Commons debates refugee bill as Layton tributes open session

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1. deflected
   The EconomyMrs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer congratulates and restates general priorities without addressing specific warnings or job creation timeline.The government's position is clear—the economy is our number one priority.
2. deflected
   The EconomyMrs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer corrects facts and lists ongoing measures but provides no specific job plan or response to the 420,000 jobs figure.There are more people working in Canada today than before the recession, the only advanced country where that is the case
3. deflected
   The EconomyMrs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats employment claim and low-tax stance without addressing corporate investment levels or structural deficit.more Canadians are working now than before the global recession.
4. partly answered
   The EconomyMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly counters with job creation numbers and full-time percentage but ignores corporate tax critique and student unemployment.We have created almost 600,000 net new jobs since the recession ended.
5. deflected
   The EconomyMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks opposition premise on job creators and pivots to small business credit without stopping corporate tax cuts.I do not know who the member opposite thinks the real job creators are other than small businesses in Canada that pay taxes.
6. deflected
   The EconomyBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates election mandate and low-tax policy without committing to an economic statement on jobs.We understand that jobs cannot be created by raising taxes.
7. deflected
   The EconomyBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges global fragility but avoids committing to an economic statement before October 12.this government will act appropriately at all times.
8. partly answered
   The EconomyBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies inking a deal and defends free trade record while addressing buy-American concerns only in passing.The fact is that this is an important initiative to sustain, not just our security but obviously our access to the American market
9. deflected
   G8 SummitsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as partisan attacks without addressing the hypothetical breach of trust.Canadians spoke out against this type of politics and these types of attacks in the last election.
10. deflected
    G8 SummitsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states facts about projects but avoids naming who directed silence or disrespect.All of these projects were finished on time and on budget and every dollar was accounted for.
11. answered
    G8 SummitsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly denies the accusation of instructing officials to hide involvement.
12. deflected
    G8 SummitsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the election-campaign meeting question and repeats talking points on the Auditor General.the same old, same old. There is nothing new here whatsoever.
13. deflected
    G8 SummitsMr. Claude Gravelle (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer calls the question inaccurate but does not address the request for an apology or clarify involvement.I only have 35 seconds and I could not possibly go through every inaccuracy in the member's question.
14. deflected
    G8 SummitsMr. Claude Gravelle (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to general economic achievements and avoids clarifying the minister's or FedNor's specific involvement.The good news is that because of those infrastructure projects we saw economic growth, more jobs, more hope and more opportunity
15. partly answered
    Government SpendingMr. Mathieu Ravignat (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the policy on jet use and spending reduction but does not explain why the commitment was allegedly abandoned.the Conservative government has reduced the average annual spending of the ministers' Challenger flights by approximately 80% over the previous Liberal government.
16. misdirected
    Government SpendingMr. Mathieu Ravignat (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the question as making things up and pivots to medevacs instead of justifying increased jet use.there they go making things up.
17. deflected
    Chief of the Defence StaffMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates rules and defers without addressing approval of costs or differential austerity.As members know, the Chief of the Defence Staff does fly very frequently on government business, but obviously where there are alternatives we will look into that usage.
18. partly answered
    The EconomyScott Brison (Liberal) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists existing measures but does not commit to new plan in fall statement.I hope the member opposite and his party will support the budget measures that include the hiring tax credit for business in Canada.
19. misdirected
    The EconomyMr. Frank Valeriote (Liberal) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks questioner's province and quotes opponent instead of addressing minister's prior statement.farmers in western Canada always love to hear someone from Ontario, which has a voluntary board, give them advice.
20. misdirected
    The EconomyMr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks asker's riding and party rather than addressing prairie farmers' request.it is interesting to have a question from a member who does not have, to my knowledge, a single farmer in his riding.
21. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Jamie Nicholls (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims record spending but pivots to opposition voting record instead of explaining current cuts.Most of the time, this MP's party voted against it, so it is very interesting to hear this now.
22. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Jamie Nicholls (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains jurisdictional limits and federal role on bridges.My colleague should know that in Quebec, every decision to invest in infrastructure is the responsibility of the Government of Quebec, except for when it comes to the three bridges that are owned by the federal government.
23. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Hoang Mai (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites past spending and voting record instead of committing to immediate new bridge announcement.The majority of the party opposite voted against this. It is interesting to hear what they have to say today.
24. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Hoang Mai (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer clarifies federal investment amount and notes provincial responsibility for remaining work.A total of $135 million has been invested in the federal part of the Mercier Bridge.
25. deflected
    AgricultureMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores duty to uphold the vote and pivots to voluntary choice and election mandate.the plebiscite that the Wheat Board undertook left out a glaring hole in the middle: the right for farmers to voluntarily choose where they should market their grain.
26. misdirected
    AgricultureMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). loaded question.Answer evades the side question by quoting a farmer and citing Australia instead of addressing American complaints.It is no accident that North Dakota has five pasta plants whereas Manitoba and Saskatchewan have none.
27. partly answered
    Member for Mississauga—ErindaleMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the denial but provides no detail on investigation or security concerns.the member for Mississauga—Erindale has denied any inappropriate behaviour.
28. deflected
    Member for Mississauga—ErindaleMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses relevance to government business and refuses to engage with the report request.I am not entirely sure what this has to do with government business and I do not know what inquiries into people's personal lives have to do with the new tone of decorum.
29. misdirected
    QuebecDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the previous government and redirects blame rather than addressing current Quebec funding issues.Nothing happened for 10 years.
30. partly answered
    G8 SummitMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes Auditor General review and recommendations but avoids committee review commitment.We have had a review of this issue by the Auditor General.
31. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.Answer claims a plan is working but does not explain delay in oil sands consultation or missed targets.We do have a plan, and our plan is working.
32. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). substantive question.Answer corrects numbers and asserts no core services compromised but omits impact analyses requested.None of the core services of Environment Canada will be compromised.
33. deflected
    Service CanadaMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer justifies temporary staffing reductions via economic recovery but sidesteps the rural job losses and urban shift premise.Those workers knew that the jobs were temporary and so did their unions.
34. answered
    Service CanadaMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the automation shift and states that no in-person services are being cut.No Service Canada in-person services are being cut through this program because we want to ensure we are responsive to Canadians so they get their payments quickly, accurately and in a responsible way regarding their taxpayer dollars.
35. partly answered
    Waterfront TorontoMr. Matthew Kellway (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms federal funding commitment and spending but does not address adherence to the existing Waterfront Toronto plan versus the mayor's alternative.I understand that the mayor of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto are having some discussions and I expect that they will come to an amicable resolution.
36. deflected
    Democratic ReformMr. Louis Plamondon (Bloc) asked Tim Uppal (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes equal representation and Quebec seat protection but avoids addressing the 'horse-trading' remark or respect for Quebec as a nation.Unlike the opposition, we are governing for all Canadians and we will pursue what is fair and principled.