Commons advances bill to end early parole for white-collar offenders

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. misdirected
   Government SpendingRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores caregivers and corporate tax cuts entirely and pivots to attacking Liberal tax policy.The Liberal leader is demanding his new tax be included in the next budget.
2. misdirected
   Government SpendingRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer evades the double-standard claim and instead attacks the Liberal leader's tax plan.This is a reckless tax increase that will stop our recovery in its tracks.
3. misdirected
   Government SpendingRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps spending priorities and reframes around Liberal tax blackmail.One thing those of us on this side of the House know is the Liberal leader's plan to blackmail this government into raising taxes by $6 billion
4. misdirected
   The EconomyDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores transparency and deficit questions and pivots to Liberal tax hike.The Liberal leader now wants to raise taxes by $6 billion.
5. partly answered
   Sales Tax HarmonizationDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses negotiations status but deflects the signing question.Negotiations between Quebec and the federal government are going well.
6. deflected
   Sales Tax HarmonizationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids signing timeline and inserts partisan jab at Bloc leader.It is clear that someone is smiling even more than we are on this side of the House, and that someone is Ms. Marois.
7. misdirected
   Sales Tax HarmonizationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores Quebec interests claim and personally attacks the questioner.I can simply say loud and clear that I was elected to Quebec's National Assembly.
8. answered
   SecuritiesMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the voluntary process and court referral.We have a group of 10 provinces and territories that, for well over a year now, has been working with the Government of Canada in the development of the new Canadian securities regulator.
9. deflected
   SecuritiesMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses the review process but ignores the call to abandon the plan and the accusations.From our point of view, this is a very complex transaction, so the review must be very thorough.
10. partly answered
    SecuritiesMr. Joe Comartin (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses the review but not the demand for public consultation beyond the legal minimum.Today I announced that the review will go ahead.
11. deflected
    SecuritiesMr. Joe Comartin (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Focuses on following the existing law and committee review rather than addressing the need for immediate changes or public consultations.It is a very complex transaction and we have to do it by the book.
12. misdirected
    SecuritiesMr. Joe Comartin (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Instead of committing to review, criticizes the NDP's stance on foreign investment.we all know where the NDP members stand on this.
13. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationBob Rae (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Responds with overall immigration stats instead of justifying the family class reduction.I expect more from that member than that kind of base demagoguery.
14. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationBob Rae (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). rhetorical question.Clarifies no reduction in family but emphasizes economic priorities without directly answering about family values.What the member is really saying is that we should reduce the number of economic immigrants coming to Canada because there are trade-offs.
15. misdirected
    JudiciaryMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Avoids naming a judge and instead attacks the questioner's husband and discusses terrorists.unfortunately, I am not aware of the rulings her husband made when he was on the IRB.
16. partly answered
    JudiciaryMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Provides explanation of the speech but uses sarcasm and doesn't address the Justice Minister's silence.I encourage the ever-thoughtful and soft-spoken member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine to actually read the speech that I delivered
17. misdirected
    Government AppointmentsMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the appointee briefly then pivots to attacking the Bloc Québécois on religion instead of addressing partisanship.I have to say that I hope the Bloc Québécois will stop its continual attacks on those who are religious.
18. answered
    Rights & DemocracyMrs. Carole Freeman (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states compliance with law and confirms the reappointments will proceed.Clearly, the government is going to reappoint them.
19. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Jean Dorion (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the required Tunisian government request but does not confirm whether any action has occurred.there is a condition that needs to be met, as I have told my colleague many times: the request has to come from the Tunisian government.
20. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Jean Dorion (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates ongoing work with Tunisian authorities without addressing the complicity accusation.on the contrary, we are working with Tunisian government authorities to come up with a solution to freeze the assets of these people.
21. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsLarry Bagnell (Liberal) asked John Duncan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer clarifies the program is not yet in effect and describes subsidy changes but does not address immediate price spikes or relief.The nutrition north program is not yet in effect and is already being blamed incorrectly for high prices.
22. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsLarry Bagnell (Liberal) asked John Duncan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies cost-cutting and notes higher spending but pivots to criticizing the prior Liberal government.This is not a cost-cutting exercise. We are spending more than was ever spent under the Liberals.
23. answered
    National DefenceMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly states no decision has been made on repainting and ties any work to routine maintenance.There has been no decision taken with respect to the repainting of transport aircraft.
24. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the repainting claim and instead attacks the Liberal Party's historical record on defence.it is passing strange that a member of the Liberal Party would somehow hold himself out as a defender of the Canadian Forces; this from the party that gutted the Canadian Forces.
25. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies project exists but sidesteps specific operational and cost concerns by restating maintenance and party praise.There has been no decision taken with respect to that.
26. partly answered
    Shipbuilding IndustryMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms domestic building commitment but ignores the specific UK discussions query.the government made a historic announcement last year by committing to procure all of our ships here in Canada.
27. answered
    Quebec City ArenaMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states the unchanged position requiring a private-sector business plan.our position has not changed. We are still waiting for a business plan indicating a substantial contribution by the private sector.
28. deflected
    Quebec City ArenaMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to past Toronto spending details instead of addressing fairness of Quebec arena funding criteria.I am pleased to set the record straight.
29. misdirected
    International Co-operationJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates ministerial responsibility without addressing the Speaker's ruling or Prime Minister's agreement.In this case the department made a recommendation and I did not agree with it.
30. deflected
    International Co-operationJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer reiterates decision authority but evades the call for censure and admission of misleading.I have always acknowledged that it was my responsibility.
31. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses safety testing but ignores the broader plan for antibiotic resistance in poultry.The compliance rate for chicken is 100%.
32. misdirected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the NDP voting record instead of outlining any plan to restrict non-therapeutic antibiotics.If those members want to be a part of the solution instead of part of the problem, they might want to read a budget
33. deflected
    Veterans AffairsMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights government actions and payments without addressing why widows remain denied.We are providing an ex gratia payment of $20,000 to these individuals.
34. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the color decision but ignores the contradiction with fiscal restraint.I repeat that no decision has yet been made about the colour scheme.
35. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists other programs and past support without committing to Sisters in Spirit funding.we have now undertaken, the first of its kind in Canada, a national program that is not only committing a new RCMP centre for missing persons
36. misdirected
    Points of OrderMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Mrs. Shelly Glover (Conservative). rhetorical question.The exchange is a procedural accusation rather than a question, met with a demand for apology instead of resolution.I would expect that someone in the House would ask the member to apologize and let us get on with it.