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1. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer discusses prior legislation on pensions instead of addressing the amendment's morality or intent.the government has already passed legislation indicating that, should a member be suspended from the chamber, the case is that he ceases to participate from that point forward in the MP pension plan.
2. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer again references earlier legislation and NDP vote rather than the morality of the specific amendment.the legislation I was referring to was passed in the budget implementation act in the first half of this year, which the NDP—
3. misdirected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to attacking NDP on money and restates caucus position instead of addressing prior assurances.In the meantime, while we take the appropriate moral actions on these cases, the NDP tries to keep the money.
4. misdirected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP on money and avoids correcting the prior statement about Peterborough.It is now up to the leader of the NDP to take the appropriate action on the money he and his party took improperly from this House.
5. deflected
   TaxationThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.Answer highlights overall job numbers and family tax measures instead of concrete help for the 1,500 laid-off workers.we have had 1.1 million net new jobs created in the Canadian economy since the recession.
6. deflected
   TaxationMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer claims the premise is wrong and attacks Liberals on past positions rather than explaining the income-splitting design.The reality is that the measures I announced last week will help every single Canadian family.
7. deflected
   TaxationMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer asserts all families benefit and attacks Liberals on removing benefits instead of addressing exclusions for single parents or older children.Every single one of the four million-plus Canadian families with children will benefit from this plan.
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   TaxationMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.Answer repeats that all families benefit and attacks the Liberal plan instead of explaining why certain families receive nothing.Every family with children—more than 4 million Canadian families—will benefit from the announcements I made last week.
9. partly answered
   Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promises future details without addressing the request for an official announcement now.We will provide more details shortly.
10. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP instead of explaining Conservative values on health care for vulnerable children.What is embarrassing for Canadian taxpayers is the NDP's insistence on allocating millions of dollars to programs that help failed refugee claimants, people who have no status in Canada and who are not immigrants or citizens.
11. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Andrew Cash (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking New Democrats and citing a Liberal rather than addressing the court's findings on harm to refugees.What is shameful is that New Democrats continue to stand in the House and ask for better health care than Canadians receive for failed refugee claimants, including those with bogus claims.
12. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Andrew Cash (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks NDP positions on fraudulent claimants instead of responding to the request to end the fight over refugee health care.It is not a Canadian value to offer health care to people who put forward fraudulent claims, who have misrepresented themselves and who are on their way out of this country.
13. deflected
    PovertyMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer counters the premise on child poverty but ignores the question on the jobs crisis and food bank use.Child poverty has been reduced.
14. deflected
    PovertyMr. Matthew Dubé (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer disputes the premise with poverty stats but does not address the jobs crisis for youth and young families.This government has seen a significant drop in the number of low-income Canadians.
15. deflected
    PovertyMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites poverty reductions but avoids explaining the failure to deliver the promised child care spaces.The NDP's child care program will benefit only 300,000 families.
16. deflected
    Child CareMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer highlights poverty stats and contrasts programs but does not address the unfulfilled promise of 125,000 spaces.The NDP approach to child care would provide benefits to fewer than 10% of families with kids.
17. deflected
    TaxationMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). loaded question.Answer shifts to youth unemployment stats while ignoring the core question on income splitting and job losses.Let me focus on the issue of youth unemployment, which was raised.
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    TaxationMs. Chrystia Freeland (Liberal) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.Answer promotes family tax plan benefits but avoids addressing the Bank of Canada warning or infrastructure policy.we are providing, through our family tax plan, benefits to over four million families.
19. misdirected
    TaxationScott Brison (Liberal) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). loaded question.Answer claims every family benefits but does not address the premise that single parents and equal-earner families lose the child tax credit.Every single family with children under 18 will benefit from these tax breaks.
20. partly answered
    TaxationScott Brison (Liberal) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.Answer lists new credits that reach single parents but does not explain why the child tax credit was scrapped.The increased and expanded universal child care benefit will benefit every family with children under six and families with children from six to under 18.
