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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 · sitting No. 57

Government moves time allocation on omnibus crime bill

The House spent the largest share of the sitting on a government motion to limit further debate on Bill C-10 at report stage and third reading. Government House leader Peter Van Loan said one additional sitting day would be allotted for report stage and one for third reading. Opposition members from the NDP and Liberals criticized the motion as an excessive use of closure and questioned the bill's provisions.

In Question Period the NDP pressed the government on conditions in Attawapiskat, with NDP MP Nycole Turmel describing inadequate housing and calling for the Prime Minister to visit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said more than $90 million had been invested and that further steps on management would be announced. The NDP also challenged the government on the harmonized sales tax in British Columbia and on withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol.

Decided that day

  • Bill C-10 passed second reading and sent to committee
  • Bills S-2, S-201, S-1002, C-316 advanced a stage
  • Bills C-28, C-372, C-366, C-369, C-370, C-371, C-373, C-367, C-368 introduced

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Who held the floor · 2011-11-30

Government (Conservative)OppositionOver the day: government 45%, opposition 55% of the words spokenGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 14:0515:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:00Last speech 20:55Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 6 h 50 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
63Crime bill advances, amendments failThe House devoted most of its time to Bill C-10, passing second reading and referring it to committee after rejecting a string of opposition amendments. Several other bills were introduced or advanced while Question Period produced few direct answers.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Other moments

Prostate Cancer

Liberal MP Justin Trudeau said three House teams had raised more than $50,000 during Movember and that 245,000 Canadians had participated, while Conservative MP James Bezan noted more than $32 million raised this year in Canada.

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Employment Insurance

NDP MP Jean Crowder said service at EI call centres was the worst in six years after 1,000 processing agent jobs were cut, and Human Resources minister Diane Finley replied that most calls are handled by the automated system.

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Citizenship and Immigration

NDP MP Don Davies listed several failed Conservative candidates and donors appointed to the Immigration and Refugee Board and asked why the government was making partisan appointments, and Immigration minister Jason Kenney said every appointee had passed a rigorous pre-screening process.

