Conservatives limit debate on energy safety bill

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1. deflected
   PrivacyMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Mr. Dan Albas (Conservative). substantive question.The answer praises the appointee and mocks the NDP but avoids addressing the conflict-of-interest concern raised.According to the NDP, having actual experience working on privacy issues in government somehow makes someone less qualified to be privacy commissioner.
2. deflected
   PrivacyMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Mr. Dan Albas (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats praise for the candidate and again attacks the NDP premise without engaging the balance or reconsideration request.According, again, to the NDP, having actual experience working on privacy issues in government somehow makes someone less qualified to be privacy commissioner.
3. deflected
   International DevelopmentMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights global results but does not address domestic statistics, ideological restrictions, or the full range of family-planning options.Thanks to Canada's global leadership, over 700,000 more children live to their fifth birthdays in 2011 than in 2010.
4. deflected
   International DevelopmentMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as rhetoric and pivots to claimed results without addressing UNFPA funding or rape-related treatment.Canadians believe in achieving results, not just in rhetoric, like what the New Democrats are talking about.
5. answered
   International DevelopmentMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Deepak Obhrai (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly supplies the Aid Transparency Index ranking to counter the opacity claim.In 2013, the Publish What You Fund Aid Transparency Index placed the former CIDA, now part of DFAIT Canada, eighth among the 67 donor organizations and third among bilateral agencies in meeting their commitments.
6. misdirected
   InfrastructureMr. David McGuinty (Liberal) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer accuses the member of misleading the House and shifts to general spending claims instead of umbrella agreements or lost construction season.why is the member deliberately trying to mislead the House?
7. deflected
   InfrastructureJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior Liberal record and asserts general delivery without addressing municipal co-operation or vote-buying allegations.It is the longest and the biggest plan ever delivered for this country.
8. deflected
   InfrastructureRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer labels accusations false and cites one project but does not address late agreements, P3 screen, or funding cuts.
9. deflected
   EmploymentMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Mr. Scott Armstrong (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains program changes but does not address the call for an independent investigation.We know that there is no general labour shortage across Canada, but what we do have in some sectors and some regions are shortages, so we are going to put measures in place and make changes to the program to make sure that all employers offer Canadians the jobs before they are offered to any temporary foreign worker.
10. deflected
    EmploymentMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Mr. Scott Armstrong (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates changes made and criticizes the opposition's votes without addressing the need for overhaul or proactive inspections.We have also made changes to ensure that employers follow the rules and make sure they offer Canadians the jobs first, but every time we put those changes forward, that member and that party voted against them.
11. misdirected
    EmploymentMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Mr. Scott Armstrong (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP on unrelated spending instead of addressing independent reform of the program.Why does that member and that party not do an independent audit of the taxpayers' money they are spending staffing their campaign offices across the country using funds that are supposed to be spent here in Ottawa?
12. partly answered
    EmploymentMr. Pat Martin (NDP) asked Mr. Scott Armstrong (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the labour market opinion rules and blacklist but does not confirm whether changes have occurred in Winnipeg.The employers know what they are. They must apply for a labour market opinion before they bring a temporary foreign worker in from another country, and any employer who violates the labour market opinion and the commitment they make to offer the job to Canadians first is held accountable.
13. deflected
    EthicsMs. Ève Péclet (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Calandra (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights reduced Challenger use but does not address releasing the passenger manifest.as I said yesterday, we have reduced the use of the Challenger jet by some 80% since coming to office in 2006.
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    EthicsMs. Ève Péclet (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Calandra (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP on office funding instead of addressing release of the passenger manifest.The only people who are hiding party cronies are the members of the NDP.
15. deflected
    EthicsMr. Dan Harris (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Calandra (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats reductions in use but does not confirm whether manifests are now secret.We on this side of the House have brought in significant measures to reduce taxes for all Canadians, to reduce the cost of government.
16. misdirected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Ryan Cleary (NDP) asked Rob Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes the termination but then attacks the NDP on unrelated spending instead of addressing the appointments.On the other hand, when will the NDP pay back the taxpayer dollars that it has been abusing all over the country for its own partisan purposes?
