Commons debates citizen arrest changes as Liberals press financing allegations

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1. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer states general compliance without addressing double standard or PM's inaction.our party has always followed all the rules, and we will defend our case in the courts.
2. misdirected
   Political FinancingMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberal priorities and pivots to unrelated tax policy instead of addressing the question.I regret that we still do not have any questions from the Liberal Party on jobs, on helping Canadian families save for the future.
3. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats talking points on legality without addressing disclosure failures or PM accountability.Conservative candidates spent Conservative funds on Conservative advertising.
4. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates defense of transfers without addressing court rulings or admission of fraud.Conservative candidates spent Conservative funds on Conservative advertising.
5. misdirected
   Political FinancingMr. Francis Valeriote (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer mocks the questioner about Oscars before repeating talking points.despite the dramatic performance the hon. member has rendered in this chamber, I regret to inform him that the Oscars have already been awarded and it is too late for him to be nominated.
6. partly answered
   Political FinancingMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the issue and notes the resignation but does not address minister's own responsibility.The minister's assistant tendered his resignation to the minister and the minister did the right thing by accepting it.
7. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Pierre Paquette (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the minister's record without addressing the specific misuse of resources or call to step down.this Minister of Immigration is one of the best ministers of immigration.
8. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Mario Laframboise (Bloc) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.Answer justifies the practice historically without addressing current misuse of government resources.this has been a long-standing practice across various governments.
9. deflected
   Political FinancingMr. Mario Laframboise (Bloc) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids the current allegation by pivoting to past Liberal practices and labeling the question hypocritical.I would be pleased to give examples of previous Liberal government press releases to the member opposite so he can stop using those hypocritical statements.
10. answered
    Political FinancingMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the call for resignation by stating the minister accepted the staffer's resignation and apologized.The employee in question has offered the minister his resignation. The minister has done the right thing and accepted it.
11. misdirected
    Political FinancingMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the question on ministerial accountability and instead attacks an NDP member with unrelated allegations.Let us see if New Democrats will live up to that same standard.
12. misdirected
    Political FinancingMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer evades the question entirely by shifting to an attack on an NDP member's staff and demanding an apology.She should apologize and then she should demand this staffer resign.
13. partly answered
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerNavdeep Bains (Liberal) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the resignation and future appointment but deflects the specific claim of hush money by citing legal advice.The government sought and followed legal advice as to the terms of her resignation based on her years of service.
14. deflected
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the accusation of paying hush money by emphasizing the commissioner's independence and upcoming review.We are pleased that the interim commissioner has said that a third-party review will take place to ensure that no valid concerns were overlooked.
15. deflected
    Government CommunicationsMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids addressing the policy change by citing past Liberal statements instead of defending the current practice.That is the direction in which the Chrétien government has concentrated its efforts-- That was said on March 6, 2001.
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    Government CommunicationsMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the deflection to prior governments without engaging the specific policy violations alleged.as I repeated previously, this has been a longstanding practice across various governments.
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    Political FinancingMs. Diane Bourgeois (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids the question by attacking the Bloc instead of addressing the PM's claim or officials' statements.I would also like to congratulate the Bloc for having created the in and out system.
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    Political FinancingMs. Diane Bourgeois (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats a prepared statement on legality without addressing the minister's knowledge or protection of the PM.Conservative candidates spent Conservative funds on Conservative advertising.
19. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the request for action by referencing new legislation but does not explain why existing Criminal Code sections were not used.We announced new legislative efforts that will assist in tracking down misappropriated, stolen money.
20. answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the legislative gap and the new bill introduced to address asset freezing.as was indicated yesterday, there are gaps in Canadian law.
21. partly answered
    Political FinancingMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the minister's instructions but does not identify who gave the employee the details for the mailing.The minister gave the instruction to have the riding association contacted
22. misdirected
    Political FinancingMr. Paul Szabo (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the accountability question and instead attacks a Liberal MP's conduct.I wonder whether we will see the same from the Liberal Party.
23. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer praises the minister's record without addressing the strategy or meaning of targeting ethnic ridings.no one has done more for the cause of Canadian immigration.
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    Citizenship and ImmigrationMarlene Jennings (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights policy achievements but avoids explaining the categorization of ridings as very ethnic.He has cut the landing fee for them, something that was imposed by the Liberal government.
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    Regional DevelopmentMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the cuts and support request by pivoting to stimulus ending and a sarcastic dictionary remark.I recommend a wonderful resource to the member opposite. He could use the Webster's dictionary to look up the word "temporary".
26. misdirected
    Government PrioritiesMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Dave MacKenzie (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the member's voting record instead of addressing long-term care plans for seniors.I am sure when that member goes to those communities they ask why he broke the faith and voted against Bill C-391.
27. partly answered
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the resignation and legal advice but avoids releasing the contract details.The government sought and followed legal advice as to the terms of her resignation, based on her years of service.
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    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerMr. Richard Nadeau (Bloc) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats legal advice reference and redirects to committee rather than explaining the severance.The hon. member is on the committee that will hear from Ms. Ouimet next week.
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    International Co-operationMr. Anthony Rota (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites prior committee appearance but does not identify who ordered the cut or address misleading the House.It was on December 9, before the foreign affairs and international development committee.
30. misdirected
    International Co-operationMr. Anthony Rota (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to an unrelated Liberal Party membership issue instead of answering about the funding decision.What I want to know is why I cannot get an answer about why the Charlottetown Federal Liberal Association says:
31. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked John Duncan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer states the government's position on the tribunal venue and lists agreements but does not address the delay or risk to children.We have presented our position at the hearings.
32. answered
    Air CanadaMr. Jim Maloway (NDP) asked Rob Merrifield (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states Air Canada's commitment and notes the ongoing board process to address the job losses.Air Canada has continued to insist that it is going to maintain its operations and overhaul centres in Winnipeg, Montreal and Mississauga.
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    The EnvironmentMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids the retrofit program and clout question by pivoting to other programs and the upcoming budget.I would suggest that my colleague wait for March 22 for the budget to see the way ahead and how Canada will guarantee both a healthy environment as well as a healthy economy.
34. partly answered
    International Co-operationMr. Nicolas Dufour (Bloc) asked Ms. Lois Brown (Conservative). loaded question.Answer affirms commitment to the project and lists new projects but does not address whether the tender was cancelled or funding cut.I want to assure the House that Canada is fully committed to building a training centre for the Haitian police.
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    Gasoline PricesMr. John Rafferty (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to Competition Bureau and a new act instead of addressing HST impact or oil company subsidies.I am pleased to report to the chamber that yesterday the Senate passed the Fairness at the Pumps Act so that we can get tough on the chisellers and the cheaters
36. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the program as temporary and cites other successes without addressing job losses or commitment to save it.However, as the economy recovers, temporary programs must come to an end.
37. misdirected
    Government CommunicationsMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer dismisses the question as semantics and attacks the committee for not focusing on resolution 1325.If the Standing Committee on the Status of Women wants to move beyond semantics to initiatives and more serious issues, it could worry a little more about, for example, the issue of UN resolution 1325
38. answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Alex Atamanenko (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly lists payout amounts from the programs mentioned in the question.Agristability, the program that the member just mentioned, paid out $2.1 billion.
39. deflected
    Points of OrderMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids addressing the notification claim by calling it a matter of debate.I think you would find that would be a matter of debate, with respect to my friend from Hull—Aylmer
40. misdirected
    Points of OrderMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to praising the committee while repeating the call to focus on resolution 1325 instead of retracting.However, I must say that I would have appreciated it if the committee had focused more on the work that had been done, particularly to promote resolution 1325.
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    Points of OrderMs. Nicole Demers (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.The answer evades the demand for retraction by dismissing the issue as semantics rather than addressing it.This is a question of semantics.