Aviation security bill advances after committee study

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   TaxationMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing Liberal tax hike instead of addressing corporate cuts or timing.Mr. Speaker, what the Liberal leader proposes is a $6 billion tax hike in order to pay for his spending proposals that the country cannot afford, and that makes absolutely no sense.
2. deflected
   TaxationMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats attack on Liberal tax hike and ignores small business vs. large corporate distinction.Mr. Speaker, on the contrary. The Liberal Party leader is proposing a $6 billion tax hike in order to pay for his election promises that the country cannot afford.
3. deflected
   TaxationMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts focus to Liberal tax plan without addressing deficit control or middle-class relief.Mr. Speaker, the story that does not add up is the plan of the Liberal Party leader to raise taxes on employers, to raise billions of dollars of taxes on Canadian consumers, and to use that to increase spending even further.
4. misdirected
   TaxationScott Brison (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal proposal and cites CFIB opposition rather than responding to payroll tax hike claim.Mr. Speaker, unfortunately for the hon. member, he has raised an issue of fact. The fact is that the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the small- and medium-sized businesses of this country, is absolutely opposed to the tax hikes proposed by the Liberal Party that would raise taxes on over 100,000 Canadian small businesses, absolutely opposed.
5. misdirected
   TaxationScott Brison (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again pivots to opposing Liberal tax hikes and cites CFIB without addressing corporate vs. payroll tax point.Mr. Speaker, everybody here can do exactly what I did. He can talk to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and its president, Catherine Swift, who is absolutely on the record saying it is opposed to the tax hikes proposed by the Liberal Party on business, absolutely opposed.
6. partly answered
   Shipping Radioactive WasteMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses Quebec consultation and offers briefings but avoids explaining decision process based on company data.Mr. Speaker, public hearings and an additional round of written submissions took place throughout the fall, and the Government of Quebec did not signal any concerns at that time.
7. deflected
   Shipping Radioactive WasteMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer accuses Bloc of fear-mongering and division instead of addressing safety or consensus concerns.Mr. Speaker, for the Bloc Québécois, this is another issue they can use to divide the people.
8. deflected
   Shipping Radioactive WasteMs. Paule Brunelle (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer urges reading report and accuses members of causing panic without addressing limit exceedance claim.Mr. Speaker, I repeat, we have to look at the facts. Once again, I urge the hon. member to, first, read and, second, understand the report.
9. deflected
   Shipping Radioactive WasteMr. Bernard Bigras (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores public consultation demand and pivots to scientific report and briefing offer.I urge the environment critic to simply put on his glasses and read the report.
10. deflected
    SecuritiesJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites legal process and refuses to comment instead of addressing requested steps for oversight.Until those things are done, I will not comment on this transaction.
11. deflected
    SecuritiesJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats legal-process explanation without addressing Montreal precedent or London merger concerns.It is not appropriate for the government to make a comment at this time.
12. misdirected
    SecuritiesJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer mocks the asker personally rather than addressing public hearings or transparency request.we live to see everything when we hear the leader of the NDP in a patriotic defence of Canadian stock markets.
13. partly answered
    Sales Tax HarmonizationMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges negotiations and provincial role but does not explain delays or timeline.The federal government is in negotiations with the Government of Quebec.
14. partly answered
    Sales Tax HarmonizationMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer notes ongoing talks and unresolved issues but avoids committing to immediate settlement.There are a number of issues that remain unresolved, and that is disappointing.
15. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to attacking the asker on victims instead of disclosing prison-cost figures.However, what I would like to know from that member is why he never considers the cost to victims of criminals who are out on the street
16. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Mark Holland (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again pivots to personal attack on the asker rather than addressing international comparisons or costs.We wonder why that individual consistently stands up against the interests of victims and always for the interests of prisoners.
17. deflected
    SecuritiesMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts entirely to Investment Canada Act without addressing securities commission or Quebec veto.we have to consider whether the Canada Investment Act applies to this transaction.
