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Monday, February 28, 2011 · sitting No. 135

Aviation security bill takes up most of commons time

The House spent the largest share of its sitting on government orders for Bill C-42, the Strengthening Aviation Security Act. New Democratic MP Irene Mathyssen said the bill should be defeated because it permits airlines to transmit personal passenger data to United States authorities and amounts to data mining by foreign security services. Conservative members defended the measure as necessary for aviation safety.

In question period Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff pressed the government on criminal charges facing four Conservative operatives in an Elections Canada investigation, calling the matter an accusation of fraud rather than an accounting dispute. Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre replied that the Federal Court had already ruled in favour of the Conservative Party against Elections Canada.

Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe asked why Ottawa had moved quickly to freeze assets of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi but had not yet acted on those of former Tunisian president Ben Ali. Minister of Industry Christian Paradis said Canada was working with international partners and stood ready to assist Tunisia once formal requests arrived.

Decided that day

  • S-219 advanced to second reading
  • Privilege motion passed

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Who held the floor · 2011-02-28

Government (Conservative)OppositionOver the day: government 29%, opposition 71% of the words spokenRoutine proceedingsGovernment businessQuestion PeriodGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 11:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:00Last speech 18:10Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 7 h 10 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
46One bill inches forward amid procedural noiseThe House devoted most of its time to the Strengthening Aviation Security Act and moved one bill to second reading while passing a privilege motion. Eighteen points of order and largely deflected answers in Question Period limited further progress.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Other moments

First Nations Financial Transparency Act

NDP MP Pat Martin rejected Bill C-575 as an extension of colonial assumptions that portray first nations as corrupt or incompetent.

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International Co-operation

NDP leader Jack Layton accused the government of doctoring a document and called on the Prime Minister to replace the minister responsible for cutting KAIROS grants.

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Public Safety

NDP MP Olivia Chow said no one had been held accountable for the G20 policing failures and demanded a public inquiry.

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Public Safety

Liberal MP Scott Brison said the Parliamentary Budget Officer had warned that parliamentarians lacked the cost data required to meet their constitutional obligations on crime legislation.

