F-35 sole-source plans.The leader of the NDP, however, should not pretend for a moment that he is raising these concerns on behalf of the military.
12. misdirected
    National DefenceJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer denies any order but pivots to partisan claims about NDP voting records instead of addressing protest access.when it comes to standing up for the men and women in uniform, getting them the equipment they need, these people understand that there is only one party in this Parliament that supports them.
13. deflected
    Government PrioritiesMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes the government's crime policy but ignores the specific question on prison costs versus prevention cuts.Part of keeping our communities safe is keeping dangerous criminals behind bars, not releasing them into our streets early.
14. deflected
    Government PrioritiesMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites provincial support for related justice measures but avoids any discussion of actual prison policy costs.An NDP justice minister in Manitoba said that we are going a long way toward giving people confidence in the justice system.
15. partly answered
    G8 and G20 SummitsMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the delay in final costs and contrasts with Liberal practices but does not address the lack of price guarantees.We are waiting for our provincial and municipal partners to provide us with those bills before we pay them.
16. deflected
    G8 and G20 SummitsMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer reiterates the audit timeline and pivots to praising infrastructure spending instead of comparing summit costs.The deadline for submitting final security claims will be December 1.
17. deflected
    Bank of CanadaMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the cooling-off period issue by deferring entirely to the Bank of Canada.the Bank of Canada makes its own hiring decisions and is obliged to follow the conflict of interest guidelines.
18. deflected
    Bank of CanadaMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again sidesteps the conflict-of-interest concern by repeating that the Bank follows guidelines.the Bank of Canada makes its own hiring decisions and is obliged to follow the conflict of interest guidelines.
19. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The minister attacks the Bloc's record instead of confirming the existing legislation on community sentences.I appreciate all these things are always opposed by the Bloc members.
20. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Serge Ménard (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The reply again attacks the Bloc's positions rather than confirming the bill's scope for sentences under two years.The Bloc members are very consistent on all these things, whether it is human trafficking, or just the other day, when we were getting rid of the faint hope clause
21. deflected
    Government SpendingMs. Siobhan Coady (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to IMF praise and accuses the questioner of hypocrisy instead of addressing spending control.This hypocritical point that the member opposite raises, after voting for the economic action plan in the best interests of the country, and to stand here now and say that the stimulus plan has not saved hundreds of thousands of jobs is outrageous.
22. partly answered
    Government SpendingNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Rob Merrifield (Conservative). substantive question.The minister states he issued a reprimand and ordered a review, which partially addresses the waste concern.It is a letter of reprimand explaining that I want a full review of expenditures and that we need value for money.
23. misdirected
    Government SpendingScott Brison (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The reply attacks the Liberal critic's past statements on the GST rather than addressing the listed spending items.That is the party that would raise the GST by two percentage points and whose leader describes himself as a tax-and-spend Liberal.
24. misdirected
    Government SpendingScott Brison (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer quotes a past Liberal criticism and labels them tax-and-spend instead of responding to the spending allegations.They are tax-and-spend Liberals who will drive this country into deficit in a structural way.
25. deflected
    Bank of CanadaMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses severance of ties but avoids the cooling-off period and revolving door issue raised.The person in question has severed his ties with the private sector.
26. deflected
    Bank of CanadaMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats that guidelines were followed without addressing the request for new rules on the revolving door.the Bank of Canada must follow the conflict of interest guidelines for its employees and I am assured that it has done so in this case.
27. misdirected
    InfrastructureMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to praising the program and job creation instead of addressing responsibility for delays or extending deadlines.She said, "I think officials deserve congratulations for rolling out such a major program quickly, without resorting to throwing [any] regulations or safeguards out".
28. partly answered
    InfrastructureMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges working with Quebec and being fair but does not commit to extending the deadline.We are getting data and details from the Quebec government on the status of these different projects.
29. deflected
    Disability BenefitsJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer offers general concern without addressing the Senate blocking Bill S-216 or the specific deadline.I can assure the hon. member that this is being viewed at the highest levels to ensure that we have a system that works for individual members
30. deflected
    Disability BenefitsJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims the bill cannot help without engaging the request to pass it before the deadline.the bill to which she refers will not be of any help to those particular people.
31. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states enforcement will investigate but does not address prohibiting toxic ponds or intervening on federal laws.Environment Canada enforcement officials will investigate this incident.
32. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses water monitoring but avoids asserting federal powers to regulate or clean up the oil sands.That is why the minister created a federal panel of Canada's leading scientists to monitor the water
33. deflected
    Terra Nova National ParkMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Mr. Mark Warawa (Conservative). substantive question.The answer gives a general statement on the environment without addressing roads or any commitment to help.This government is committed to ensuring that the environment is protected.
34. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thierry St-Cyr (Bloc) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc for not asking about human smuggling instead of addressing the bill.I find it rather odd that the Bloc Québécois has not asked a single question about the threat that human smuggling poses to the integrity and fairness of Canada's immigration system.
35. partly answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses service standards and processing times but attacks the member and defends officials rather than admitting problems.I resent the fact that the member is attacking the good work done by the hard-working officials at Citizenship and Immigration Canada
36. deflected
    Points of OrderMr. Serge Cardin (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates what was said and shifts to criticizing the asker's party instead of apologizing.Might I suggest that the rather outrageous statements made in this place by the member's own party, the member's own leader and of his own caucus with respect to the integrity of the Minister of Natural Resources , that perhaps we take a look at all of this.
37. deflected
    Points of OrderMr. Serge Cardin (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats the accusation without withdrawing or apologizing.the member opposite still has not said whether he was in attendance at a réunion de financement--
38. misdirected
    Points of OrderMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Mr. Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to explain or apologize and instead tells the member to wear the accusation.if the shoe fits, wear it, and if not, it is no big deal.
39. deflected
    Points of OrderDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids engaging with the document or the point raised and gives a non-committal reply.I would invite my friend to deposit it anywhere he wants.