Commons sends veterans bill to committee after lengthy debate

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. answered
   PakistanMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The Prime Minister directly joined in expressing shock and outrage as requested.I want to also share in that shock and outrage, and also to express our condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of minister Shahbaz Bhatti
2. deflected
   Political FinancingMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The response focuses on court appeals and past compliance instead of addressing when the Prime Minister will stop defending the matter.the courts rendered different decisions on this issue, which is why we will appeal the most recent decision
3. misdirected
   Political FinancingMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer turns to attacking the opposition's priorities rather than addressing the question about the Prime Minister's conduct.I would encourage the Leader of the Opposition to focus on the economy and the real priority of Canadians
4. deflected
   Political FinancingDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The response reframes the issue as a routine administrative dispute without addressing calls for punishment.the hon. member knows this is a five-year-old administrative dispute
5. deflected
   Political FinancingDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the questioner's tone and reiterates it is an administrative dispute without addressing the fraud allegation.the hon. member can become excited and animated all he wants
6. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The response claims respect for interpretations and notes court decisions instead of admitting any violation.the Conservative Party always respects the interpretations that are in place
7. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites appeal rights and good faith without agreeing to accept the ruling or admit wrongdoing.the courts have handed down different decisions and we still have the right to appeal
8. misdirected
   Political FinancingMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The response defends the party's actions and attacks other parties instead of addressing the search warrant and falsehood claims.The Conservative candidates spent Conservative money on Conservative ads
9. deflected
   Political FinancingMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the broad accusations and pivots solely to a court appeal on one narrow issue.We have already said that we will launch an appeal.
10. deflected
    Political FinancingJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses only the legal classification of expenses and avoids the question about roles in the next election.it is not a question of illegal money; rather it is a question of whether the expenses were local or national.
11. deflected
    Political FinancingJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the local-versus-national dispute and sidesteps why senators remain in the Senate.the question in dispute is whether election expenses, which were fully reported, are national or local by definition.
12. deflected
    Political FinancingJack Layton (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reframes the issue as an administrative dispute and does not address kicking anyone out of caucus.This is a dispute about whether election expenses, which were fully reported, are local or national.
13. deflected
    Political FinancingMr. Michael Savage (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses ongoing court proceedings instead of repayment or an apology.The Conservative Party has won in one court and another court has ruled otherwise.
14. deflected
    Political FinancingMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the five-year dispute claim and ignores the demand for repayment.We obeyed all of the rules during each election, and therefore, we will continue to advocate and defend our case before the courts.
15. misdirected
    Political FinancingStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner by quoting a Liberal insider rather than addressing the Quebec spending allegations.What's a national ad, what's a local ad? It's nonsense.
16. deflected
    Political FinancingMaria Minna (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again cites the court dispute and does not address whether the minister is above the law or will return funds.One court has ruled in favour of the Conservative Party and another has done otherwise.
17. partly answered
    Quebec City ArenaMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.The answer acknowledges inadequate private funding but pivots to revitalization instead of addressing intent to fund the arena.the sum invested by the private sector under the agreement concluded between the Quebecor group and Mayor Labeaume is clearly inadequate.
18. misdirected
    Quebec City ArenaMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Josée Verner (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the funding stance then attacks the asker personally about her title and replacement.I want to take this opportunity to point out to the hon. member for Québec , who called me "supposedly" responsible for the Quebec City region, that I still have my responsibilities, whereas she has been replaced by her colleague from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord .
19. deflected
    Government SpendingMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer calls the premise false and redirects to the funding mechanism without addressing the cuts or priorities.the allegations that the government is trying to reduce its obligations to the International Criminal Court are false.
20. partly answered
    Government SpendingMrs. Carole Lavallée (Bloc) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly counters the decrease claim with overall spending increases but does not address the specific 7% grants figure.Canada is the only G8 country that decided not to cut, not to maintain, but to increase its investment in arts and culture across the country.
21. deflected
    International Co-operationMrs. Bonnie Crombie (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer praises the minister's work instead of addressing accountability or her choice to answer or leave.She has played not just an important but an instrumental role in helping women and young girls in Afghanistan as we seek to redevelop that country.
22. misdirected
    International Co-operationMrs. Bonnie Crombie (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer corrects a factual detail about salary and limousine while avoiding the accountability question.as a matter of fact the Minister of International Cooperation has neither a quarter million dollar salary nor a limousine.
23. deflected
    International Co-operationAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights aid achievements and spending levels without addressing committee appearance or being in charge.I am very happy that under this government the international assistance is the highest ever in the history of Canada.
24. deflected
    International Co-operationAnita Neville (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to food aid policy and Liberal comparisons instead of explaining the KAIROS decision or her independence.Under the Liberals, the world's hungry were shortchanged by tens of thousands of tonnes of promised food.
25. answered
    Air CanadaMr. Dennis Bevington (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms Air Canada will uphold the law with no job losses at the centres.It will be expected to uphold the letter of the law and the spirit of the law and it has promised that it is going to do exactly that.
26. deflected
    Air CanadaMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats assurances on jobs but shifts to overall government job creation instead of addressing departmental responsibility or outsourcing authorization.The nice thing about it is that this government in this economy has created 460,000 new jobs since the lowest part of the recession.
27. partly answered
    Air CanadaMr. Luc Desnoyers (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses job security and benefits but does not confirm enforcement of the Act prohibiting export of centres.Employees would be given an option of transition to Aveos or remaining with Air Canada; either one.
28. deflected
    Air CanadaMr. Luc Desnoyers (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims prior action but insults the asker and avoids confirming enforcement of the legislation.To the Bloc, hello, wake up, that is the story.
29. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise and pivots to unrelated temporary programs instead of addressing cuts to environment funding.Departmental expenditures change from year to year, especially in a regulatory department like Environment Canada where a significant portion of funding is temporary in nature.
30. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise and tells the asker to wait for the budget rather than explaining the cuts.I would suggest my hon. colleague that he cool his jets and wait for the budget on March 22.
31. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). substantive question.The answer rejects the premise and criticizes past Liberal inaction instead of defending the funding cuts.I cannot accept the premise of the question, but I can thank the member and remind her that we have a plan, unlike the Liberals who for 13 years achieved nothing on remedial action for climate change.
32. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the 2020 target but ignores the specific funding cuts mentioned in the question.I can tell him that we are well on target to reducing greenhouse gases and meeting our 2020 target of a 17% reduction from our 2005 base year.
33. answered
    Air CanadaMr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly confirms compliance with the law by stating that jobs and facilities remain secure as required.the assurances we received from Air Canada were that not only were all employees going to continue to be hired but also that they would have the same wages, the same pensions, the same entitlements.
34. deflected
    National Capital CommissionMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies the premise but immediately pivots to urging passage of unrelated legislation instead of addressing the tendering rules.
35. misdirected
    Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Lynne Yelich (Conservative). substantive question.The response blames the opposition party for voting against the plan rather than addressing the claimed budget cuts.What hurts the west is that party, which voted against our economic action plan.
36. misdirected
    Points of OrderMrs. Alexandra Mendes (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer makes an accusatory remark instead of responding to the offered explanation or proof.