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Oil Industry

Bloc Québécois MP Robert Vincent said the Competition Act lacks teeth to investigate sudden jumps in gasoline prices and urged support for his party's bill.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. deflected
    Political FinancingMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer reframes charges as old accounting issue and cites court ruling instead of addressing democracy concern.this is a five-year-old accounting dispute.
  2. deflected
    Political FinancingMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again calls it a dispute with Elections Canada and cites court win without addressing fraud or democracy claims.This is a five year old dispute between us and Elections Canada.
  3. deflected
    Political FinancingMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer corrects framing to administrative dispute and repeats court ruling, avoiding pattern of misconduct allegations.In fact, this is an administrative dispute that dates back five years.
  4. deflected
    Political FinancingMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer reclassifies as administrative matter and cites court decision, sidestepping senator fraud and accountability questions.This is an administrative matter.
  5. deflected
    Political FinancingMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer insists on administrative dispute and court ruling while ignoring RCMP search and taxpayer cost points.this is an administrative dispute that has been going on for five years.
  6. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses Ben Ali assets indirectly by stating regime members are unwelcome and tools are available but does not explain delay.Canada is ready and willing to use all the tools at its disposal, including working with the international community, to support democracy in Tunisia.
  7. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes no orders yet but cooperation with counterparts, without addressing speed difference or complicity claim.Once the request is made, we will co-operate.
  8. answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Jean Dorion (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly defends evacuation efforts with specifics on numbers and assets deployed.To date we have facilitated the evacuation of over 255 Canadians from the country.
  9. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Jean Dorion (Bloc) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights evacuation successes and cooperation but never addresses the contradictory advice or alleged disorganization.We knew that violence was flaring up. That is why we had officials doing everything possible and working diligently and tirelessly to secure their evacuation.
  10. deflected
    Political FinancingJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer reframes the issue as a settled court matter and ignores the call to remove senators and conduct a cleanup.This issue, an administrative dispute, has been going on for five years.
  11. deflected
    Political FinancingJack Layton (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again labels it an old accounting dispute and avoids any discussion of accountability or Senate fundraisers.This is a five-year-old accounting dispute.
  12. misdirected
    International Co-operationJack Layton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer disputes the premise and pivots to praising the minister's other work instead of addressing the document alteration or KAIROS funding reversal.The minister had a decision to make on whether she wanted to award a $7 million grant to a particular non-governmental organization.
  13. misdirected
    International Co-operationMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals and defends the minister's record while sidestepping the claim that she was ordered to cut funding.I believe it was a former leader of the Liberal Party who said that MPs were a bunch of nobodies only 100 metres from this place.
  14. partly answered
    International Co-operationMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly states the minister made the decision but does not explain the reversal after CIDA's recommendation.At that committee she said, I think some 11 times, that she was the one who made the decision not to provide the funding to this non-governmental organization.
  15. deflected
    International Co-operationBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer begins to cite facts but the provided text cuts off without addressing the two-month gap or the insertion of 'not'.Let us look at the facts, Mr. Speaker.
  16. deflected
    International Co-operationBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer praises the minister's achievements and quotes the deputy minister but never explains the reasons for the decision or the silence.the minister has made a great contribution in providing assistance and doubling our aid to vulnerable people in Africa.
  17. deflected
    International Co-operationMs. Johanne Deschamps (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the falsification accusation and restates the funding decision.Last year, she spoke before a committee of this House. She said 11 times that, as the minister, she was the one who made the decision not to provide funding to this non-governmental organization.
  18. deflected
    International Co-operationMs. Johanne Deschamps (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rejects the call to resign without addressing the misleading claim.The minister decided not to follow the advice of her department.
  19. deflected
    Political FinancingMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites a court ruling instead of addressing the Prime Minister's alleged approval of the strategy.Fortunately, the Federal Court has already ruled in favour of the Conservative Party and against Elections Canada on this issue.
  20. misdirected
    Political FinancingMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the comparison to Liberals and pivots to the same court ruling.allegations are made in the House from time to time but comparing our party to the Liberals is going too far.
  21. partly answered
    Public SafetyScott Brison (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides a cost figure but frames it defensively against opposition.changes to the programs to allow for safer streets will be about $2 billion over the next five years.
  22. misdirected
    Public SafetyScott Brison (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to access-to-information statistics instead of addressing cost secrecy.a record number of access to information requests have come in this year.
  23. deflected
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerJoseph Volpe (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the government's creation of the office without addressing interference claims.We are the ones who put these officers in place.
  24. deflected
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerJoseph Volpe (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims the officer acts independently but does not address the specific emails.If this email is accurate, then what that officer is saying is he is informing others about things of which he knows.
  25. deflected
    SeniorsMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses heating costs via GST but pivots to attacking NDP voting record instead of budget priorities on energy or seniors.That did not go real well for the NDP. It voted against it every time.
  26. deflected
    SeniorsMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores budget inclusion question and pivots to general tax increases and economic growth talking points.the only concrete proposals we have seen from the NDP were to increase taxes.
  27. partly answered
    Oil IndustryMr. Robert Vincent (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains Competition Bureau process and past actions but does not address the specific price fluctuation paradox described.It was tough on the collusion that occurred among Quebec gas stations a couple of years ago.
  28. deflected
    Oil IndustryMr. Robert Vincent (Bloc) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends existing powers and refuses to comment on supporting the bill, avoiding the question of government position.I will not stand in this place directing the Competition Bureau to do something.
  29. misdirected
    Political FinancingMr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer corrects premise by calling it an administrative dispute and cites court ruling rather than addressing contempt claim.In fact it is an administrative dispute and not as he has characterized it.
  30. misdirected
    Political FinancingMr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer states question contains errors and reframes as five-year administrative dispute instead of engaging the contempt allegation.the hon. member's question contains several errors.
  31. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Mr. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative). substantive question.Answer points to existing complaint bodies without addressing the call for a public inquiry or accountability.we encourage anyone who has a complaint to direct their concerns to the appropriate body.
  32. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Mr. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative). substantive question.Answer again cites processes for police conduct and declines further comment, avoiding the inquiry demand.it would be inappropriate for me to comment any further on disciplinary or criminal matters.
  33. deflected
    Access to InformationCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes ongoing initiatives without addressing the specific claims of misleading or lack of policy.right now two departments are involved in what we would call an open portal approach.
  34. answered
    High Tides in Eastern QuebecMr. Claude Guimond (Bloc) asked Mr. Randy Kamp (Conservative). substantive question.The response directly explains the federal actions being taken for the affected harbours.DFO staff have already done the inspections there.
  35. partly answered
    Status of WomenMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.Addresses the concern about the message to victims but does not specify actions to restore faith in the system.This government does not feel that this kind of message is what victims need to hear.
  36. deflected
    Access to InformationCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.Provides statistics on requests instead of addressing the ignored report or misleading statements.this year over 75,000 requests have come in, which is an all-time record
  37. deflected
    Quebec City ArenaMr. Michel Guimond (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.Corrects the premise and states a general requirement without committing to the project.Our Quebec caucus has fully supported the project from the beginning