Commons holds emergency debate on XL Foods meat recall

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1. deflected
   Food SafetyThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates CFIA actions without addressing whether the process has improved or guarantees no tainted meat remains.The agency's position is clear: it will not reopen the plant until it can be declared safe.
2. deflected
   Food SafetyThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats CFIA actions and notes prior NDP complaint instead of addressing lack of standards or self-regulation.Yesterday, the NDP members were complaining about the fact that the plant is closed.
3. deflected
   Food SafetyThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts focus to legislation before Parliament and urges support rather than explaining why retailers are not listed.Those additional powers are contained in legislation presently before Parliament.
4. misdirected
   Food SafetyMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to a general OECD ranking instead of addressing the minister's comments or CFIA warnings.Canada is one of the best-performing countries in the 2010 Food Safety Performance World Ranking study.
5. deflected
   Food SafetyMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). loaded question.Answer reiterates CFIA actions and closure without addressing the minister's language or accountability for the recall size.CFIA closed the plant and it will not be allowed to reopen until the CFIA has certified that it is safe.
6. deflected
   Food SafetyBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer credits the agency with using scientific information but does not address the specific uncertainty about E. coli standards.It determines them based upon the best scientific information it has and also information it gathers from inspections and from documentation submitted by the various operations that it inspects.
7. deflected
   Food SafetyBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer asserts a strong international record without addressing why E. coli rates are higher or why standards are not in regulation.Canada's food safety record is among the best in the entire world.
8. deflected
   Food SafetyBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats CFIA timeline and closure without addressing ministerial presence or timely consumer information.It has clearly stated that the plant will not reopen until its production is declared safe.
9. deflected
   Treasury BoardMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to unrelated attacks on opposition and general reporting instead of addressing the PBO comparison or departmental details.Our public debt is down. Our services to Canadians, such as OAS and health transfers are up, which is much more useful to balance the budget as counter-opposed to the opposition members who want to have a $21 billion carbon tax.
10. deflected
    Treasury BoardMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates procedures and attacks the PBO's mandate rather than explaining the delayed or missing budget impact details.I would give some advice to the budget officer. He should spend his time worrying more about his mandate, which is about how we spend money not the money that we do not spend.
11. misdirected
    Food SafetyMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition's voting record instead of addressing the minister's absence or expanding recall timeline.If the opposition thinks that the CFIA's powers are inadequate, then it should support the bill our government has introduced to give the agency more powers.
12. deflected
    Food SafetyMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims early action but immediately shifts to listing opposition votes against funding rather than explaining the 24-day delay.In 2007 we made available $223 million for the food safety and consumer action plan, and the opposition voted against it
13. deflected
    Food SafetyMr. François Pilon (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites external praise and legislation while ignoring the minister's stated priority on U.S. meat delivery during the crisis.I have a quote from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. It has said that Bill S-11 "will better equip Canada to maintain its reputation as a world leader in food safety and traceability protocols".
14. partly answered
    Food SafetyMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states the plant closure and references Weatherill recommendations but adds an attack on opposition votes.The XL plant was closed by CFIA, and it will not reopen until CFIA determines that it is safe.
15. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer provides funding figures for mental health but does not address the Surgeon General's specific concerns about cuts.In addition to that, we have made specific investments of $11.4 million to the issues surrounding mental health.
16. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer reiterates increased funding totals but does not engage with the emails or reversal request from the Surgeon General.There has been a concerted effort of late, led by the Chief of the Defence Staff and by the entire leadership of the Canadian Forces, to see that the $11.4 million goes directly to front-line mental health providers.
17. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer boasts of NATO rankings and attacks the asker instead of addressing the impact of cuts.I elicit the support of the member opposite rather than these reckless criticisms.
18. partly answered
    Food SafetyRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains Bill S-11's relevance to information access but avoids committing to amendments or an Auditor General audit.Under Bill S-11 , the CFIA would get increased power to get that kind of paperwork for the company.