21. partly answered
    Consumer ProtectionMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.Answer notes the fee reduction and CFIB support but does not address lack of guarantee for consumers or self-regulation.these commitments represent a significant reduction for merchants, and, we hope, for consumers too.
22. deflected
    Consumer ProtectionMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.Answer defends the 10% reduction and quotes the Retail Council but ignores the Chase Paymentech fee increase example.I am not sure why the NDP members are opposed to a 10% reduction in credit card fees.
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    Telecommunications IndustryMr. Glenn Thibeault (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.Answer cites cellphone bill reductions from spectrum policy but does not address hidden fees, refund fees or ombudsman complaint data.The Wall report, which is the authoritative report on Canada's telecom industry, reports that our government's measures on spectrum transfer licences, on our spectrum auctions, on our tower sharing policy, everything that we have done to inspire competition, have led to a reduction in the average cellphone bill for Canadian consumers by 22%.
24. misdirected
    Telecommunications IndustryMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the premise by claiming complaints fell due to better protection rather than addressing refusal to regulate banks and telecoms.It is very interesting. It is the same question in English and in French, but members complain that the number of complaints against telecommunication firms has gone down because our government has put in place measures to stand up for consumers.
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    CBC/Radio-CanadaMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.Answer dismisses the minutes as out of context and shifts to an unrelated program discussion instead of addressing board independence.CBC is fully responsible for its own operational decisions.
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    CBC/Radio-CanadaMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.Answer ignores board composition and union calls, pivoting to criticize a specific program instead of addressing ministerial interference.Although our government does not control CBC/Radio-Canada's programming, the explicit sexual nature of this program in particular
27. partly answered
    Quebec BridgeMr. Denis Blanchette (NDP) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses CN responsibility but does not pledge to set aside legal battles or commit to a long-term solution by year's end.we continue to believe that CN should have respected its agreement regarding the condition of the paint of the bridge
28. partly answered
    Quebec BridgeMr. Denis Blanchette (NDP) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats CN responsibility but avoids committing to direct talks or ending legal action as requested.we continue to believe that CN should have honoured its agreement concerning the condition of the paint on the bridge.
29. misdirected
    Champlain BridgeStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the asker's past record on maintenance instead of addressing the naming question about Champlain.If the member were really so proud of the Champlain Bridge, he would have maintained it when he was responsible for it.
30. deflected
    The EnvironmentJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids clarifying the 40% oil sands claim and shifts to unrelated coalition membership and Liberal comparisons.Thanks to our actions, carbon emissions will go down close to 130 megatonnes from what they would have been under the Liberals, without introducing a carbon tax.
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    Veterans AffairsMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Julian Fantino (Conservative). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the report but pivots to remembrance week instead of committing to action on the recommendations.this week, we focus on remembrance, something I am sure that the hon. member and all of us here enthusiastically support.
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    Veterans AffairsMr. Peter Stoffer (NDP) asked Julian Fantino (Conservative). substantive question.Answer claims ongoing work but redirects to holding off on politics and focusing on remembrance rather than timelines for recommendations.This week I call on all members to hold off on their politics and focus their energy on remembrance.
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    EmploymentMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer pivots to unrelated positive stats on child poverty instead of addressing the food bank or job quality concerns raised.The good news, however, is that we have seen the number of low-income families reduced under our government, particularly low-income families with children are down significantly since the previous Liberal government.
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    Natural ResourcesMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked Mrs. Kelly Block (Conservative). loaded question.The answer refers the matter to the NEB without addressing the claim that the process shuts out voices.this is a matter for the independent National Energy Board.
35. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Mrs. Kelly Block (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the language access issue and instead promotes the government's general stance on pipelines.our government welcomes, in principle, the prospect of shipping western Canadian oil to eastern Canada.
36. deflected
    Canadian HeritageMr. Louis Plamondon (Bloc) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.The answer gives a general statement on arts funding without addressing the specific bankruptcy or creator rights issue.We are proud to support the creation, presentation, publication and dissemination of arts and culture throughout the country.