House debates contempt finding as budget vote looms

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1. deflected
   The BudgetMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer lists unrelated budget items and past Liberal cuts instead of addressing absent housing, child care or health funding.The Liberal Party, and he will not know because he was not here, cut health care by $25 billion.
2. misdirected
   The BudgetMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to attacking the opposition's election and coalition plans rather than explaining spending priorities.the priority of the Liberal Party is to bring Canada into a reckless election and to form a coalition with the Bloc Québécois and the NDP.
3. deflected
   The BudgetMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites external praise and accuses the asker of ambition instead of justifying the spending imbalances raised.The Canadian Taxpayers Federation said, "The government should be commended for standing up to the opposition calls to undo job-creating business tax relief".
4. deflected
   EthicsMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends accountability measures and then shifts to urging support for the budget rather than addressing the specific ethics allegations.Another right thing to do would be for the Leader of the Opposition to put aside his calls for the government to raise taxes by $6 billion and get behind our job-creating economic action plan contained in the budget.
5. misdirected
   EthicsMichael Ignatieff (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer accuses the opposition leader of contempt for voters and coalition plans instead of responding to the contempt and RCMP issues.it is the leader of the Liberal Party who is showing contempt for Canadian voters.
6. deflected
   The BudgetMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims the budget matches Quebec priorities but does not address the specific claim of abandonment or lost confidence.my colleague, the Minister of Finance , presented a budget yesterday that is entirely in keeping with Quebeckers' aspirations and priorities: economic recovery, job creation, a rate of taxation acceptable to everyone.
7. misdirected
   The BudgetMr. Gilles Duceppe (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question with a general attack on the Bloc's record instead of addressing the budget or contempt issues.What have they delivered for Quebec in the past 20 years? Nothing.
8. partly answered
   The BudgetMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the HST compensation question by noting ongoing talks, though it ignores the election-trigger claim.we have had productive discussions with the Quebec government and with the finance minister about the HST.
9. misdirected
   The BudgetMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked Lawrence Cannon (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the asker's past party affiliation instead of addressing the budget fairness claim.The member was part of a PQ government.
10. partly answered
    The BudgetJack Layton (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses job creation numbers but ignores the Bay Street versus unemployed comparison.more than 480,000 net new jobs have been created in this country.
11. deflected
    The BudgetJack Layton (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lectures on reading the budget rather than engaging the full-time jobs or election preference point.once again, there is a tremendous benefit to reading the document.
12. answered
    The BudgetJack Layton (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the constitutional requirement for provincial agreement on CPP changes.We need two-thirds of the provinces to agree, and two-thirds in terms of population.
13. deflected
    EthicsMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer refers the matter to authorities without addressing the access timeline or explanation requested.The matter has been correctly and immediately referred to the relevant authorities.
14. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Gerard Kennedy (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to criticizing the asker's attendance instead of explaining Carson's delegate status.The difference is that with these delegates we generally elect them to spend the whole time there and not go home halfway through the meeting.
15. deflected
    EthicsDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer notes the referral to authorities but avoids clarifying Carson's employment end date.Serious allegations were raised with the Prime Minister
16. misdirected
    EthicsDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to unrelated budget benefits and attacks the opposition instead of addressing the CSEE or Carson access.these slanders and outrageous implications by the member for Bourassa will not create a single job.
17. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer lists unrelated programs and accuses opposition of not reading budget instead of addressing EI fund theft or Quebec indifference.They did not even read the budget before deciding to vote against it.
18. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yves Lessard (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Bloc voting record and changes subject to past votes rather than committing on fund theft or benefit weeks.It always votes against the interests of the unemployed in Quebec and the regions.
19. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Robert Bouchard (Bloc) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). loaded question.Answer disputes loan guarantees premise and shifts to past Liberal failures instead of addressing forestry funding disparity.When will he understand that we signed an agreement to protect the industry that the Liberals abandoned from 2000 to 2006?
20. misdirected
    AgricultureMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to unrelated tax and volunteer credits while ignoring specific Quebec farm program cuts and SRM compensation.We are supporting natural caregivers, families and volunteer firefighters.
21. misdirected
    The BudgetMs. Siobhan Coady (Liberal) asked Rob Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters with questions about small business and firefighters instead of explaining Atlantic service cuts.How would the volunteer firefighters in her region feel about her not supporting a credit for the hard work and the sacrifices they provide?
22. deflected
    The BudgetMs. Siobhan Coady (Liberal) asked Rob Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer boasts about stable funding and past Liberal failures while avoiding political appointments investigation.We are the first government to commit stable funding to important ACOA programs such as the Atlantic innovation fund and the innovative communities fund.
23. partly answered
    Champlain BridgeMrs. Alexandra Mendes (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Answer acknowledges bridge importance and mentions Quebec discussion but does not commit to tabling diagnostic reports.Furthermore, I spoke with the Quebec minister this morning, and we discussed the bridge's condition and its safety.
24. answered
    Champlain BridgeMrs. Alexandra Mendes (Liberal) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly states bridge remains safe for ten years per engineers and outlines upcoming options report with Quebec.they said that the investments we have made in the bridge will keep it absolutely safe for the next 10 years.
25. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Julian Fantino (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer lists past actions without addressing the election trigger or current seniors poverty proposal.We have increased guaranteed income supplement benefits, cut taxes for seniors, introduced pension income splitting and invested in seniors' housing.
26. misdirected
    The BudgetMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Julian Fantino (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the NDP voting record instead of addressing corporate tax cuts versus seniors funding.
27. answered
    Champlain BridgeMrs. Josée Beaudin (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses bridge safety, investments, and replacement timeline.That is why we are investing almost $400 million in it over the next 10 years to make sure it stays safe.
28. partly answered
    Champlain BridgeMrs. Josée Beaudin (Bloc) asked Chuck Strahl (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains Windsor funding and P3 model but does not commit to Champlain funding timeline.
29. misdirected
    The BudgetMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer shifts blame to Liberals instead of addressing current public service job cuts.it was the Liberals who did that.
30. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Marcel Proulx (Liberal) asked Stockwell Day (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer accuses the questioner of fearmongering and avoids specifics on the 20,000 job cuts.It is bad enough that they ignore the fact that our budget that we just tabled gives the highest levels ever for health care, for seniors, for research, for education, along with lowering taxes.
31. misdirected
    HealthMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP voting record instead of explaining lack of doctor funding in the budget.A vote against the budget means there will be no funding for neurological and health research.
32. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked John Duncan (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer claims past delivery but does not address the specific missing investments listed.The Liberals ignored aboriginal peoples and northerners for a long period, while the NDP have shamefully voted against all of our important investments.
33. deflected
    IndustryJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the loan request and due diligence but avoids explaining the year-long delay or job impacts raised.It is our responsibility, as keepers of the taxpayer interest, to ensure that we do our diligence on the books of a company like this, and that work is ongoing.
34. answered
    Shipbuilding IndustryMs. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The minister directly denies that the RFP requirement was altered and explains the standard process.the solvency requirement was not changed at any time during the process.
35. deflected
    Points of OrderScott Brison (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). rhetorical question.The response begins quoting an unrelated statement instead of addressing the request to correct the record.
36. misdirected
    Points of OrderRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). rhetorical question.The reply insults the member and changes the subject rather than engaging with the comment.Take it easy, you will get a hernia and hurt yourself.
37. deflected
    Points of OrderMr. Daniel Paillé (Bloc) asked John Baird (Conservative). rhetorical question.The response raises a separate point of order instead of addressing the request to table documents.I want to clarify my comments when I talked about the Canadian Labour Congress quote.