House advances bill on incorporation by reference in regulations

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1. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Harper rejects the fundraising premise and addresses only travel comparability without answering if taxpayer funds for party fundraising are acceptable.I reject that characterization.
2. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Harper claims the cases are mixed and defends one appointment rather than addressing responsibility for the senators' issues.the leader of the opposition is mixing different cases.
3. partly answered
   Aboriginal AffairsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Harper notes the report and refers allegations to the complaints commission but does not address the call for a public inquiry.The Minister of Public Safety has asked the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP to look into the serious allegations made in the report.
4. deflected
   Aboriginal AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Toews refers to the complaints commission and promotes the justice agenda without addressing the public inquiry request.We will continue to move forward with a vigorous criminal justice agenda to address the concerns of victims.
5. deflected
   Aboriginal AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Toews repeats the complaints commission referral and attacks the NDP for stalling legislation instead of addressing the inquiry.it is shocking to see that the NDP continues to stall these measures.
6. deflected
   Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Harper redirects to reporting information to authorities and criticizes throwing around allegations rather than addressing the need for an independent investigation.the responsibility of every member of the House is not simply to throw around allegations.
7. deflected
   Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Harper again redirects to providing evidence to authorities without addressing the call for an independent police force investigation.Our duty here is not to throw around allegations but to provide information and evidence so that the authorities can conduct any necessary investigations.
8. deflected
   Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Harper repeats the referral to the complaints commission and dismisses the question with an imperative to just provide information.
9. deflected
   National DefenceMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes shipbuilding benefits without addressing the five-year delay in the industrial plan.In fact, we have allocated $33 billion for ships to be built in Halifax and Vancouver by Canadians, by Canadian shipyards.
10. partly answered
    National DefenceMr. Matthew Kellway (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer affirms commitment via shipbuilding and states audits continue but does not address the reported contradiction with the U.S.I gave clear direction to my officials last fall to continue offering this service, as has been done for a number of decades.
11. answered
    National DefenceMr. Matthew Kellway (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly clarifies the minister's decision on the audit proposal, addressing the accusation of confusion.this was a cost-saving proposal that was put forward by officials, but it was rejected by me and by my government.
12. deflected
    EthicsMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer notes Senate and court actions without explaining the appointment or ongoing defense of the senator.in the case of the senator in question, the Senate in fact took action yesterday.
13. misdirected
    EthicsMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP and a professor's affiliations instead of addressing Senate attendance or Wallin's expenses.NDP members do seem to like to tar with a broad brush a wide number of good people, including Senator Wallin, and they are doing so using what they say is a non-partisan person.
14. answered
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly states the days Senator Wallin spent in Saskatchewan and explains the travel costs.I do not know how much time the member for Timmins—James Bay spends in Toronto, but I do know that Senator Wallin spent 168 days last year in the province of Saskatchewan, which she represents.
15. partly answered
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the review process requested by the government but does not address recovering funds or the election-period travel.we have asked the Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration to ensure that the Senate's policies are being followed, are being adhered to, and corrective being taken if they are not.
16. deflected
    Canada Elections ActMs. Alexandrine Latendresse (NDP) asked Tim Uppal (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states reforms will come without explaining the delay beyond the initial promise or addressing ongoing robocalls.as promised, we are looking at some reforms to our elections laws.
17. deflected
    Canada Elections ActMs. Alexandrine Latendresse (NDP) asked Tim Uppal (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the question on election fraud measures and pivots to attacking the NDP instead.Canadians expect political parties to follow the law, unlike the NDP that took hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations from its big union bosses.
18. deflected
    National DefenceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids the inflation gap and cost overrun question by restating general project benefits.The cost estimates that the member is referring to come from military planners.
19. deflected
    Government ServicesMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the cuts to services question by redirecting to public accounts and estimates.I invite her to read the public accounts that are tabled before the chamber.
20. misdirected
    Government ServicesMs. Lise St-Denis (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer changes the subject entirely to the economic action plan instead of addressing workforce distribution for service access.the 2012 economic action plan is our plan for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.
21. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the asker's past record and party history rather than addressing police funding renewal.I might remind that member that when he was a member of the municipal council he talked about slashing $2 million from the budget of Esquimalt for the police directly.
22. misdirected
    Public SafetyMs. Rosane Doré Lefebvre (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.Answer insults the NDP's criminal justice philosophy instead of responding to joint forces funding in Quebec.It is a lot like trying to move water with a sieve.
23. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Murray Rankin (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses tax enforcement efforts but does not explain why no OECD-style study was conducted.Since 2006, we have audited thousands of cases and identified more than $4.5 billion in unpaid tax through our efforts in aggressive international tax planning.
24. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Murray Rankin (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights tax agreements and convictions but avoids committing to a study of lost revenue from multinationals.thanks to the efforts of this government Canada is now party to over 100 tax agreements, work that the OECD recently has praised.
25. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Anne-Marie Day (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer acknowledges some analyses but avoids tabling or confirming the requested impact studies on the reform.It is true that we conducted analyses, including analyses on the worker shortage and employers' need for temporary foreign workers.
26. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Sana Hassainia (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes general job-finding goals instead of addressing the claimed negative effects on local businesses.This whole change is based on common sense.
27. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites an unrelated positive quote rather than responding to the call to suspend the reform.Since about January 15 we have received more [job] applications than we received the entire summer and fall last year.
28. answered
    Employment InsuranceMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the eligibility rule for EI benefits tied to work availability.However, if they are not eligible to work then it is inappropriate that they receive the funding.
29. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner's memory and shifts to past Liberal policy instead of addressing the clawback claim.the hon. member is suffering from selective memory.
30. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer corrects a detail but evades the new-system clawback accusation by attacking the asker.it is not the CPP that is being clawed back.
31. partly answered
    The EconomyMr. Dan Harris (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the study timeframe and recession context but does not propose new actions for mid-size firms.One has to remember, as members opposite tend to forget, that we did go through this world recession in 2008-09, and it did affect firms, but we have come back rather well in Canada.
32. deflected
    The EconomyMs. Hélène LeBlanc (NDP) asked Jim Flaherty (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to tax reductions instead of new measures to preserve medium-sized manufacturing businesses.we did that and reduced the corporate tax rate, federally, to 15%.
33. deflected
    Canadian Wheat BoardRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.The answer deflects by referencing past Liberal delays instead of addressing current approval status or audit.There is a little more diligence, a little more work required, since it is the final time the farmers will have to wait for their money.
34. deflected
    AbortionMs. Laurin Liu (NDP) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer deflects the question about rewarding specific MPs by restating the government's position on the debate.the government has no intention of reopening this debate.
35. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). rhetorical question.The question is rhetorical and the answer responds in kind without substance.I want to assure the member and all Canadians that I am "dead-icated" to ensuring that this never happens.
36. misdirected
    Public SafetyMrs. Maria Mourani (Bloc) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer misdirects by promoting government policy and criticizing opposition rather than addressing the specific request.Our government has taken strong action, despite the opposition of Bloc members, despite the opposition of the NDP and the Liberals.