Opposition presses Conservatives on alleged secret PMO fund in question period

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies the fund's existence rather than addressing its operations or the Prime Minister's location.
2. misdirected
   EthicsMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The response pivots to attacking the NDP's similar fund instead of answering about access or the Conservative fund.If he thinks there is something so nefarious about this practice, why does he engage in it?
3. answered
   EthicsMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the source of payment and absence of a party cheque.Mr. Wright has said clearly that he paid the expenses of Mr. Duffy with his own personal funds, and he will not be reimbursed either by the government or the Conservative Party of Canada.
4. deflected
   EthicsMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise of a secret fund without addressing tax credits or management details.the premise of the question is false.
5. misdirected
   EthicsMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The response shifts focus to the NDP's practices instead of clarifying the fund's establishment or management.It turns out it is exactly the way it works in the New Democratic Party.
6. deflected
   EthicsMr. Massimo Pacetti (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer compares to Liberal practices rather than addressing the fund's existence or payouts.That is precisely what the Conservative Party of Canada does.
7. misdirected
   EthicsMr. Massimo Pacetti (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberal Party's past scandal instead of providing evidence on the fund.In fact, we still have $40 million in taxpayer money that is missing because of an elaborate kickback scheme designed to steal money from taxpayers and put it into Liberal Party coffers.
8. answered
   EthicsMr. Massimo Pacetti (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly confirms reporting to Elections Canada.
9. answered
   EthicsMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Denial of the fund's existence directly addresses the spending query by rejecting its premise.the fund in question does not exist.
10. answered
    EthicsMs. Rosane Doré Lefebvre (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Denial of the fund's existence directly addresses both awareness and resignation queries by rejecting the premise.people cannot be aware of something that does not exist.
11. answered
    EthicsMs. Annick Papillon (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Denial of the fund's existence directly addresses the amount query by rejecting its premise.
12. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Response attacks the NDP for misguided questions instead of addressing use of the fund.the NDP is asking questions without getting their facts straight.
13. answered
    EthicsMr. Craig Scott (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Direct no addresses the reimbursement query by rejecting the fund's role.
14. deflected
    EthicsMr. Craig Scott (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Shifts to describing a different Conservative Party fund and past practices instead of addressing equities in the queried fund.there is one Conservative Party fund that reimburses all partisan expenses related to the Conservative Party of Canada.
15. deflected
    EthicsMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Redirects to party record-keeping and Elections Canada instead of addressing PMO records or public disclosure.The party keeps track of the expenditures on its fund, and then all of those expenditures are audited annually and reported to Elections Canada.
16. deflected
    EthicsMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Mocks the question as metaphysical then pivots to unrelated job creation news.Those members are getting a little metaphysical over there.
17. deflected
    EthicsMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer ignores the specific question about PMO funds and re-branding to attack NDP instead.what I do not understand, quite clearly, is what the problem is with the New Democratic Party that every time we start to do anything good for Canada, it opposes it.
18. misdirected
    EthicsGerry Byrne (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots entirely to job creation stats and attacks the premise rather than addressing Perrin's involvement.The opposition members continue to pose questions founded on false premises.
19. deflected
    EthicsGerry Byrne (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses Wright's resignation but does not address Perrin's failure to report as asked.Nigel Wright has taken sole personal responsibility for his decision.
20. misdirected
    EthicsGerry Byrne (Liberal) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks Liberals for mudslinging and pivots to economic record instead of addressing ethical standards question.we know that once again the Liberal Party is throwing mud because it is losing ground.
21. answered
    International TradeMs. Mylène Freeman (NDP) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly addresses transparency, consultations, and economic benefits of the trade agreement.these negotiations are the most open and transparent that Canada has ever undertaken.
22. deflected
    International TradeMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as nonsense and attacks NDP credibility on trade rather than addressing CETA terms.
23. deflected
    Canadian Food Inspection AgencyMr. Malcolm Allen (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights past inspector increases and opposition votes but does not commit to or address the requested audit.under this government we have increased front-line inspectors for CFIA by 750 net new inspectors.
24. partly answered
    Canadian Food Inspection AgencyMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes an independent review and acceptance of recommendations but does not address Auditor General involvement.Following the XL Foods recall, the government launched an independent review to get to the bottom of what happened.
25. answered
    Government ExpendituresMr. Alain Giguère (NDP) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly cites Auditor General to confirm proper use of funds.We didn't find anything that gave us cause for concern that the money...was used in any way that it should not have been
26. answered
    Government ExpendituresMr. Murray Rankin (NDP) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses spending status by referencing normal reporting and Auditor General confirmation.We didn't identify anything that would cause us to say that we felt that anything was going on outside of those processes
27. misdirected
    Mining IndustryMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to unrelated access-to-information stats and job numbers instead of mining transparency.one million more Canadians are working today than during the recession
28. partly answered
    International Co-operationMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Ms. Lois Brown (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes existing contributions but does not address request to increase them.Our contributions to the global fund to fight TB, AIDS and malaria are at unprecedented levels
29. deflected
    Government ExpendituresJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends the paint job but pivots to attack Liberals on past spending.We will take no lessons from the Liberals
30. deflected
    International TradeWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). substantive question.Answer denies linkage and promotes benefits but ignores question on who now leads the files.There has been no linkage between the Churchill Falls issue and our trade agreement
31. deflected
    PrivacyMs. Charmaine Borg (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer promotes own bill instead of addressing support for the NDP proposal.I would ask the NDP to support Bill C-12
32. deflected
    PrivacyMs. Charmaine Borg (NDP) asked Christian Paradis (Conservative). substantive question.Answer blames opposition delay rather than committing to stronger privacy measures.It is unfortunate that the opposition decided to play political games and needlessly delayed the bill
33. deflected
    HealthMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes consultation requirements without addressing the evidence, court ruling, or InSite visit criticism.our government believes that it is important that local voices be heard before decisions are made to put a supervised drug consumption site where illegal drugs are used, in any neighbourhood.
34. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Alex Atamanenko (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights overall funding and priorities but ignores specific cuts, B.C. growers' concerns, and Summerland staffing plans.Growing Forward 2 has announced a $3 billion investment, over five years, in science and innovation, markets and competitiveness.
35. deflected
    HousingMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites provincial jurisdiction and redirects to Quebec without engaging the federal compensation precedent or hospital closure risk.the pyrrhotite issue falls under provincial jurisdiction.
36. answered
    EthicsMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly denies a secret fund and explains partisan expenses, though the closing remark is sarcastic.I do not know whether the Bloc member missed question period today, but if he had been here, he would know that there is no secret fund.
37. deflected
    Intergovernmental RelationsMr. André Bellavance (Bloc) asked Ms. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses general training goals but avoids Quebec jurisdiction, the unilateral program, or unconditional transfers.we want to work with the provinces so that training flows from the government to employers and available workers.