Commons advances bill to fix wiretap rules after Supreme Court ruling

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to Senate reform talking points instead of addressing the senators' expenses.The reality is that if we want to see real change in the Senate, real change toward an accountable Senate, we need to embrace the Conservative proposal to actually let Canadians have a say on who represents them in the Senate.
2. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats general commitments without addressing the timing of investigations or double standard claim.we have committed to ensuring that all expenses and the rules governing them are appropriate.
3. partly answered
   Employment InsuranceThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses quotas by clarifying performance objectives but does not address the apology request.Service Canada has confirmed that it does not set quotas that result in negative consequences for employees who do not meet them.
4. deflected
   Employment InsuranceThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer focuses on fraud savings instead of responding to the claim of misleading the House or home inspections.last year the employment insurance program lost hundreds of millions of dollars due to fraud and ineligible payments
5. misdirected
   Employment InsuranceThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as nonsense and shifts to job alerts without addressing the culture of defeat reference or inspectors.that is absolutely a load of nonsense.
6. partly answered
   Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer rejects premise and addresses education funding comparability but ignores police and welfare specifics.Indeed, it is certainly the case that the education funding provided by the government is comparable to that provided for off-reserve Canadians by most of the provinces.
7. partly answered
   Aboriginal AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer corrects on education funding but does not address social assistance, welfare or police funding gaps.For example, in education, the funding that the government provides to aboriginal youth is at the same level as the funding offered to other young people pursuing an education in the provinces.
8. answered
   Foreign AffairsBob Rae (Liberal) asked Mr. Bob Dechert (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly states Canada's position on Sri Lanka human rights and Commonwealth meeting concerns.the Prime Minister has spoken out, loudly and clearly, on this very important issue of human rights.
9. partly answered
   Public SafetyMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Vic Toews (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the meeting request but ignores the funding commitment.I have been meeting with first nation communities on this very point.
10. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer gives general statements about working together without addressing litigation or funding.we believe that the best way to make sure first nation children and families get the support and services they need is to work together with first nations, provinces and territories.
11. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats general cooperation language and avoids specific actions on documents or budgets.We will continue to work together with our aboriginal partners across Canada and with the provinces and territories to improve the situation for aboriginal people across the country.
12. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Anne-Marie Day (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition instead of addressing the quota policy or the minister's statement.
13. misdirected
    Employment InsuranceMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to attacking the NDP and defending the system rather than explaining the contradiction on quotas.If the opposition prevents us from rooting out the hundreds of millions of dollars of fraud and ineligible claims that exist within the EI system, it is Canadians who play by the rules who will lose.
14. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the senator and pivots to attacking the NDP's Senate reform stance.
15. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the appointment question and attacks the NDP for opposing Senate reform legislation.The difficulty is that the NDP opposes our legislation going forward.
16. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the senator's residence and attacks the NDP for lacking a Senate plan.The difficulty, though, with the NDP members is that they come here talking about changing the Senate in meaningful ways.
17. deflected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the constitutional residency question and pivots to attacking the NDP while promoting unrelated Senate reform.Real accountability means we will allow Canadians to choose who represents them in the Senate.
18. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. Lise St-Denis (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses fraud savings but avoids explaining how quotas affect objectivity of investigations.If the opposition stops us from rooting out EI fraud, the only people who will lose are Canadians who follow the rules.
19. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats fraud statistics and ignores the explicit question distinguishing targets from quotas.If the opposition stops us from rooting out EI fraudsters, the only people who lose are Canadians who follow the rules.
20. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes collaboration but does not address settling the tribunal case or redirecting legal funds.The best way to ensure that first nations children and families get the support and services they need is by working together, first nations, provinces and territories, and that is what we are doing.
21. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the fraud line and sidesteps the quota and inspector question entirely.When the opposition prevents us from rooting out employment insurance fraud, the only people who lose are Canadians who follow the rules.
22. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Philip Toone (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer accuses the opposition of fearmongering and does not address quotas or the impact on seasonal workers.the opposition should stop fearmongering.
23. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses new benefits for self-employed artists but does not engage with the claim that reforms threaten film industry jobs.These workers are now, if they are self-employed, available for special benefits through the EI system, such as compassionate care, sickness leave and parental leave.
24. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes job banks and special benefits while ignoring the question about quotas and attacks on workers.Our government is supporting unemployed people by increasing access to special benefits and also by offering them a larger job bank system than before to inform them of positions available in their area of expertise and their region.
25. misdirected
    The BudgetMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Mrs. Shelly Glover (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the consultation question and attacks the NDP's past votes instead.let us talk about the NDP's record when it comes to budget 2012.
26. misdirected
    The BudgetMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Mrs. Shelly Glover (Conservative). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the job-creation critique by again attacking NDP voting record on prior measures.we are talking about aboriginal youth who are benefiting from the programs that we put forward in budget 2012, which the NDP voted against.
27. deflected
    InfrastructureMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes past investments but avoids committing to a long-term plan or the motion.No decision has been made, but any decision will be made in the context of the current fiscal situation and the capacity of taxpayers.
28. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends spending record and pivots to criticizing the opposition rather than addressing tolls or a funding strategy.Now they want to give us lessons? I do not think so.
29. partly answered
    Government ExpendituresScott Brison (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the ads as necessary information but does not address waste or timing of stopping them.It is our obligation to inform Canadian taxpayers on important government programs, and we do so, and not at the clip of the former Liberal government, I might add.
30. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the policy rationale and cites observed impact on claims.Canadian taxpayers have no obligation to provide gold-plated health insurance to illegal immigrants who have been deemed by our fair and generous legal system not to be refugees.
31. partly answered
    Search and RescueMr. Robert Chisholm (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer describes assets used and transition to recovery but does not address why search ended early or missed the first location.National Defence, the Canadian Coast Guard, the United States Coast Guard and private assets were all involved in the search and rescue mission.
32. deflected
    Search and RescueMr. Fin Donnelly (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites safety rationale but ignores the comparison to senators and the decision's impact.With respect to the timing, the Coast Guard said that it held exercises prior to the closure of the base last week and felt that the transition could proceed without any additional risk.
33. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Scott Andrews (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the promotion question entirely and instead attacks Liberals on an unrelated robocalls issue.The only party in Canada that has been found guilty of having made illegal robocalls is the Liberal Party of Canada, and more particularly, its member for Guelph
34. misdirected
    Official LanguagesMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to attacking the NDP's resource policies instead of addressing official languages requirements.The NDP members just do not seem to get it.
35. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP position on asylum seekers rather than addressing the health care cuts or legal challenge.yet again, the New Democratic Party is clearly in favour of forcing Canadian taxpayers to pay the health care expenses of bogus asylum seekers
36. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jean-François Fortin (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses fraud prevention but avoids any mention of quotas or Quebec-specific targeting.When the opposition prevents us from combating fraud, the only losers are the Canadians who follow the rules.