Railway safety bill advances to third reading as MPs debate F-35 costs

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   National DefenceMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer disputes premise of two sets of books and redefines costs instead of addressing cabinet knowledge.Of course there are not two sets of books.
2. partly answered
   National DefenceMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer confirms cabinet set the budget and states intent to follow Auditor General recommendations.Clearly, the government is going to respect that budget to ensure better oversight and a more transparent process.
3. deflected
   National DefenceMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rejects attributed statements to Auditor General and restates process review without confirming F-35 exclusivity.once again the leader of the NDP asserts a whole bunch of statements in his preamble and attributes those to the Auditor General, which are things the Auditor General never said.
4. deflected
   National DefenceMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rejects all premises in preamble and pivots to process steps without confirming cabinet awareness of misleading estimates.as is the case with the leader of the opposition, the preamble is all wrong.
5. deflected
   National DefenceMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores specific contradictions raised and restates general review process without clarification.once again, as is so often the case with this member, it is a fact-free question.
6. deflected
   National DefenceBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims miscategorization of deputy minister remarks and restates acceptance of Auditor General without resolving contradiction.once again that is a complete miscategorization of the deputy minister's remarks.
7. deflected
   National DefenceBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer again disputes accuracy of representation and reiterates acceptance of recommendations without addressing who speaks for government.once again that is simply not an accurate representation of what the deputy minister of National Defence said.
8. misdirected
   Democratic ReformStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores constitutional and fairness concerns and shifts to Alberta Senate election example.the Government of Alberta recently held a public consultation—an election—to choose future senators.
9. deflected
   The BudgetMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The response promotes the economic plan without specifying the impacts of the mentioned cuts.Canada's economic action plan 2012 is of course our plan for jobs, economic growth and prosperity.
10. deflected
    The BudgetMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer focuses on efficiencies and process rather than addressing accountability for the cuts.Seventy per cent of the savings that we have found and have been identified are operational efficiencies, and we are using the accepted practice.
11. deflected
    National ParksMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The response defends the parks system and deficit reduction without addressing the specific consequences raised.While Parks Canada is making changes, those changes are to ensure that we have appropriate staff numbers when the tourists and visitors attend.
12. deflected
    National ParksMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights protected space additions instead of addressing any calculation of tourism impacts from cuts.Since 2006, our government has added an area roughly equivalent to the size of Germany.
13. misdirected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Robert Chisholm (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). loaded question.The response attacks the questioner's premise and pivots to unrelated support quotes rather than addressing risks to fisheries.the member opposite is totally wrong in his questioning.
14. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Robert Chisholm (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). loaded question.The answer emphasizes listening to stakeholders and quotes support without addressing the amendments or hiding tactics.Farmers, cottage owners and the municipalities are all important and we are listening to them.
15. deflected
    Statistics CanadaMs. Hélène LeBlanc (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The response claims efficiencies will maintain service without explaining how important statistics can be preserved amid cuts.Statistics Canada has identified savings in order to operate more efficiently while continuing to provide Canadians with top-notch statistics and services.
16. deflected
    Statistics CanadaMs. Hélène LeBlanc (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reiterates the mandate and efficiencies without addressing budget constraints or control over results.Statistics Canada, like all other government agencies, identified potential savings.
17. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies risk to safety without addressing the specific program cuts or their rationale.We are not putting Canadians' safety at risk.
18. deflected
    PensionsScott Brison (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses future sustainability but avoids providing the requested cost savings figure.That is exactly what we are doing.
19. deflected
    PensionsScott Brison (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses impacts on individuals but does not disclose treasury savings or respond to the contempt allegation.For anyone who is currently collecting old age security benefits and anyone who is near retirement, it will not cost them a cent.
20. deflected
    Official LanguagesMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms respect for the Official Languages Act but does not address restarting the Auditor General appointment process.we will certainly protect the French fact throughout Canada, respect the Official Languages Act and always seek out candidates who have the qualities that are very important to Canada for positions and appointments.
21. partly answered
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Hoang Mai (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). loaded question.The answer notes that charges were laid and affirms seriousness but does not explain government responsibility for the misconduct.This is a very serious issue and we will not tolerate this type of misconduct.
22. partly answered
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Hoang Mai (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights increased internal investigations but does not address how the misconduct occurred under the government.This is why our government has increased our budget for internal investigations by 127% and we have nearly doubled the number of internal investigators.
23. deflected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer notes repayment and reduced expenditures but does not address the minister's understanding of appropriate behaviour.Ministers have done that by 15% compared with our predecessors.
24. deflected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reiterates reduced expenditures and repayment but avoids addressing further hidden spending or trust issues.In this particular case, the minister has repaid the inappropriate expenses.
25. deflected
    Air CanadaMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to criticizing NDP bailout proposal instead of addressing enforcement of law for Aveos workers.We are not going to spend Canadians' and taxpayers' money on this type of bailout.
26. partly answered
    EmploymentMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer corrects premise and explains job information access but does not address whether the policy solves the crisis or forces cheap labour.We will ensure that everyone who can work has access to information on the jobs that are available and that they can apply to those jobs.
27. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites privacy and then pivots to attack on member's intervention for another individual rather than explaining the double standard.In terms of the individual that the member raises, I understand that member has made interventions on behalf of a convicted police murderer in the United States seeking his entry into Canada.
28. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Thomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the asker personally instead of addressing the double standard claim.that statement says a lot more about the Leader of the Opposition than it does about Canada's fair—
29. deflected
    Statistics CanadaMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates mandate on efficiency without addressing ideology versus evidence or reversing cuts.StatsCan has developed these savings in order to operate more efficiently while continuing to offer high quality statistics and services to Canadians.
30. misdirected
    HealthHedy Fry (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition's record and shifts to NAHO dissolution instead of addressing aboriginal health cuts.I take no lessons from that party in terms of how they handled health care in this country.
31. deflected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Sylvain Chicoine (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer promotes budget support and future services but does not address office closures or suicide rise.There is one thing that the new critic should do if he wants to help veterans, and that is support budget 2012, in which we will maintain services to veterans and cut red tape.
32. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses Service Canada role but ignores private company Quantum and office closure impacts.We are proud to work with Service Canada. It has employees here in this country, in the Atlantic, serving Canadians for general information.
33. deflected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Sean Casey (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states a review will occur but avoids any commitment on appealing the ruling.The Department of Justice and the Department of National Defence will review this case. Until such time, it would be inappropriate to comment further.
34. deflected
    Official LanguagesMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes general language commitments without addressing the specific Auditor General hiring complaint or legal violation claim.our government will certainly protect the French fact throughout Canada and will make responsible appointments that respect both languages, French and English, in every corner of our country.
35. deflected
    The BudgetMr. John Rafferty (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer corrects the member's prior statement and highlights past spending instead of addressing the rationale for the specific cuts mentioned.let me welcome the hon. member to his new critic responsibilities. Indeed, right after the budget, he was claiming over northern Ontario airwaves that we had actually eliminated the federal economic development Initiative for Northern Ontario.
36. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jean-François Fortin (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses training programs and worker shortages but does not address the request to transfer the employment insurance program to Quebec.For six years, we have poured a great deal of money into helping the unemployed find new jobs with skills that are in demand today and will be in the future.