Commons debates not criminally responsible reform act at second reading

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1. misdirected
   The EconomyMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP economic understanding and spending instead of addressing budget plans or GDP concerns.once again, the NDP members show that they do not really grasp economics.
2. misdirected
   National DefenceMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to NDP leader's visit and Bloc relations instead of addressing ship program or PBO advice.the NDP leader has been getting a message and I hear he will be in Sherbrooke today
3. misdirected
   National DefenceMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to NDP caucus defections and sovereignty instead of Senate actions against PBO.I know the member is critical of independence, but it seems not everybody who belonged to the NDP caucus is so critical of independence
4. misdirected
   Parliamentary Budget OfficerMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Mr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP as sinking ship instead of addressing Senate order or PBO documents.The only ship that is sinking in Canada is the NDP.
5. misdirected
   Parliamentary Budget OfficerMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer criticizes NDP spending proposals and debt instead of responding to growth figures or austerity measures.they propose spending proposal after spending proposal that would put Canada billions of dollars deeper in debt.
6. misdirected
   National DefenceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks Liberal submarine purchase instead of addressing shipbuilding budget or PBO findings.the only procurement it made in 13 years was the purchase of submarines that do not even work.
7. misdirected
   National DefenceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer references Liberal decade of darkness and submarines instead of current shipbuilding or economic impacts.it is entertaining getting questions like this from a Liberal Party whose own chief of defence staff described its purchases and approach to the military as a decade of darkness.
8. partly answered
   Employment InsuranceDenis Coderre (Liberal) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains EI changes to connect workers with jobs but does not address moratorium, pilot project or Quebec-specific measures.our government made changes that are meant to help connect unemployed Canadian workers with jobs available in their region and in their field.
9. deflected
   Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationMs. Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the action as appropriate then pivots to attack NDP voting record instead of addressing use of public officials.In fact, opposition members often ask for these items in order to make sure they know what is occurring.
10. deflected
    Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationMr. Ryan Cleary (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). loaded question.Answer calls facts wrong and attacks NDP policies rather than addressing partisan website use or housing strategy.The member opposite has his facts absolutely wrong.
11. deflected
    Parliamentary Budget OfficerMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Mrs. Shelly Glover (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores attacks on PBO and shifts to economic growth stats and NDP spending criticism.I am very proud to say that Canada posted an economic growth rate of 0.6%, the highest rate among all of the G7 countries.
12. deflected
    Parliamentary Budget OfficerMr. Kennedy Stewart (NDP) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates desire for non-partisan PBO and notes search process without addressing Senate attacks or mandate issues.The Parliamentary Librarian has retained a search firm, and we look forward to a new Parliamentary Budget Officer in due course.
13. partly answered
    EthicsMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses Senate review process but avoids specific reimbursement amount for Senator Wallin.Yesterday it reported its findings.
14. misdirected
    EthicsMs. Alexandrine Latendresse (NDP) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats PBO search process and ignores Senate reform, PMO orders, and Wallin residency questions.The Parliamentary Librarian has retained a recruiting firm, and we look forward to their suggestions in due course.
15. deflected
    EthicsMr. Dan Harris (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends Senate review but pivots to attacking NDP for blocking Senate reform instead of addressing independent authority.The NDP should stop blocking it, as it has done for so long.
16. deflected
    EthicsMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores constitutional residency questions and attacks NDP candidate selection process instead.We can see why they have the top-down approach to selecting their candidates and MPs from Quebec, where the leader of the NDP personally vetted and chose them all.
17. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Craig Scott (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks NDP motives and separatism instead of addressing Senate residence or constitutional duties.Is it any wonder, when we are facing some of the challenges we are right now, why the NDP members are heading down the path to those old debates of yesterday?
18. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states progress on GHG targets and shared objectives but does not address oil sands funding or monitoring timelines.Canada is halfway to achieving our 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target.
19. misdirected
    Rail TransportationMr. Frank Valeriote (Liberal) asked Steven Fletcher (Conservative). substantive question.Answer rejects premise and attacks Liberals on past accessibility failures rather than explaining VIA funding cuts.It is very ironic that a Liberal would complain about mobility issues when it was the Liberal Party that bought, on behalf of VIA, a whole bunch of rail cars that were not wheelchair accessible.