19. deflected
    Food SafetyMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to general claims and opposition quotes rather than explaining ministerial silence.I would ask the member to check with her colleague, the member for Malpeque , who said, "I personally believe that our food is safe in Canada".
20. deflected
    Food SafetyMr. Frank Valeriote (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The answer begins redirecting to opposition behavior instead of providing requested staffing data or audit details.the real question is why is it that the opposition consistently--
21. partly answered
    Foreign InvestmentMs. Hélène LeBlanc (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains legal confidentiality and net-benefit review but rejects public consultations as proposed.We always make decisions in Canada's best interest, but we will not implement a process such as that proposed by the NDP, which would bring us back 30 or 40 years and prevent any form of investment here in Canada.
22. misdirected
    Foreign InvestmentMs. Hélène LeBlanc (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker's knowledge of the law and NDP motives instead of addressing accountability.my colleague is definitely not familiar with section 36 of the act.
23. partly answered
    Foreign InvestmentMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends past policy changes and scrutiny but does not directly confirm agreement with the colleague.I will indicate where I do not agree with my colleague across the floor.
24. misdirected
    Foreign InvestmentMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP with an external quote accusing them of opposing investment rather than addressing consultation.The NDP members are trying to install a process that would ensure we would go back 30 or 40 years, because they are against trade.
25. misdirected
    Port of MontrealMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner's past political donations instead of addressing the appointment query.The real question he should be answering is why it is that for over nine years he gave money to the hardest line separatist party in Quebec and its predecessor party
26. misdirected
    Port of MontrealMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to questioning the NDP's belief in Canada rather than addressing the Port of Montreal appointment.If you want to sit in the cabinet of Canada, you have to believe in Canada.
27. misdirected
    Port of MontrealMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to attacking NDP on union donations instead of responding to the Abdallah appointment question.Speaking of ducking and dodging, those members did not answer the question about their own illegal union donations
28. misdirected
    Port of MontrealMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again diverts to NDP donations and bill support rather than addressing the appointment query.One of them gives money to a separatist party and refuses to stand up and support Canada.
29. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains policy goals but does not address reinstating the allowable earnings provision.The goal of our working while on claim pilot project is to encourage and help Canadians pursue and accept jobs in their area that will make them better off.
30. answered
    Aboriginal AffairsCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked John Duncan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer directly counters with investment figures and outcomes for First Nations education.Every year we invest $1.7 billion in education for over 117,000 first nation students on reserve.
31. deflected
    Rail TransportationMrs. Carol Hughes (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses general infrastructure investments but avoids specifics on a passenger rail plan.our government has invested more in infrastructure than any other government in the history of this country.
32. partly answered
    Rail TransportationMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains the business context and government talks but does not outline a protection plan.We are in talks with the province and with Canadian National to envision the future.
33. deflected
    Foreign InvestmentGeoff Regan (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists past changes and scrutiny but pivots to criticizing the prior Liberal record instead of addressing transparency on the CNOOC-Nexen deal.However, I must remind the House that under the previous Liberal government not a single deal was turned down.
34. deflected
    TransportMr. Andrew Cash (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer emphasizes general transit funding and upcoming plans but avoids any specific commitment to Toronto or the GTA beyond broad national support.We have supported transit all across Canada with the gas tax fund.
35. deflected
    Cluster MunitionsMs. Ève Péclet (NDP) asked Mr. Bob Dechert (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the legislation and alignment with allies but does not acknowledge or commit to addressing any flaws in Bill S-10.our legislation fully implements Canada's commitments to the convention and is in line with key allies, including Australia and the United Kingdom.
36. deflected
    International TradeMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims maximum transparency and notes Quebec support but sidesteps the request to disclose concessions or remaining details.the CETA negotiations, the comprehensive economic and trade agreement with the European Union, are the most open and transparent negotiations in the history of this country.
37. misdirected
    Points of OrderMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The response addresses only the parliamentary secretary's earlier statement rather than the request for unanimous consent to table the Senate document.to respond to that point of order, I simply stated what the member's agriculture critic stated publicly.