Commons debates bill to fight illegal fishing

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1. misdirected
   Air TransportationThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). loaded question.The answer corrects the minister's gender instead of addressing the substance of the question about meetings with mayors.I guess I would like to remind the hon. Leader of the Opposition that the Minister of Transport is actually a she, not a he—
2. deflected
   Aboriginal AffairsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked K. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer quotes a supportive individual rather than addressing the call for a public inquiry or response to AFN recommendations.This Action Plan is something that our families have been waiting for.
3. partly answered
   Rail TransportationThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges past incidents and notes ongoing regulatory work but does not address the call for an inquiry or self-regulation critique.With respect to derailments in this country, our government has been working since 2006 on rail safety.
4. deflected
   Steel IndustryMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Mike Lake (Conservative). substantive question.The answer expresses sympathy and notes ongoing monitoring but avoids addressing enforcement of commitments or standing up for workers.The Government of Canada will continue to monitor the situation closely, but it is too early to comment on what the outcome of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act process will be.
5. deflected
   Steel IndustryMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists existing pension measures but does not address changing bankruptcy laws to prioritize retirees.That is why our government has moved forward on many different roads.
6. deflected
   Employment InsuranceRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes the government's job credit and quotes a supporter instead of addressing the proposed EI payroll tax exemption for new jobs.It is a big, big deal for small business.
7. deflected
   Employment InsuranceRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer criticizes past Liberal actions and restates the credit's benefits rather than addressing the incentive or job-creation critique.Our business job credit will lower EI payroll taxes by 15%.
8. deflected
   TaxationRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends income splitting for seniors and attacks the Liberal leader instead of addressing costs or fairness concerns.The Liberal leader should explain why he has pledged to reverse income splitting.
9. deflected
   Employment InsuranceMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to tax cuts and job claims without addressing the ownership principle posed.what I will agree with is that lowering EI payroll taxes, like we have done by 15%, will save small businesses over $550 million
10. deflected
    TaxationMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). loaded question.The response promotes existing tax policy and attacks the NDP instead of addressing the income-splitting cost or fairness question.Once the budget is balanced, our government is committed to greater tax savings for all Canadians.
11. deflected
    TaxationMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists tax reductions and attacks opponents without engaging the co-operative federalism or provincial cost question.Unlike the high-tax-and-spend Liberals and New Democrats, our Conservative government believes in lowering taxes and leaving more money where it belongs, in the pockets of hard-working Canadians, families and also job-creating businesses.
12. partly answered
    PrivacyMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges peaceful protest rights and states the monitoring purpose but avoids any spending figure.I want to assure Canadians that the Government Operations Centre monitors any event that may be a risk to public safety.
13. deflected
    PrivacyMs. Rosane Doré Lefebvre (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). loaded question.The reply repeats a prior denial of surveillance without addressing the listed events or resource-use question.The Government Operations Centre does not conduct surveillance.
14. misdirected
    Champlain BridgeMr. Hoang Mai (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). loaded question.The answer discusses the tendering timeline and job creation instead of the toll's traffic or equity impacts.The process for building a new bridge over the St. Lawrence is on track.
15. misdirected
    Champlain BridgeMr. Hoang Mai (NDP) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). loaded question.The response highlights job numbers and necessity of the bridge while ignoring the requested plan change on tolls.the construction of the new bridge will create 30,000 new jobs.
16. deflected
    Government AdvertisingMs. Ève Péclet (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). rhetorical question.The answer explains the general purpose of advertising without disclosing any spending amount on the ads referenced.Advertising is of course an essential means of informing Canadians about important issues, such as stimulus measures, tax credits and public health issues.
17. deflected
    Government SpendingMr. Dan Harris (NDP) asked Mr. Bernard Trottier (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to regional access instead of justifying the satellite office spending or cuts mentioned.unlike the previous government, we believe that all Canadians should have reasonable access to government ministers' offices.
