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1. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. David Christopherson (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates general commitments and international context without addressing the request for new action following the US-China deal.As Canada only emits less than 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, we will continue to play our part by reducing emissions at home and work with our partners across the globe to establish an international agreement that includes all emitters.
2. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. David Christopherson (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists existing international contributions and avoids committing to new domestic emissions reductions.We are a founding member and major financial contributor to an international coalition taking real action on black carbon and methane.
3. deflected
   The EnvironmentMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights past actions and attacks opponents rather than outlining a new plan to tackle climate change.Thanks to these actions, carbon emissions will go down by close to 130 megatonnes from what they would have been under the Liberals, and without introducing a carbon tax by the NDP.
4. misdirected
   The BudgetMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes the government's family benefits plan instead of addressing the premise about funding sources for tax cuts.Our plan will benefit all families with children, which is to say, all four million families.
5. misdirected
   The BudgetMs. Nycole Turmel (NDP) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP plan and promotes its own without engaging the question on service cuts.the NDP's bureaucratic plan provides a small percentage of families with access to daycare at a huge cost.
6. misdirected
   The BudgetRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to defending transfers and attacking Liberals rather than explaining the rationale for the listed service reductions.Every single province has benefited in social transfers, health transfers, equalization.
7. misdirected
   The BudgetRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Joe Oliver (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the Liberal leader with a quote instead of addressing the proposed shift of funds to infrastructure.Very clear now that [the Liberal Party of Canada] prioritizes money in the hands of Ottawa bureaucrats not Canadian families with children.
8. misdirected
   The BudgetDominic LeBlanc (Liberal) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends GST cuts and attacks Liberals rather than explaining how infrastructure cuts aid economic growth.Let us not forget that it was the Liberal Party that opposed our GST cuts, which benefited all Canadians.
9. deflected
   The BudgetMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks NDP premise and restates benefits without addressing borrowing or 85% claim.only the NDP could say that every Canadian parent with children is among the wealthiest few.
10. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to attacking NDP daycare plan and restates family tax cut benefits instead of addressing the 15% claim or cuts mentioned.the NDP union-run, government-knows-best daycare scheme is anything but universal.
11. partly answered
    Child CareMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses child care spaces via transfers and contrasts plans but ignores the specific 125,000 spaces promise.through our record transfers to the provinces, the Canada social transfer, we have helped to lead to the creation of even more daycare spaces.
12. answered
    Employment InsuranceMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly explains the hiring of additional tribunal members and reduction in backlogs from the budget act.I will take that as an indication of the NDP's support for the budget implementation act, which proposes that we hire additional Social Security Tribunal members
13. answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.Answer directly corrects the francophone representation statistic with the actual proportion.One-third of the members of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada speak French.
14. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Rathika Sitsabaiesan (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks NDP on unrelated terrorism votes instead of addressing the Syrian refugee target shortfall or fudged numbers.What is embarrassing is that the NDP, which claims to want to help refugees in Syria, would have us do nothing on terrorism
15. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Rathika Sitsabaiesan (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.Answer restates refugee numbers and attacks the asker on health care claims rather than explaining the 200 vs 1300 gap.She should be ashamed for suggesting otherwise.
16. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to Iraqi refugees and global stats instead of addressing Syrian refugee commitments or other countries' efforts.I am proud to tell the House today that Canada has surpassed its commitment to welcome 20,000 Iraqi refugees.
17. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to Iraq and attacks NDP rather than addressing the Syrian refugee target or the accusation of misleading.However, after asking dozens of questions about Syria, has any NDP member had the courage to mention Iraq?
18. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). loaded question.Answer lists investments but avoids the specific claim of secretly shifting funds from infrastructure.the member opposite knows, or should know, that we have made unprecedented investment in first nations infrastructure above and beyond the core infrastructure funding
19. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters with past votes and spending figures but does not commit to immediate education funding release.what is unconscionable is that member and her party and the opposition voting against a $1.9 billion increase in funding for education last year
20. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal) asked Mrs. Susan Truppe (Conservative). substantive question.Answer praises the survivor and notes arrests but ignores the call for a public inquiry on missing and murdered aboriginal women.Canadians can count on our government to take violent crime seriously, including crimes against women and children.
