House debates cluster munitions bill as pipeline clash erupts in question period

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Natural ResourcesThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks NDP stance instead of addressing job risks or ministerial availability.once again, we are well aware of the NDP's opposition to all resource development and its view that all resource development is a disease on the economy.
2. misdirected
   Natural ResourcesThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). rhetorical question.Question is sarcastic attack; answer counters with personal attack on asker rather than pipeline issue.that is interesting, coming from a leader who has apparently entered the witness protection program when it comes to the mailing and running of his own offices.
3. deflected
   Natural ResourcesThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer details panel process but avoids addressing omnibus bill or stacked-deck claim.An independent panel of experts held public hearings and reviewed hundreds of pages of evidence.
4. deflected
   Natural ResourcesThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites panel findings but sidesteps spill cleanup chemicals and Enbridge record by attacking NDP.The government is not as free as the NDP to simply ignore the facts and ignore the rules, as it does with its own parliamentary budget.
5. partly answered
   Natural ResourcesThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses aboriginal consultation with specifics but adds attack on NDP lobbying.Aboriginal consultation is part and parcel of the review process.
6. answered
   Natural ResourcesMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains legal obligation to respond to panel findings and conditions imposed.the government is obliged by law to respond to the findings of an expert scientific independent panel.
7. deflected
   Natural ResourcesMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends Great Bear actions but pivots to historical Liberal hostility instead of addressing objections.we are all familiar with the long history of the deep hostility of the former Trudeau government to everything in the western energy industry.
8. deflected
   Natural ResourcesMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer cites experts and conditions but attacks Liberal inconsistency rather than reversing decision or addressing public opposition.This is something the Liberal Party preaches but never actually practices, and that is evidence-based decision making.
9. deflected
   Natural ResourcesMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates the review process and conditions without addressing why risks were accepted over rejection.we made our decision based on the findings of an independent scientific review panel.
10. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats panel findings and conditions while ignoring the question on public opposition and respect for BC views.our decision is based on the conclusions of an independent science and fact-based review panel.
11. partly answered
    Natural ResourcesMr. Murray Rankin (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses safety and conditions but does not engage the specific risk statistics or job impacts raised.After carefully reviewing the independent regulator's science and fact-based report, the government accepts the recommendation to impose 209 stringent conditions on the project.
12. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to proponent work and general First Nations employment without addressing constitutional consultation duty.Our government is working to build a stronger relationship with Canada's first nations.
13. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer reiterates panel conditions and safety without responding to BC public opposition or specific ministers.Our government has always been clear. The projects will only be approved if they are safe for Canadians and safe for the environment.
14. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats safety conditions and panel review while avoiding the question on public and First Nations rejection.After carefully reviewing the independent regulator's science and fact-based report, the government accepts the recommendation from the panel to impose 209 conditions upon the project.
15. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to environmental standards and regulatory reform instead of addressing the call for BC MPs to defend the project.We have improved pipeline, marine and offshore safety and are ensuring that companies, not taxpayers, are held responsible in the remote case of an incident.
16. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). loaded question.Answer focuses on proponent engagement and First Nations benefits while sidestepping the demand for MPs to stand against the project.Our government is working to build a stronger relationship with Canada's first nations.
17. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). rhetorical question.The response discusses the review panel and conditions rather than addressing the MP's challenge to stand up.our decision is based on the conclusions of an independent science and fact-based review panel.
18. deflected
    InfrastructureScott Brison (Liberal) asked Mr. Peter Braid (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner and restates government talking points on infrastructure instead of addressing the proposed cuts reversal.once again the member is incorrect. He is misleading the House.
19. partly answered
    InfrastructureWayne Easter (Liberal) asked Mr. Peter Braid (Conservative). substantive question.The response provides an update on the Building Canada plan and notes applications received but does not address the 90% cut impact or signing with provinces.The new Building Canada fund is open for business. Applications are being received.
20. answered
    JusticeIrwin Cotler (Liberal) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly clarifies that the appointment has nothing to do with the Supreme Court opening and confirms no process has started yet.the appointment of Mr. Justice Mainville to the Appeal Court of Quebec has nothing to do with the opening at the Supreme Court.
21. deflected
    PrivacyMs. Charmaine Borg (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The response defends the bill and references the Spencer case outcome instead of addressing whether privacy is being sacrificed.
22. misdirected
    PrivacyMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer quotes the decision and then attacks by quoting a Liberal member instead of addressing the misrepresentation claim.Who said that? The member for Windsor—Tecumseh
23. deflected
    PrivacyMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The response quotes the Supreme Court and defends the bill's purpose rather than addressing the intent to roll back privacy rights.This is exactly what we have been saying.
24. misdirected
    JusticeMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer denies a war and then attacks the member about her view of judges instead of addressing the war on the Supreme Court claim.I do not know what the member opposite has against judges serving on the supreme court of her province.
25. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). loaded question.Answer disputes premise on wait times for EI but ignores the why and fix questions.the Social Security Tribunal is right up to date with EI claims.
26. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). loaded question.Answer provides EI case numbers to counter backlog claim but does not address solutions or responsibility.If the NDP members want to talk about CPP, we realize there is a backlog, but on EI, there is no backlog.
27. answered
    Human RightsMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly assures fair treatment and notes existing mechanisms for incidents.I can obviously assure my colleague that our Border Services Agency will treat people with great dignity.
28. deflected
    Human RightsMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts focus to visa progress and conference success without addressing screening policy changes.We have made progress on the issuance of visas.
29. deflected
    TransportationMs. Judy Foote (Liberal) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes arm's-length status but offers no action taken on the fare or crossing cuts.It has the responsibility to ensure that investments by Canadian taxpayers are best used
30. deflected
    Canadian HeritageStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights consultations and history but avoids progress details and attacks the questioner's party.I would like to know why the member and his party missed the opportunity to consult Canadians in their ridings.
31. deflected
    Canadian Broadcasting CorporationMr. Matthew Dubé (NDP) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.Answer states CBC decisions are independent and redirects questions to the broadcaster.The decisions that were made and announced by the public broadcaster have nothing to do with this government.
32. deflected
    Canadian Broadcasting CorporationMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats that CBC decisions are independent and avoids addressing funding impact on sport.it was the CBC that announced and made those decisions.
33. partly answered
    Aboriginal AffairsCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rebuts the premise and cites the Act plus funding but does not address consultation or the court case.this government passed the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act, which aims to provide first nation communities with drinking water and wastewater standards comparable to provincial and territorial standards off reserve.
34. answered
    HousingMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). loaded question.The answer directly corrects jurisdiction and the court ruling percentages raised in the question.the recent court ruling did rule that industry was entirely responsible.
35. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMr. David Christopherson (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates prior funding commitments but does not commit to starting the project this year.In budget 2012, we committed to spending a significant amount of money to help clean up the contaminated sediments at Randle Reef in Hamilton Harbour.
36. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Claude Patry (Bloc) asked Greg Rickford (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to general forestry policy and past exports instead of addressing budworm action.economic action plan 2014 builds on the government's success by focusing on innovation, protecting forests from the threat of pests, and on diversifying markets for our forest products.
37. answered
    Points of OrderMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly denies the quoted remark as requested in the point of order.