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Air Canada

NDP MP Ève Péclet said moving the head office to Brampton would harm French-language services for employees and asked the government to enforce the requirement that the head office remain in Montreal, and Transport minister Denis Lebel said a new bill would allow the Official Languages Commissioner to deal directly with the company.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMrs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates past spending and promises future announcements without addressing the request to visit or show leadership.The minister will make an announcement about that later.
  2. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMrs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to blaming the opposition for voting against investments instead of outlining leadership or a plan.it is the government that is taking action and the opposition that is voting against investments in this community.
  3. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMrs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer repeats the $90 million figure and notes emergency action without responding to the demand for the Prime Minister to visit.this government has invested more than $90 million in this community since coming to office.
  4. answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked John Duncan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the actions taken including third-party management and an audit in response to the call for a plan.we have informed Chief Spence that we are placing the first nation in third party management.
  5. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked John Duncan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the need for short- and longer-term solutions but does not engage with the accusation of contempt or differential treatment.We agree that we cannot have band-aid solutions.
  6. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberal Party's record and makes a partisan jab instead of addressing responsibility for conditions.By the way, that is why the people of Canada placed the Liberal Party under third party management.
  7. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes the Liberals for questioning investments rather than accepting responsibility or outlining new steps.it is unbelievable to hear the Liberal Party criticize this government for investing in education, health and housing in this community.
  8. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the previous Liberal government's record and avoids addressing the call for the current government to take responsibility.the Liberal Party's idea of acting when it was in government, after 13 years, was putting out a press release without a plan.
  9. answered
    Harmonized Sales TaxMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly addresses the penalty obligation by citing the agreement terms.British Columbia chose not to continue with that, but the B.C. government acknowledged the that harmonization agreement stipulated that transitional assistance must be recovered should the province wish to exit the program.
  10. misdirected
    Harmonized Sales TaxMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP's positions instead of addressing the HST penalty question.the only HST error comes from the members of the NDP.
  11. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses the Durban plan but ignores the Kyoto withdrawal criticism.Canada will participate in the Durban conference in the same good faith we have demonstrated at pre-COP meetings all through this year.
  12. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer blames Liberals and defends Copenhagen but avoids a new energy plan.I thank my colleague for reminding the House that the Kyoto agreement was one of the biggest blunders the previous Liberal government made.
  13. deflected
    JusticeMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates bill targets without addressing the flawed amendments or working with opposition.
  14. misdirected
    JusticeMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Mr. Robert Goguen (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks opposition and cites one quote instead of addressing bill flaws or committee return.It is time for the opposition to stop deceiving Canadians and Quebeckers.
  15. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains system upgrades but deflects blame for cuts and call centre issues.That is why we are investing in upgrades to the systems, whether it is our EI processing, which is woefully paper-based and takes way too long to process, or whether it is our call centres.
  16. answered
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Anne-Marie Day (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the temporary hiring and release of staff due to recession spike.under our economic action plan to deal with the global recession, we did engage quite a number of additional personnel on a short-term basis.
  17. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies misleading but shifts focus to process praise and attacks the NDP without addressing listed appointments.It is unfortunate that the NDP is denigrating the independence and the integrity of this important quasi-judicial body
  18. partly answered
    Natural ResourcesGerry Byrne (Liberal) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms a guarantee but does not clarify if it meets the true loan guarantee criteria demanded.
  19. deflected
    Foreign AffairsDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Diane Ablonczy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer describes ongoing assistance but avoids any timeline or commitment to repatriation.we are engaging on Mr. Tepper's behalf through quiet and diplomatic channels because we strongly believe that this is the best possible approach
  20. answered
    Foreign AffairsRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly outlines Canada's actions, expectations, and warnings to Ukraine on the listed issues.We have been very clear with the government of Ukraine that Canada, Canadians, and the Government of Canada expects that this individual will be treated fairly with an independent judicial process
  21. deflected
    InfrastructureMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights the launch and supporters but ignores the request for progress reports on consultations.I have here press release from the Fédération canadienne des municipalités, Connect Canada, Engineers Canada, and Union des municipalités du Québec, all supporting the great job we are doing with infrastructure.
  22. deflected
    InfrastructureMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked John Duncan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer emphasizes spending totals without addressing application rejections or resulting conditions.This is an unprecedented level of investment in first nations by any other government.
  23. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Jamie Nicholls (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes past investments and praise instead of committing to indexing the excise tax share.no government has done as much for this country's infrastructure as our government has in the past few years
  24. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer clearly states the policy against funding professional sports infrastructure projects.our government will not support sports infrastructure that will be used for professional sports and major junior league teams
  25. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states cooperation followed the law but refuses to address responsibility or steps to return Tepper.It would be inappropriate to comment any further as this matter is ongoing.
  26. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats that cooperation followed the law but avoids any plan to address the situation or return Tepper.It would be inappropriate to comment any further as this investigation is ongoing.
  27. deflected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsMr. Sylvain Chicoine (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes no final agreement exists and pivots to economic growth instead of committing to present any deal to Parliament.When there is an agreement to be announced, members opposite will certainly be among the first to hear that.
  28. misdirected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the member's trade views and suggests he step aside rather than addressing when an agreement will come before Parliament.If he will not fight for jobs in Windsor-Essex, maybe he should step aside and let those of us on this side of the House do it.
  29. deflected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer dismisses the question as scaremongering and shifts to border efficiency and jobs without addressing privacy or travel information sharing.Yet, the member opposite is scaremongering Canadians.
  30. deflected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the comparison of trust in U.S. versus provincial authorities and focuses on existing passport requirements and economic benefits.every time Canadians travel to the United States they produce their passport, they have to tell the authorities who they are and where they are going.
  31. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the acronym error and instead praises the Libya mission and the new name.Our air force's French name is Aviation royale du Canada, and we are very proud of that name.
  32. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the royal designation as heritage restoration but does not explain the FARC acronym mistake or address francophone concerns.restoring the historic royal designation of the three branches re-establishes an important and recognizable part of our military heritage and establishes a link with similar important contributions made by the Canadian Forces today.
  33. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Ted Hsu (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior Liberal government on Kyoto rather than addressing the question about current Conservative climate policy.it is bad enough that the Liberals embraced Kyoto in the first place, but what made it truly outrageous was that they did so with no intention of ever fulfilling their obligations.
  34. partly answered
    Air CanadaMs. Ève Péclet (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses official languages obligations but does not address enforcement of the Montreal head office requirement.There is also an amendment to compel the company to honour its commitments.
  35. deflected
    Canada PostMs. Francine Raynault (NDP) asked Steven Fletcher (Conservative). loaded question.The answer states general commitments without explaining the policy on rural post offices and ends with a sarcastic remark.
  36. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists government priorities without addressing the question about whose interests are being promoted or the accusations of sabotage.Finally, we are proud of our commitment to the Copenhagen and Cancun agreements and our pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17% by 2020.