Commons holds lengthy Ukraine debate amid election reform clashes

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the fundraiser question entirely and shifts to praising the minister and correcting an unrelated statistic.I think the minister of democratic reform is doing an excellent job, including on the fair elections act.
2. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses confidentiality but evades the specific question about what Senator Tkachuk told the PMO.The auditors themselves have confirmed that the audit was handled with the utmost confidentiality and no rules were broken.
3. misdirected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer redirects the question to the Senate instead of addressing what Tkachuk reported to the PMO.This is a question for the Senate.
4. deflected
   Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer avoids explaining why the caucus rejected the draft and instead attacks the questioner's accuracy and reading habits.
5. deflected
   Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer again urges reading the bill without explaining what changed between drafts.I encourage the NDP leader to look at the facts and read this bill, which his party has so far refused to read.
6. partly answered
   InfrastructureMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends the infrastructure fund as a record investment but does not address the 90% cut or timing with slowing growth.last year the government presented to Parliament a new building Canada fund, which actually has a record investment over the past decade
7. misdirected
   InfrastructureMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the Liberal leader's economic understanding instead of addressing infrastructure cuts.what is out of touch is the Liberal leader, who thinks that a budget will balance itself.
8. deflected
   InfrastructureMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats praise for the plan and notes Liberal opposition without explaining the cuts or addressing the promise-follow-through criticism.last year, the government presented an infrastructure plan for the coming decades that totalled $70 billion over ten years.
9. deflected
   Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses collective cabinet responsibility rather than identifying any specific PMO role.under our system of government, cabinet, of course, is collectively responsible for the legislation it presents before the House of Commons.
10. misdirected
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The response attacks the question as a conspiracy theory and invokes Osama bin Laden instead of answering.Maybe, Mr. Speaker, they even spoke to Osama bin Laden.
11. partly answered
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the rationale for contribution limits but does not state how the $300 figure was derived.as you well know, the government has put a limit on private donations.
12. answered
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states that donor records were not used and explains the basis for the amount.I really do not know how one would do that.
13. answered
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the reasons for banning voter cards and vouching with reference to inaccuracy rates and fraud risk.a large percentage of voter ID cards contain inaccuracies, one in six.
14. partly answered
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims evidence exists but provides no specific cases and shifts to potential irregularity.The answer, Mr. Speaker, is yes, but in any case, the more disturbing issue is that we actually would not know if that were the case.
15. deflected
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The question assumes intent to suppress senior votes; the answer lists alternative IDs and procedures without addressing the premise.In the case of seniors who live in residences, they can use identification such as an attestation of residence letter of stay, admission form, statement of benefits, or hospital bracelets in the case of hospital care facilities.
16. deflected
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). rhetorical question.The rhetorical question mocks the policy; the answer reiterates available IDs without engaging the fraud-prevention logic.as I just said, there are 39 pieces of ID that voters can use.
17. deflected
    Democratic ReformThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses an independent commissioner but does not address the specific restriction on the Chief Electoral Officer.Obviously we expect Elections Canada to focus its efforts on the good conduct of elections.
18. misdirected
    Prime Minister's OfficeGerry Byrne (Liberal) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer pivots to criticizing the previous Liberal government instead of addressing the PMO expense claim.I am pleased to report that since the Liberals, who kind of mainlined their hospitality expenses, were in power, we have actually been able to cut hospitality expenses by the Government of Canada by 48%.
19. deflected
    Public Works and Government ServicesMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Diane Finley (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists past procurements but does not address the cost of failures, delays or cancellations.The military lived under a decade of darkness under the Liberals prior to us forming government.
20. partly answered
    FinanceJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer affirms the Prime Minister's view on income splitting but ignores the question about who speaks for the government.we think income splitting would be an excellent policy for Canadian families, just as it has been an excellent policy for Canadian seniors.
21. deflected
    Canada PostMr. Matthew Kellway (NDP) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains Canada Post's plan but does not address the specific concerns about Toronto or safety impacts.That has been in place for two-thirds of Canadian addresses since the 1980s.
22. partly answered
    Canada PostMs. Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (NDP) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer begins to clarify the scope of changes but cuts off without addressing municipal needs.What is happening is that we are converting, or rather, Canada Post is converting one-third—
23. deflected
    HousingMs. Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites total spending figures but does not address the planned cuts or municipal coordination.It has resulted in more than 880,000 individuals and families being supported through things like our renewal investment in affordable housing, as well as our homelessness partnering strategy.
24. deflected
    HousingMs. Olivia Chow (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims transit is eligible under the plan but does not address red tape or renewal of housing agreements.Never in Canadian history has a government invested more than our government in public transit.
25. deflected
    Prime Minister's OfficeMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific PMO expense question and pivots to attacking opposition disclosure and carbon taxes.That kind of hypocrisy is not tolerated by taxpayers.
26. deflected
    Prime Minister's OfficeMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the PMO spending and pig award question, instead attacking NDP expense disclosure.the members of the NDP caucus do not want to disclose their expenses to the people and taxpayers.
27. deflected
    Government AdvertisingMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). rhetorical question.Answer consists of a single non-responsive sentence that does not address the advertising spend or award.Those are fighting words, Mr. Speaker.
28. misdirected
    Government AccountabilityMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). loaded question.Answer mocks the questioner as comedy hour and attacks NDP union ties instead of addressing pork award or Senate spending.it is Yuk Yuk's comedy hour in question period.
29. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP and Liberals for past positions rather than addressing exclusion of opposition MPs from the Ukraine delegation.The Liberals actually thought this whole thing was a joke.
30. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends the 1300 figure with comparisons but provides no exact arrival number requested.Canada is once again at the top of the list with its commitment to welcome 1,300 refugees this year.
31. deflected
    Consumer ProtectionMs. Annick Papillon (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites existing legislation but pivots to attacking NDP carbon tax stance instead of new collusion measures.The New Democrats have always advocated for carbon taxes, always advocated for higher prices against consumers
32. deflected
    Consumer ProtectionMr. John Rafferty (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights Competition Bureau actions but attacks NDP taxes rather than addressing a gas price watchdog.It is New Democrats who want to go after consumers and hurt them with carbon taxes and higher taxes across the board.
33. answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Sean Casey (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly explains the rationale for the regional changes to address prior unfairness in EI qualification.Finally, we have ended that aberration, that fundamental unfairness in the system.
34. answered
    HealthMrs. Djaouida Sellah (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer details the existing pan-Canadian strategy that requires advance notices of shortages as requested.Companies have to provide advance notices of shortages online, and they also have to include information for physicians on alternative treatments.
35. answered
    Intergovernmental RelationsMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer provides a direct affirmative response to the request for a guarantee on reducing youth unemployment.
36. deflected
    Canada PostMrs. Maria Mourani (Independent) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). loaded question.The answer explains Canada Post's financial challenges and plan but avoids the question about giving ammunition to sovereignists.Its five-point plan, once implemented, would see it self-sufficient again in 2019.