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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Foreign InvestmentThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses the review process without addressing whether criteria or the overall process will change.The minister is looking to find out whether it is in the best interests of Canadians, and he is taking the time necessary to get it right.
2. deflected
   Foreign InvestmentThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids specifying any form of consultation by restating general outreach.the Minister of Industry hears regularly from Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
3. misdirected
   Foreign InvestmentThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to attacking the NDP's policies instead of stating the investment criteria.What the leader of the NDP wants to do is bring in more regulation and a large carbon tax.
4. partly answered
   Government SpendingMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses security responsibility but ignores the cost question entirely.the RCMP is responsible for decisions relating to the Prime Minister 's security.
5. deflected
   Government SpendingMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the security claim without providing any cost information.It has made it related to the Prime Minister 's security.
6. deflected
   Correctional Service CanadaBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists ongoing mental health steps but does not explain what changed in the government's inquest position.our government continues to take concrete steps on the issue of mental health in prison.
7. partly answered
   Correctional Service CanadaBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). loaded question.The answer condemns the behaviour but does not address what prompted the recent reversal.it is clear to anyone viewing these videos that the behaviour by some officials at the Correctional Service of Canada is absolutely unacceptable.
8. deflected
   Correctional Service CanadaBob Rae (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists actions taken since 2006 without justifying the five-year delay in addressing the videos.We have ensured that no prison cells contain harmful objects, and we have had improved staff training.
9. misdirected
   EthicsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the spending limits question entirely and pivots to attacking the NDP on an unrelated provincial party issue.Could the member clear up all the complications?
10. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer evades the Labrador MP accountability question and instead accuses the asker of supporting illegal union money.What is against the law is the $340,000 of illegal union money that the member has been defending ever since his party accepted it.
11. deflected
    Foreign InvestmentMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the journalist firing and free speech question by giving a generic statement on reviewing the Nexen transaction.this proposed transaction will be scrutinized very closely.
12. deflected
    Foreign InvestmentMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids the public consultation and journalist issue and instead attacks the NDP's overall trade stance.On this side of the House we listen to Canadians and will act in the best interests of Canadians.
13. deflected
    Service CanadaMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.Answer does not address EI call wait times or staff cuts and instead lists unrelated job creation programs.We have created 820,000 net new jobs since the downturn of the recession.
14. deflected
    Service CanadaMs. Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores service delays and staff reductions, pivoting to criticize NDP tax policy instead.Unlike the NDP, which wants to put in place a $21 billion carbon tax, increase taxes and therefore not provide opportunities for Canadians, we are focused on what Canadians need
15. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Sylvain Chicoine (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses the funeral program in general terms but does not explain the 70% rejection rate or low payment amounts.The funeral and burial program is provided to veterans through the Last Post Fund.
16. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates the existing program scope but does not confirm whether every veteran will receive a dignified burial.Regarding the funeral and burial program, this is an important program delivered by the Last Post Fund to all injured veterans in need.
17. deflected
    Correctional Service CanadaMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights general investments without addressing the specific recommendations on reviews and segregation.Our government continues to take concrete steps on the issue of mental health in prison.
18. misdirected
    Veterans AffairsMr. Sean Casey (Liberal) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the opposition's past record instead of addressing the proposal for an independent panel.coming from a party that cut the funeral and burial benefits, the member should be ashamed to ask this question.
19. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Scott Andrews (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking the Liberals on unrelated scandals rather than addressing the minister's statements.That member across speaks for a party that in the last month has been caught making illegal robocalls, and that has almost half a million dollars in illegal loans
20. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked John Duncan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer describes current actions with trailers but does not commit to moving the community to higher ground.We have put 60 trailers in place in order to have people move in.
21. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer describes a monitoring plan without explaining why scientists cannot discuss the study.it was precisely the advice of the scientific community that led us to set up, design and have a monitoring plan for the lower Athabasca River
22. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). loaded question.The answer corrects details and defends policy but avoids the question on weakening protections in the budget bill.The results of follow-up monitoring have confirmed that water in the Athabasca River absolutely shows lower levels of contaminants than those that pose a concern for aquatic life.
23. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Robert Chisholm (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists investments and a ranking but does not address implementing Cohen report recommendations.we have invested significantly each year in west coast salmon research.
24. partly answered
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Fin Donnelly (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states a review will occur but provides no timeline or commitment to full implementation.We will carefully review the recommendations.
25. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Anne-Marie Day (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks NDP voting record instead of addressing EI access statistics or restrictions.What is scandalous is that the New Democrats continue to vote against opportunities for Canadians to be employed.
26. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Philip Toone (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats a statistic and pivots to carbon tax attacks rather than explaining EI access reductions.let us talk about making it up as we go along.
27. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Tarik Brahmi (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to job creation claims and opposition voting without addressing EI eligibility tightening for women and workers.The opposition members obviously do not.
28. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. John Rafferty (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats the same statistic without engaging the question on helping unemployed Canadians access paid-for benefits.as I have mentioned already in the House, in fact three times today, eight out of ten Canadians do qualify for employment insurance.
29. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). loaded question.The question builds a false equivalence about acts affecting the environment; the answer dismisses it as complicating things and pivots to cost savings.the hon. member certainly knows how to complicate things.
30. partly answered
    Public SafetyMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer begins to address the cost of the question but cuts off without fully explaining disaster preparedness research.The question that was posed by the member cost taxpayers in excess of $1,300, just to examine whether an answer was possible.
31. deflected
    Financial InstitutionsMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to attacking a carbon tax instead of addressing credit card fee regulation or the code's effectiveness.imagine what a $21 billion carbon tax would add to the cost of businesses.
32. deflected
    Financial InstitutionsMr. François Lapointe (NDP) asked Ted Menzies (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the code but ignores calls for regulation and attacks the NDP at the end.not common sense enough for dippers, I guess.
33. deflected
    HealthHedy Fry (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing a prior government instead of addressing the plan for drug costs.unlike a previous government that balanced its books on the backs of provinces and territories, we have committed to long term, stable funding that will see—
34. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer refuses intervention then attacks the NDP for questioning the process rather than addressing the court ruling.What is it they do not understand about the rule of law?
35. partly answered
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Hoang Mai (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the error and announces fixes but does not explain how the mistake happened unnoticed.I have expressed my strong concern to the Commissioner of the CRA and I have asked the taxpayers' ombudsman to conduct an investigation into this issue to ensure things like this do not happen.
36. answered
    Firearms RegistryMrs. Maria Mourani (Bloc) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states the status of Quebec data in the destroyed registry.our Conservative government is proud to say that, as of Wednesday night, all contents of the long gun registry have been destroyed, except those related to Quebec.