Commons debates military judges bill after consent motion fails

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1. deflected
   EmploymentMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates existing job numbers and priorities without providing a plan or addressing the call to change course.job creation and economic growth have been and will continue to be our number one priority as a government.
2. misdirected
   EmploymentMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids the question by attacking the NDP and demanding support for a bill instead of addressing unemployed Canadians.What we need is for the New Democratic Party to stand up and support that initiative, to support small business, to support the economic engine of our economy.
3. deflected
   EmploymentMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats prior job creation claims without addressing the specific October losses or the accusation of statistical manipulation.We have created 600,000 jobs in the past two years, but we will continue to work harder to grow the economy and create jobs.
4. answered
   Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Mrs. Cathy McLeod (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly confirms the ongoing RCMP investigation and states that CRA is cooperating while noting the importance of integrity.An RCMP investigation into this matter is ongoing, and CRA officials are co-operating fully.
5. partly answered
   Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Mrs. Cathy McLeod (Conservative). substantive question.Answer affirms the importance of integrity and notes the ongoing investigation but does not address whether a nationwide probe was requested.An RCMP investigation into these matters is ongoing, and CRA officials are co-operating fully.
6. deflected
   Auditor GeneralDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the appointment as the best candidate but shifts to accusing Liberals of trying to divide Canadians rather than addressing the bilingualism requirement.What is increasingly clear is that the Liberal Party wants to use this issue to divide Canadians.
7. misdirected
   Auditor GeneralDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the Liberal Party's past record on bilingualism instead of addressing the resignation or the appointment process.When the last Liberal prime minister, Paul Martin, appointed a unilingual anglophone as his finance minister, was that member standing to complain?
8. misdirected
   Auditor GeneralDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the candidate's commitment to learn French but pivots to attacking Liberals with a double-standard claim rather than addressing the call for a new process.
9. deflected
   EthicsMr. Mathieu Ravignat (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates facts about the meeting instead of addressing whether comments were inappropriate.as I have publicly stated many times, the first and only time I met that individual was at a public event.
10. deflected
    EthicsMr. Mathieu Ravignat (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to legal compliance rather than explaining the minister's presence at the event.we respect all aspects of the Elections Act and all those that relate to political financing.
11. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker by accusing them of smears instead of addressing the minister's role.they should resist the temptation to simply make smears, such as the opposition member wishes to do right now.
12. partly answered
    EthicsMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses committee attendance and Auditor General findings but does not confirm tabling the promised documents.the President of the Treasury Board attended committee, as I did and as three deputy ministers did, and answered all questions that members had on this issue.
13. deflected
    EthicsMr. Jamie Nicholls (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer emphasizes prior responses and Auditor General compliance without committing to releasing the specific documents requested.the President of the Treasury Board spent two hours answering all the members' questions in committee and also answered them here in this House.
14. partly answered
    EthicsMr. Jamie Nicholls (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains project evaluation by public servants but does not address the lack of documentation or promise transparency on the selection process.all of them were evaluated by public servants of Infrastructure Canada who deemed that every one of those projects were eligible under the criteria established before the program.
15. deflected
    Atomic Energy of Canada LimitedMr. François Lapointe (NDP) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the sale and attacks the NDP's position instead of explaining ongoing taxpayer costs after privatization.the reason that we have sold this to a strong private sector partner is precisely for that reason.
16. deflected
    Atomic Energy of Canada LimitedMr. François Lapointe (NDP) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights job protection and lower costs but avoids addressing the net loss or stopping future subsidies.We are proud to protect those jobs.
17. misdirected
    Canadian Wheat BoardMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores funding question and pivots to attack asker's marijuana stance and praise farmers.is it just me or is there a bit of irony in the fact that the member opposite wants to legalize marijuana but criminalize grain?
18. answered
    Auditor GeneralMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains no statutory language requirement and defends merit-based choice.there is no language requirement in the Auditor General Act, which is the act that governs the Auditor General.
19. deflected
    Auditor GeneralMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats prior claim without addressing new evidence of opposition or resignation.we picked the most qualified candidate, a candidate who wants to learn French and who will do so.
20. deflected
    The EconomyScott Brison (Liberal) asked Mrs. Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges job losses but shifts to international comparisons without addressing domestic plan.Canada is in a very good position when we compare it to other countries across the world.
21. deflected
    Auditor GeneralMs. Alexandrine Latendresse (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps $150,000 cost and French posting issues by restating merit and language-learning promise.we looked for the most qualified candidate who has the right skills for this position.
22. misdirected
    Auditor GeneralMs. Alexandrine Latendresse (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer invokes external supporters and urges member to be reasonable instead of addressing process flaws.I encourage the hon. member to think the same way as reasonable people do.
23. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMrs. Djaouida Sellah (NDP) asked Ms. Candice Hoeppner (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to data flaws and NDP internal discipline rather than addressing data transfer request.I am disappointed in the NDP for penalizing its MPs from the Thunder Bay area for supporting their constituents
24. deflected
    Firearms RegistryMr. Pierre Jacob (NDP) asked Ms. Candice Hoeppner (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights party police officers and Bill C-10 but does not engage with registry data retention or Polytechnique reference.We want to focus on ensuring guns do not get into the wrong hands and that those kinds of tragedies that happened in Montreal will not happen again.
25. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Julian Fantino (Conservative). loaded question.The answer asserts the F-35 won a competition but ignores the listed safety, speed, and communication problems.Two airplanes squared off, and the F-35 won the competition.
26. partly answered
    National DefenceMr. David Christopherson (NDP) asked Julian Fantino (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the training location claim by stating long-term training stays in Canada while conceding initial training abroad.Long-term training on the F-35s will take place in Canada, just as currently is done with the CF-18s.
27. deflected
    Ship RecyclingMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts responsibility to the arm's-length crown corporation without addressing the ethical or safety concerns.The disposal of the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood and MV Caribou was an operational decision made by Marine Atlantic.
28. deflected
    Ship RecyclingMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.The answer accuses the asker of wanting to politicize operations and avoids the jobs and safety issues raised.I do not know why the hon. member wants the Government of Canada, politicians, to interfere in the daily operational decisions of Marine Atlantic
29. misdirected
    Canadian Wheat BoardWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the board's scheduling and pivots to promoting Bill C-18 instead of addressing the minister's alleged misstatements.I was very disappointed because the board said it did not want to meet with me.
30. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Ms. Candice Hoeppner (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the need for timely checks and mentions measures but does not commit to hiring more staff.We have introduced measures that will assist the RCMP in doing that.
31. answered
    Financial InstitutionsMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Mrs. Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains new uniform standards and enforcement powers for consumer complaints and notes the NDP's opposition.To better protect consumers, we are forcing banks to belong to government-approved independent third-party bodies.
32. misdirected
    Financial InstitutionsMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Mrs. Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the ombudsman issue and instead attacks the NDP's broader economic policies.It is pushing a $10 billion tax hike on employers that would kill Canadian jobs, a massive CPP payroll tax hike that would kill jobs
33. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats prior talking points on monitoring without addressing specific cuts or reasons.Environment Canada will continue to monitor ozone.
34. deflected
    The EnvironmentMrs. Carol Hughes (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses all premises as false and offers no details on funding or timeline.every assumption in that question is absolutely false.
35. misdirected
    InfrastructureMr. Philip Toone (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to past NDP opposition instead of addressing wharf repairs or jobs.
36. answered
    Quebec NationMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly rejects the premise and affirms Quebec's place in Canada with population facts.Quebec can flourish within this country.