17. misdirected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Yvon Godin (NDP) asked Rob Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer ignores the appointment question entirely and attacks the opposition on unrelated spending.the hon. member had an opportunity just now to stand up and explain to Canadians when they are going to pay back the taxpayer dollars that they have been abusing throughout the country.
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    EmploymentJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Costas Menegakis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to past Liberal actions and human trafficking instead of addressing current blacklist categories.In fact, when the Liberals were in power, they helped facilitate the importation of potential victims of human trafficking.
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    EmploymentJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Costas Menegakis (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again pivots to attacking Liberals on human trafficking rather than clarifying the blacklist categories for employee abuse.things the Liberals knew a lot about.
20. answered
    JusticeMr. Sean Casey (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the process for the next appointment and collaboration with Quebec.We have working collaboratively to come forward with what we think will be a very good choice for the next Supreme Court justice.
21. answered
    PrivacyMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains CSEC's mandate and annual legal review regarding the data retention concern.Each year, the commissioner has found that it has acted lawfully and has respected Canadian laws and privacy.
22. deflected
    PrivacyMs. Rosane Doré Lefebvre (NDP) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer gives general mandate statement but avoids specifics on key networks, sharing partners, or warrants.Under the law, it must respect the privacy of Canadians and comply with all laws.
23. deflected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMs. Rosane Doré Lefebvre (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer discusses oversight body instead of providing a report or action plan on RCMP suicides and mental health.We have put in place measures to keep an even closer watch on the RCMP, through an oversight body.
24. partly answered
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer mentions mental health programs but does not address extra sessions or confidentiality from superiors.the RCMP's role is to ensure that police officers have access to all the mental health programs and services they need.
25. partly answered
    International TradeMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). substantive question.The answer explains the legal text process but does not specify the details that needed ironing out.That agreement now has to be translated into a legal text, which we expect will be of more than 1,000 pages.
26. misdirected
    International TradeMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). substantive question.The response attacks the NDP's record instead of clarifying the negotiation status.it is pretty rich for NDP members to stand in the House and claim to be free traders when they have never once stood in the House to support a trade agreement that Canada signed.
27. deflected
    Small BusinessMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes the NDP vote and temporary nature but avoids addressing whether the credit will be restored.This credit was always meant to be temporary.
28. partly answered
    Small BusinessMs. Annick Papillon (NDP) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the hiring credit and mentions a code of conduct but does not engage with the broader SME consultation proposal.As for credit cards, we have heard the concerns of small businesses and we introduced a code of conduct.
29. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Gerry Ritz (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims the issue is in hand but offers no concrete action on spent fowl imports.The question he asked is well in hand.
30. deflected
    Government AppointmentsWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Rob Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise by citing commissioner findings without addressing specific appointments.I reject the premise of the hon. member's question.
31. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights existing controls and pivots to the long gun registry instead of addressing the treaty.What we are deeply concerned about is the establishment of another long gun registry and the billions of dollars that could be wasted.
32. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Laurin Liu (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.The response questions Nigeria's human rights record rather than addressing the treaty ratification request.Obviously we have some concerns in many respects of that government in terms of exporting arms, given its abysmal human rights record.
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    Foreign AffairsMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts focus to the US Senate instead of addressing Canada's timeline for signing.I noticed the United States has not ratified the treaty in the United States Senate.
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    Rail TransportationMr. Philip Toone (NDP) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the opposition's voting record and states it is not the government's responsibility rather than addressing the commitment.I would remind the member opposite that any decisions by VIA Rail are in fact VIA Rail's own decisions.
35. partly answered
    Rail TransportationMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). loaded question.Answer rebuts the premise aggressively and lists actions taken while noting opposition to them.
36. answered
    Intergovernmental AffairsMr. Dean Del Mastro (Independent) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly reports on consultations and provincial interest in a free trade agreement.To my great satisfaction, there is great news for all Canadians who want to have more free trade.