Conservatives limit debate on first nations drinking water bill

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. answered
   Government ExpendituresThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer directly rejects premise of lost funds and addresses tracking issue raised.the Auditor General said there is no money missing or lost.
2. deflected
   Government ExpendituresThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates prior point without addressing motion or document release request.He has made recommendations, and the government is following up on those recommendations.
3. partly answered
   LabourThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses crown corporation oversight but ignores specific Bank of Canada salary question.the government remains the underwriter, the backstop, for all financial transactions of all crown corporations on behalf of the taxpayers of Canada.
4. misdirected
   LabourThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP and union ties instead of addressing interference or independence concerns.The leader of the NDP, if he wants, as his people have done, can stand with union bosses in press conferences promising to represent their interests around the bargaining table.
5. answered
   Statistics CanadaThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends survey quality and data usability in response to census criticism.It has had more responses to the long form than at any time in history.
6. deflected
   EmploymentMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores ad spending and youth jobs proposal, pivots to census and data quality.I congratulate Statistics Canada on the work it does.
7. partly answered
   EmploymentMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains purpose of ads and jobs grant but does not address pulling ads or reallocating funds.it is obviously important to make sure Canadians understand the measures that have been developed by this Parliament that will benefit them.
8. deflected
   EmploymentMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer promotes action plan successes without engaging ad cost or summer jobs reallocation request.Canada's economic action plan is a huge success.
9. deflected
   Government ExpendituresMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer quotes the Auditor General to reject the premise of lost funds but avoids addressing current spending levels or future losses.We didn't find anything that gave us cause for concern that money was used in any way that it should not have been.
10. deflected
    Government ExpendituresMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites Auditor General testimony on internal controls but does not provide the post-2010 spending figures requested.The spending within the departments would have undergone normal control procedures in those departments; so there are internal controls in departments about spending and they would go through all of those normal processes.
11. partly answered
    Canada Revenue AgencyMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). loaded question.The answer supplies recovery figures and budget measures but does not address the specific cuts or damage to the taxation system claimed.The Auditor General was very clear when he said: The improvements the Canada Revenue Agency has made have resulted in a significant increase in the amount of tax debt being collected.
12. deflected
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Murray Rankin (NDP) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights past measures and efficiencies but sidesteps reversing the cited cuts to CRA enforcement.The efficiencies identified in budget 2013 apply only to internal operations and will not affect CRA's audit or enforcement capabilities.
13. partly answered
    Statistics CanadaMs. Hélène LeBlanc (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites Statistics Canada statements on data quality at national level but does not directly compare accuracy to the long-form census.it was Statistics Canada that said that at the national and provincial level, all of this information is pretty solid.
14. deflected
    Statistics CanadaMr. Dan Harris (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer repeats Statistics Canada quotes on data quality and privacy but does not admit any mistake in dropping the long-form census.At the national, provincial level, all of this information is pretty solid. It's high quality.
15. partly answered
    Public Works and Government Services CanadaMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the transparency issue and commits to review but does not explain the unreported contracts.She has cited a particular report that indicates that not all departments took that up, and I will endeavour to ensure that is looked into.
16. deflected
    Public Works and Government Services CanadaMr. Mathieu Ravignat (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends contracting in general and mentions transparency steps but does not address cleaning up the specific contracting process failures.However, our government is responsible for taking steps to ensure greater transparency.
17. deflected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses the audit process but does not address turning it over to police.They will be looked at by the Senate committee tomorrow.
18. partly answered
    Government ExpendituresMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.Addresses the nature of contracts but not the comparison to youth employment.hiring nurses for first nations health in first nations communities is not somehow an abuse of government or an abuse of the taxpayer.
19. deflected
    Government AdvertisingMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Changes subject to defending the program's end and attacking the opposition's vote.The community access program accomplished its mission.
20. deflected
    Government AdvertisingMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.Promotes government programs without addressing the claimed cuts to positions.Our government is investing in young Canadians in helping them get the skills they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
21. answered
    Airline SafetyMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Explains the standard is international and safe.The International Civil Aviation Organization uses the same ratio that we just adopted.
22. answered
    Airline SafetyMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Steven Fletcher (Conservative). loaded question.Defends the decision with international standards.The standard we now have for WestJet, one in fifty, is done with U.S. carriers.
23. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.Provides details on humanitarian and immigration assistance.to date our government has provided $81.5 million to those affected by the crisis in Syria.
24. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Details actions taken on meetings and reunification.I personally have met with dozens of members of Canada's Syrian community in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.
25. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the NDP instead of addressing the question about the minister's statements.it is obvious the NDP is still struggling with humour and irony.
26. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Peter Kent (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the NDP rather than addressing the question on international reputation.the NDP continues to adopt outrageous positions that defy both facts and science.
27. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Gary Goodyear (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses unrelated research funding instead of the Experimental Lakes Area access issue.funded, through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, over $135 million in climate change and climate related research.
28. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Robert Chisholm (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states it is not DFO's responsibility and avoids committing to a meeting.The member opposite knows full well that it is not the responsibility of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to set the pricing.
29. misdirected
    LabourMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberals and NDP instead of addressing CBC independence concerns.the Liberal Party of Canada can join with the NDP in seeking to defend public sector union bosses, but we on this side of the House will defend the taxpayer
30. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMr. Scott Andrews (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains EI policy in general without addressing what the minister would tell the bishops.we will act to ensure that EI is there for people when they need it.
31. deflected
    Tourism IndustryMr. François Lapointe (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.The answer focuses on taxes and spending instead of addressing tourism investment concerns.our government and I understand that keeping taxes low for Canadians and properly managing public funds to achieve a balanced budget result in jobs and wealth.
32. answered
    Tourism IndustryMr. Philip Toone (NDP) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the safety issue and lack of interest in acquiring the wharf.Our engineering assessments have deemed that the wharf at Percé is unsafe to both pedestrians and vehicles.
33. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansLawrence MacAulay (Liberal) asked Keith Ashfield (Conservative). loaded question.Question embeds accusation of sabotage; answer attacks question quality then states non-responsibility without addressing industry help.I would have thought there would have been a more responsible question from the member opposite than the one just posed.
34. misdirected
    AsbestosMr. Jean Rousseau (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes abandonment; answer attacks NDP motives and the asker personally instead of addressing the fund status.this is hypocrisy of the worst kind.
35. deflected
    EmploymentMs. Isabelle Morin (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks for commitment to replace jobs; answer notes private matter then pivots to broad economic claims and attacks opposition policies.this is obviously a private business matter, but our thoughts are with the families affected.
36. answered
    TaxationMr. Bruce Hyer (Independent) asked Gail Shea (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks for work with industry on tax exemption; answer directly commits to review and follow up.I will look into that situation and get back to the hon. member.