21. partly answered
    JusticeMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.Answer denies partisanship and states merit criteria but does not address vacancies or delays.We make these appointments based on wide, inclusive consultations with all provinces and with all individuals involved in the judicial process.
22. partly answered
    JusticeMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.Answer points to victims bill of rights but does not directly tackle restoring trust after the survey on sexual assault victims.we intend to do so through the Canadian victims bill of rights
23. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Mrs. Susan Truppe (Conservative). substantive question.Answer rejects more studies and cites an action plan but does not address leadership on ending violence against indigenous women.There are have been more than 40 studies into the plight of missing and murdered aboriginal women.
24. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Mrs. Susan Truppe (Conservative). substantive question.Answer disputes demand for inquiry and quotes a family member but does not explain refusal of a national inquiry.I do not know why the members think that everyone wants a national action plan.
25. partly answered
    HealthMrs. Djaouida Sellah (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.Answer addresses donation but ignores secrecy and agreement details.In fact, we did donate our stockpile from the Public Health Agency, close to 1,000 vials, for humanitarian purposes.
26. deflected
    HealthMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). loaded question.Answer avoids licensing details and pivots to pride and trials.Canadians should be very proud that not only was it Canadians who developed this vaccine, but that we gave our stockpile to the World Health Organization.
27. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Calandra (Conservative). substantive question.Answer changes subject to Elections Canada instead of CRA tax misuse.all political contributions are submitted to Elections Canada.
28. misdirected
    EthicsMs. Ève Péclet (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Calandra (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks NDP instead of addressing tax receipts for legal bills.At the same time, it is the NDP that has been found guilty of misusing over $1 million worth of taxpayer funds.
29. deflected
    CBC/Radio-CanadaStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). loaded question.Answer blames asker and CBC viewership rather than addressing broken promise.he was actually the one who made cuts when he was minister.
30. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.Answer attacks the asker personally instead of clarifying refugee numbers.There are no permanent residents who came as part of that 1,782.
31. deflected
    CBC/Radio-CanadaMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.Answer repeats funding figure and defers to corporation without addressing cuts.The changes to CBC/Radio-Canada are a result of that decrease.
32. deflected
    CBC/Radio-CanadaMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.Answer restates funding and transformation without engaging funding adequacy.That is why we provide it with over $1.1 billion every year.
33. deflected
    Consumer ProtectionMauril Bélanger (Liberal) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer refuses to address the request for an investigation assurance and instead mocks the question's importance while shifting to unrelated achievements.if the biggest concern we have in our country right now, according to the questions from the opposition, is a lack of choice in coffee, we are doing pretty good as a country.
34. partly answered
    Quebec BridgeMr. Denis Blanchette (NDP) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states CN's responsibility and rejects transfer but does not address the promise of rehabilitation or government action.CN, which owns the Quebec Bridge, is responsible for painting the Quebec Bridge.
35. deflected
    Access to InformationMr. Mathieu Ravignat (NDP) asked Tony Clement (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights increased releases and plans but ignores the specific request for more resources to handle the 30% rise in complaints.Over six million more pages were released last year.
36. partly answered
    Rail TransportationMr. Jean-François Fortin (Forces et Démocratie) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer notes actions on rail safety and a liability review but does not address creating a mitigation fund as requested.The Minister of Transport has been doing everything in her power to ensure that we are responding appropriately with respect to rail safety, including in the transportation of oil by rail.
37. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Brent Rathgeber (Independent) asked Jason Kenney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner's consistency with his party's platform instead of explaining the preference for boutique credits over broad tax cuts.I think the question was criticizing the platform the member was elected on.
38. deflected
    HealthMs. Manon Perreault (Independent) asked Rona Ambrose (Conservative). substantive question.The answer cites overall transfer increases but does not address the impact of EI cuts or future health transfer decisions on provincial services.since forming government, health transfers have actually increased by almost 60%.