Commons advances northern jobs and growth act to third reading

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1. deflected
   Employment InsuranceThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the specific privacy tactics and instead accuses fearmongering while stating general policy.The NDP is fearmongering on this issue, but all Service Canada programs and processes are meant to protect the integrity of the system so that we can keep our EI system intact.
2. misdirected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer denies the claim and pivots to attacking the NDP's Senate position rather than addressing the double standard.Hyperbole aside, the NDP leader should know better than to fearmonger about those in our society who are most vulnerable.
3. misdirected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer criticizes the questioner for inconsistency and pushes Senate reform instead of responding to the rules disparity.it is funny—the same person, two different arguments.
4. misdirected
   EthicsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer ignores the question entirely and responds with a personal insult about the member and the Bloc.Perhaps the member across the way, who donated 29 times to the separatists, could launch his own boy band, New Kids in the Bloc, with hit singles like "Let Me Go", or "Gilles, It Just Hasn't Been the Same Since You've Been Gone".
5. misdirected
   Public SafetyMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.The answer completely sidesteps the Porter appointment and instead attacks the NDP on unrelated union funding.Let us take a look at the New Democrats' illegal union money.
6. deflected
   The EconomyBob Rae (Liberal) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer praises overall economic performance without addressing austerity or bank competition policies.the answer to the economy certainly is not the Liberals, with a question, obviously, as misguided as that.
7. deflected
   Employment InsuranceBob Rae (Liberal) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the EI process by blaming the prior Liberal government instead of addressing the double standard raised.It is the old system that the Liberal Party put in place to protect our employment insurance system when it was in power.
8. answered
   Public SafetyBob Rae (Liberal) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly rebuts the premise that standards were loosened and states they were strengthened.We have not loosened them. We have actually, in fact, strengthened the standards, because we understand that these positions are—
9. misdirected
   EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the MP personally on an unrelated matter instead of addressing Senate accountability.Perhaps the first thing he could do before asking questions of ethics is to stand in the House and apologize to his constituents and to Parliament.
10. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to long-gun registry and attacks the NDP rather than addressing Senate appointments or PM accountability.He would know a little better about the real people on the ground if he actually listened to the people to whom he made the promise that he would scrap the $1 billion long gun registry
11. partly answered
    Parliamentary Budget OfficerMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the replacement process for the PBO but avoids the Senate's role in the legal proceedings.there is a process in place that is designed to find a credible, non-partisan replacement for that particular individual.
12. misdirected
    Parliamentary Budget OfficerMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks NDP spending record instead of addressing Senate actions against the PBO or fiscal accountability.The NDP voted just last week for a $5.5-billion hike in spending by the government, on top of $56 billion of promises last year
13. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Anne-Marie Day (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer discusses EI integrity generally but ignores the double-standard comparison to senators and home-visit tactics.Service Canada is responsible for protecting the system's integrity so that Canadians who pay their premiums can receive benefits when they need them.
14. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats the integrity mandate but does not address service cuts or the shift in funding priorities raised.Service Canada has a responsibility to find and to stop inappropriate claims so that Canadians who have paid into the EI system have the benefits available to them when they need them.
15. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. John Rafferty (NDP) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights job creation and EI support but sidesteps the forestry job losses and inspector quotas in northern Ontario.thanks to our economic action plan, 900,000 net new jobs have been created across this country since the depths of the recession.
16. deflected
    Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Philip Toone (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites forestry support and transfers but does not address the listed attacks on regional economies or EI reforms.on the contrary, more than 980 forestry businesses have received support from EDC.
17. deflected
    Regional Economic DevelopmentMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists measures and attacks the NDP instead of addressing whether regions are a top priority.The NDP slogan in Quebec is more like "our region on the scrap heap".
18. deflected
    Employment InsuranceStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The response describes the EI system without addressing whether the government will listen to Conservative critics of the reform.our employment insurance system provides financial support to people who have lost their jobs, while they are looking for work.
19. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains the duty to protect EI funds rather than confirming whether random home visits are new.Service Canada has a responsibility to find and stop inappropriate claims and to protect the funds that Canadians have paid into the system
20. misdirected
    PovertyMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the UN rapporteur instead of addressing the promised national food policy or census changes.I met with the UN rapporteur last year and was very surprised at how ill-informed he is about Canada and the programs that we have in Canada for Canadians.
21. misdirected
    PovertyMrs. Djaouida Sellah (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the member and rapporteur rather than addressing a national strategy or the long-form census.I will not accept the report from a UN rapporteur who studies from afar.
22. misdirected
    PovertyMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks NDP priorities and proposes a sodium registry instead of addressing food bank use or nutrition measures.that is the same member who wants to create a massive new bureaucracy called the sodium registry.
23. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides farm income statistics but does not outline a specific plan to reverse the decline in young farmers.The net cash income for Canadian farmers will increase by 14% in 2012, to reach a record of $13.1 billion, the highest level in nearly 40 years.
24. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats income statistics and pivots to a carbon tax instead of proposing policies for the next generation of farmers.One policy that we will absolutely not implement is a $21 billion carbon tax that would dramatically affect farmers, both young and old.
25. deflected
    VeteransMr. Sylvain Chicoine (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the specific repeated breaches by restating general commitments.We will continue to protect our veterans' privacy.
26. partly answered
    VeteransMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses the specific files request and error but omits apology or broader privacy measures.Hopefully Mr. Caissie will get his information by the end of the day today.
27. deflected
    International TradeMs. Charmaine Borg (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Avoids the direct yes-or-no question on ACTA ratification.we are very happy to have introduced an anti-counterfeiting bill in the House.
28. deflected
    International TradeMs. Charmaine Borg (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Ignores the back-door ACTA claim and pivots to general counterfeiting concerns.Bill C-56 is a way to support and protect Canadian families.
29. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal) asked Mr. Rick Dykstra (Conservative). loaded question.Turns to criticizing the prior Liberal government instead of outlining concrete actions.We will not take any lessons from the Liberals on how to manage an immigration system.
30. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). substantive question.Boasts about past Arctic efforts rather than providing the requested plan details.no government in the history of our country has ever done as much for the Arctic and northern Canada.
31. misdirected
    Search and RescueMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.Attacks the question's premise on response times instead of addressing reopening the station.the member opposite is totally wrong, again.
32. misdirected
    Search and RescueMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.Focuses on disputing response times rather than the policy decision to close the station.again, the member opposite is totally incorrect.
33. deflected
    AgricultureRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains PFRA history and states no need for the tree farm but ignores the request for a one-year suspension.There actually is no need for the continuation of the tree farm in western Canada.
34. answered
    Canadian HeritageMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The minister directly refutes the claim of government cuts and clarifies internal decisions plus increased funding.In our budget of last year, our government made a number of decisions with regard to culture.
35. misdirected
    Canada PostMs. Isabelle Morin (NDP) asked Steven Fletcher (Conservative). substantive question.The response notes arm's-length status and a moratorium but ends by attacking the opposition party.Members of that party have done everything to undermine the mail service in the country.
36. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jean-François Fortin (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer praises the EI system and restates benefit availability without addressing reform impacts or cancellation.I can assure you that EI benefits will be there for people who cannot find another job, as always.
37. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jean-François Fortin (Bloc) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The response repeats EI's purpose while avoiding the accusations about the reform's effects on regions.If there is no position is available in their region and in their area of expertise, employment insurance will be there for Canadians, as always.