18. partly answered
    Champlain BridgeMr. Emmanuel Dubourg (Liberal) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses future release timing but not the duration the study was hidden.the studies carried out on the construction of the new bridge over the St. Lawrence will be made public once we have awarded the contract and the bidding process has ended.
19. misdirected
    EmploymentJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Mike Lake (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates past job numbers and attacks Liberals rather than outlining a plan.the job creation plan is going to be to continue the same job creation plan that we have had since 2009, where we have created one million net new jobs in our country.
20. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to temporary foreign worker reforms instead of addressing francophone funding or immigration cuts.We have made important reforms to the temporary foreign worker program to ensure that Canadians have priority access to all available jobs.
21. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer explains removal of two banks but pivots to boasting about total sanctions count.following receipt of new information and further investigation and analysis, these entities are being removed from the list.
22. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked John Baird (Conservative). substantive question.Answer emphasizes adding more sanctions and leadership instead of addressing selectivity or financial influence.That is why Canada is not a world leader, it is the world leader in terms of sanctioning the Putin government and Moscow.
23. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Élaine Michaud (NDP) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites record staff numbers but does not explain the 10% vacancy rate or suicides.what the hon. member does not mention is that we have a record number of mental health professionals, over 400.
24. partly answered
    National DefenceMr. Jack Harris (NDP) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats record staff and investments but ignores wait times and urgency to fill vacancies.we have put unprecedented investments into this area. We have over 400 full-time mental health professionals.
25. deflected
    EmploymentMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates program changes and attacks opposition instead of addressing whether the program is fixed.Instead, the opposition continues to ask us for more temporary foreign workers.
26. deflected
    EmploymentMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists changes and attacks NDP position rather than answering when layoffs will stop.The New Democrats do not support the changes. They are all over the map when it comes to temporary foreign workers. We will not trust them on this one.
27. partly answered
    EmploymentMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses the LMO/LMIA claim and states changes were made to protect Canadian jobs.Instead, we made rigorous changes to the part of the temporary foreign worker program whereby Canadians were not getting jobs or Canadians were being fired to be replaced with temporary foreign workers.
28. deflected
    EmploymentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.Answer mentions ongoing investigations but pivots to criticizing opposition requests for more workers.The irony is the majority of letters and contacts we get from the opposition on temporary foreign workers ask for more temporary foreign workers in their ridings.
29. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Rob Nicholson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights investments but shifts to attacking past Liberal record instead of addressing hiring delays.I will make a promise to the House that we will never go back to the way things were under the Liberals.
30. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Frank Valeriote (Liberal) asked Julian Fantino (Conservative). substantive question.Answer offers to investigate the specific case and reiterates no veteran is turned away.If we know the issues and the member knows the issue, I would be pleased to look into that specific item.
31. partly answered
    HealthMr. Dany Morin (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Answer reassures on monitoring and partnerships but does not directly address budget cut impacts.I can reassure the public that the Public Health Agency remains in contact with partners to better understand these recent cases.
32. deflected
    HealthMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.Answer praises agency record and WHO comments without addressing budget cuts or capacity reduction.It is because Canada's Public Health Agency has a world-leading record on dealing with pandemics, whether they are here at home, like H1N1, or abroad, like Ebola.
33. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.The answer labels the premise false and pivots to government achievements without addressing the quota or entry decision.the member's statement is once again completely false.
34. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Hélène LeBlanc (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.The answer gives a general policy statement on asylum appeals but ignores the request to intervene in the specific family case.However, when those appeals are exhausted, we expect the individuals in question to leave the country.
35. partly answered
    PrivacyMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes most requests were for 911 calls and affirms compliance with law but does not address the timeline for ending the practice.That said, of course our government takes the privacy of law-abiding Canadians very seriously, and we expect all law enforcement agencies to comply with Canadian law regarding receiving this type of information.
36. deflected
    Intergovernmental RelationsMr. André Bellavance (Independent) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights record transfers and cooperation but avoids any commitment on restoring health or infrastructure transfers.Equalization continues to significantly support the entire country, including, of course, the province of Quebec.