20. answered
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Mr. Randy Kamp (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly confirms non-qualification of Gabarus and offers to supply the fund figure later.It is my understanding that the Gabarus seawall does not qualify for that funding.
21. deflected
    Canada PostMs. Isabelle Morin (NDP) asked Steven Fletcher (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites arm's-length status and lists nearby offices without addressing service delays or overtime issues.Canada Post is an arm's-length crown corporation.
22. misdirected
    Canada PostMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Steven Fletcher (Conservative). substantive question.Answer blames NDP for past strike support instead of addressing current delivery delays or route problems.If the NDP was serious about postal service, it would have supported our government's efforts to bring back postal service to Canadians when there was a postal stoppage
23. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. Laurin Liu (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates general EI policy goals without addressing skilled labour retention or regional economic impacts.our government is making common sense changes to better connect unemployed Canadians with available jobs in their local areas that match their local skills.
24. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Marc-André Morin (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims support from seasonal workers in her riding but does not address tourism industry losses or reversal of changes.Seasonal workers in my riding and the employers are actually very pleased with these changes.
25. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Rosane Doré Lefebvre (NDP) asked Ms. Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids addressing the funding decision timeline and instead questions the opposition's support for unrelated bills.If that member and that party are so concerned, as they say they are, with first nations' safety, why are they not supporting real matrimonial property rights for first nations women living on reserve to empower them?
26. partly answered
    Public SafetyMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Ms. Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states a decision is coming soon but pivots to criticizing the opposition on other legislation rather than fully addressing the funding query.A funding decision will be made in the near future, but I go back to my original point: if these members believe that the safety of first nations is a priority, they need to support legislation that empowers women
27. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Greg Rickford (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the specific cuts mentioned and instead attacks the opposition for opposing unrelated bills while claiming unrelated achievements.Yet shamefully, the opposition opposed all of these important bills.
28. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Jonathan Genest-Jourdain (NDP) asked Mr. Greg Rickford (Conservative). substantive question.The answer sidesteps the infrastructure cuts and housing issues by listing bills and accusing the opposition of voting against them.However, the opposition voted against these measures.
29. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal) asked Mr. Rick Dykstra (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids committing to any processing timeline and instead blames the previous Liberal government for delays.that is a little rich coming from the Liberal Party across the way, which when in government actually decided it would delay and continued to delay citizenship wait times here in our country.
30. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal) asked Mr. Rick Dykstra (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides statistics on ceremonies but does not address the request to speed up processing times or commit to improvements.In 2011 there were 2,204 citizenship ceremonies held.
31. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Tyrone Benskin (NDP) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.The answer offers a general assurance about the foreign service without addressing the specific budget cuts or their impact.I can assure the member that they will continue receiving the best service from Foreign Affairs Canada.
32. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites one program activity but does not address the cuts to the global peace and security fund or Glyn Berry program.two weeks ago, I led a delegation to Burma to help the Burmese government build its parliament.
33. partly answered
    Human RightsJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Ms. Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.Mentions reassessment via pause but omits explicit current policy details.In situations like this, there is a pause, and they are re-looking at the situation.
34. partly answered
    Public SafetyMs. Annick Papillon (NDP) asked Ms. Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.Confirms meetings but pivots to bill promotion and NDP criticism.We ask the NDP to support us, but we know that will not happen.
35. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Tarik Brahmi (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Ignores specifics to attack opposition's record instead.Consistently the member and his party have opposed those measures to improve the lives of members of the Canadian Forces, their families and our veterans.
36. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jean-François Fortin (Bloc) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). loaded question.Dismisses question as falsehoods and fearmongering without addressing claims.I would ask the opposition members to stop the mythology and falsehoods they are putting out with regard to the changes we are making to employment insurance.
37. answered
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Jean-François Fortin (Bloc) asked Mr. Randy Kamp (Conservative). substantive question.Explains modernization rationale and confirms ongoing bilingual services.the department has made a decision to modernize its library services and take advantage of the increasing availability of information resources in digital form.