18. deflected
    SecuritiesMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats focus on Investment Canada Act and offers to restate prior reply instead of addressing opposition or plan.If there are any questions, I can repeat my answer.
19. deflected
    Mortgage LoansMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses general mortgage rule changes for debt but ignores the specific request on regulating advance payment penalties.we changed the mortgage rules to ensure Canadians were protected.
20. misdirected
    Mortgage LoansMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends banks' stability and lending instead of addressing penalties or consumer protection.Our banks are in good condition.
21. answered
    Child CareMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the universal child care benefit as providing choice for working parents.we brought in the universal child care benefit specifically to help working moms and dads take advantage of the child care of their choice for their children.
22. misdirected
    Child CareMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal positions and past statements rather than addressing child care funding or spaces.The Liberals have another approach.
23. partly answered
    Social HousingMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains funding conditions but does not provide the requested list of projects or timeline for release.According to the rules, if organizations have submitted an application to their province, if the province approves the project and construction begins by March 31 of this year, they will receive funding.
24. misdirected
    Social HousingMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer insults the questioner about earpiece and restates rules instead of addressing spending priorities or housing conditions.has the member an earpiece that actually works, because I just explained it.
25. deflected
    The EconomyMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes general job policies without addressing the specific layoffs or the question about caring for families.through budget 2010 and through the economic action plan, this government has been focused on jobs, including manufacturing jobs.
26. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists specific job announcements but ignores the point about tax breaks not helping unprofitable manufacturers and banks.For instance, in January, GM announced over 1,000 new jobs in plants across Ontario.
27. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims merit-based appointments without addressing the premise of partisan strategy or compensating cronies.our government has one principal factor that we take into account when making government appointments, which is that the individuals are qualified for the appointments to which they are being appointed.
28. misdirected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses judicial appointments generally but turns away from the specific demand about Quebec's short list for judges.all of the individuals we have appointed to the bench go through a process by which they are evaluated.
29. partly answered
    Canada-U.S. RelationsMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the agreement signing but avoids details on what Canadians must disclose at the border.last Friday the Prime Minister and the President of the United States signed an agreement that will allow us to work better together in the years to come to secure our borders
30. deflected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer criticizes the asker for not reading rather than addressing privacy concerns about the agreement.I thought that my colleague would have taken five minutes of his precious time to read the statement guaranteeing sovereignty as well as privacy.
31. deflected
    Search and RescueMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends overall investments but does not justify replacing specific vessels with smaller boats.Since then, we have made an historic investment in our fleet, including five new Coast Guard vessels that were built in Victoria for British Columbians
32. partly answered
    Search and RescueMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses asset locations and response but does not commit to changing the two-hour standard.with respect to the basing of Canadian Forces search and rescue assets, they are optimally located to provide the most rapid response to areas where historically, statistically, incidents occur.
33. deflected
    TransportMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Answer compares to Liberal era and accuses opposition of baiting instead of addressing monitoring failures or enforcement.Now the Liberals think they have an issue they can drag through the water to see what they can pick up.
34. partly answered
    AfghanistanMr. Claude Bachand (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms contracts with private firms for protection but does not address warlord payments or similar deals.the Government of Canada does indeed have contracts with private firms in Afghanistan.
35. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked John Duncan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains program purpose and review but does not address low uptake, withdrawal, or including aboriginal institutions.The loan loss reserve pilot program was created to address a gap in larger-scale commercial lending.
36. misdirected
    POINTS OF ORDERScott Brison (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the asker with old quotes instead of addressing the CFIB priority documents tabled.Oh, I am sorry. That one is by the member for Kings—Hants
37. misdirected
    POINTS OF ORDERMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer deflects to Liberal record on child care instead of addressing the requested apology for the sarcastic remark.I know that Canadian children demand an apology because for 13 long years the Liberals did not create any of the child care spaces they promised.
38. misdirected
    POINTS OF ORDERMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats attack on the member instead of responding to the point of order about false allegations in a member's statement.the member for Vancouver Kingsway was in fact instrumental in gutting the bill regarding the International Transfer of Offenders Act