Bloc motion denouncing government conduct dominates house debate

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1. partly answered
   Government AccountabilityMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Commits to complying with the ruling but does not address firing the minister.we will make every effort to comply with your ruling.
2. deflected
   Government AccountabilityMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Ignores the request and pivots to attacking Liberals on the economy.What is absolutely shocking is that the leader of the Liberal Party is trying to distract Canadians from their priorities.
3. deflected
   National DefenceMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Avoids the cost question and instead praises the military and sovereignty.The men and women in the Canadian armed forces are prepared to pay the ultimate price.
4. partly answered
   National DefenceDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Laurie Hawn (Conservative). loaded question.Rejects the false equivalence but restates the government's cost figures without new data.our experts stand by their estimates and stand by the projections.
5. partly answered
   National DefenceDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Laurie Hawn (Conservative). loaded question.Rejects the premise and repeats the $16 billion figure while attacking the questioner.my loud colleague is simply wrong.
6. partly answered
   International Co-operationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). loaded question.Accepts the ruling and promises cooperation but does not address the Prime Minister's role.I look forward to attending the procedures and House affairs committee and I will fully co-operate to provide the needed clarity.
7. deflected
   International Co-operationMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). rhetorical question.Ignores the transparency question and accuses the Bloc of seeking an election.the Bloc is trying to do everything it can to create a distraction and trigger an opportunistic and needless election
8. answered
   Political FinancingMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Directly explains the routine allocation and that unspent funds return to revenue.whatever remains will be returned to the consolidated general revenue fund.
9. misdirected
   Political FinancingMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the question about Conservative ads and instead attacks the Bloc Québécois with unrelated allegations.the hon. member for Québec must answer to this: on July 15, 2004, the Bloc Québécois transferred $17,071.20 to the local election campaign of the member for Québec.
10. partly answered
    Government AccountabilityJack Layton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the Speaker's ruling and states intent to comply but avoids committing to immediate tabling of documents.We appreciate the ruling and we will be working very hard to comply with it in the days ahead.
11. deflected
    Government AccountabilityJack Layton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer references a Liberal motion and pivots to jobs and the economy instead of confirming tabling of costs.We will not be pushed away from the fundamental priority of Canadians, which is jobs and the economy.
12. deflected
    Government AccountabilityJack Layton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats compliance language but shifts focus entirely to budget priorities and away from document transparency or cabinet issues.The single priority in that budget is the creation of jobs, the creation of hope, the creation of opportunity.
13. answered
    Government SpendingMs. Siobhan Coady (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the routine allocation for budget advertising and notes that much of the funds may go unspent.The Department of Finance routinely has allocated to it some money to inform Canadians about benefits in the budget and other steps taken by the Department of Finance with respect to benefits for Canadians.
14. misdirected
    Government SpendingMr. Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the current spending question and instead attacks past Liberal actions on hospitals and schools.unlike the Liberal government in the mid-1990s, we will not balance the budget in our country by taking money away from hospitals and schools.
15. partly answered
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states that legal advice was followed and notes the upcoming committee appearance but does not address the payment amount or rationale.In this case, the government sought legal advice. We followed that advice.
16. deflected
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerMr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again cites legal advice and committee appearance while pivoting to an unrelated Information Commissioner report.I am really pleased to see the Information Commissioner's report today, talking about improvements in access to information, if that is what the member is talking about.
17. deflected
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer avoids tabling the contract by redirecting to the commissioner's upcoming committee appearance.The former commissioner will appear before the committee in 40 or 45 minutes.
18. deflected
    Former Public Sector Integrity CommissionerMs. Meili Faille (Bloc) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the $500,000 payment justification by restating general priorities and again pointing to the committee appearance.The former commissioner will appear before the committee in 45 minutes.
19. partly answered
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the delay by noting the RCMP investigation but does not explain the lack of charges or government inaction since 2006.The RCMP is currently investigating the case.
20. deflected
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Robert Carrier (Bloc) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to provide timing details and simply defers entirely to the ongoing RCMP investigation.we will wait for the RCMP investigation to be completed.
21. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Robert Oliphant (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the data source and clarifies it was not from government resources.I understand that demographic data is commercially available from Statistics Canada and other sources.
22. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Robert Oliphant (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to attacking the Liberal Party's record instead of addressing the requested independent review.why is the Liberal Party trying to divert attention from its 13 years of failure to deliver on the priorities and aspirations of new Canadians?
23. misdirected
    Political FinancingMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the Conservative repayment demand and instead attacks the Liberal Party with unrelated past transactions.I will give her the occasion to explain why, on July 26, 2004, the Liberal Party of Canada transferred exactly $5,000 to the local campaign of Aileen Carroll
24. misdirected
    Political FinancingMs. Martha Hall Findlay (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again evades the repayment question by listing additional Liberal in-and-out examples.In the riding of Don Valley West , the Liberal Party transferred $5,000 on January 9, 2004, which then transferred $5,000 back to the Liberal Party on July 15 of the same year.
25. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Laurie Hawn (Conservative). loaded question.Answer disputes the premise and PBO methods without addressing the trust question or confirming actual costs used.Mr. Speaker, once again my colleague is simply wrong.
26. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Laurie Hawn (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses cost overruns but pivots to unrelated quotes and election talk instead of spinoffs or job guarantees.Our government's top priority is growing the economy and creating jobs.
27. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists past EI measures but ignores the request for future budget reforms on access and benefits.I am doubtful of the Bloc's sincerity, since it voted against all of these measures that would help vulnerable people.
28. misdirected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Robert Bouchard (Bloc) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the member's past statements instead of addressing the silvicultural program extension request.After harping on for years about loan guarantees, he realized that the ruling in London sided with the government.
29. answered
    International Co-operationBob Rae (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly names who was consulted and confirms no conversation with the immigration minister on KAIROS.I have not specifically had any conversation with the minister of immigration, because it was not directly related to development or his responsibilities.
30. deflected
    International Co-operationBob Rae (Liberal) asked Bev Oda (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats denial of conversation but shifts to unrelated funding announcement instead of addressing the immigration minister's role.Today I am pleased to announce that Canada is supporting the Afghan-Canadian Community Centre where 1,800 people have received literacy training
31. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends controlled use policy but ignores the transition plan and hypocrisy questions.It is a question of managing the risk.
32. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats safe-use stance but does not engage with the call to stop funding or side against the industry.I repeat: it is a question of managing the risk.
33. deflected
    Government CommunicationsMs. Raymonde Folco (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). loaded question.The answer justifies the practice by historical precedent without addressing the abuse of power claim.this is a practice that was used for a long time by different governments.
34. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Marc Lemay (Bloc) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to attacking another member instead of addressing the funding cuts.The member for Wascana just keeps rattling on and on. Perhaps he could actually get up and ask an intelligent question.
35. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer affirms commitment to bilingual services but does not specifically commit to designating the Atlantic region structure as bilingual.Our government is committed, in accordance with the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality, to ensuring that every Canadian has that right to government services in the official language of their choice.
36. deflected
    Access to InformationHelena Guergis (Independent) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promises to follow laws but diverts to criticizing the CBC instead of confirming release.I can only tell the member for Simcoe—Grey that at least she does not have to make an access request to the CBC because then she would never get anything.
37. answered
    Business of the HouseMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly outlines the government's plans for House business and addresses compliance with the ruling.We will continue debate today on the Bloc opposition motion that began this morning.