Commons advances antiterrorism bill amid opposition concerns over rights

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1. deflected
   Intergovernmental AffairsMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Mr. Peter Braid (Conservative). loaded question.Answer pivots to infrastructure spending without addressing why the Prime Minister is absent from the premiers' meeting.in actual fact, our Conservative government is making record investments in infrastructure.
2. deflected
   Intergovernmental AffairsMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Ms. Eve Adams (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights health transfers and wait times but ignores the question on the Prime Minister's refusal to engage premiers.transfers to the provinces for health care will reach a record high of $40 billion by the end of the decade.
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   Intergovernmental AffairsMs. Libby Davies (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). loaded question.Answer explains disaster funding adjustments without addressing lack of consultation or the Prime Minister's absence.while the provinces and territories are responsible for disaster maintenance, our Conservative government will continue to support them by paying up to 90% of the response recovery costs for significant natural disasters.
4. deflected
   Intergovernmental AffairsMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Calandra (Conservative). loaded question.Answer lists meetings and transfers but avoids explaining the Prime Minister's boycott of the Council of the Federation meeting.as you know, as I said yesterday, the Prime Minister has held over 300 meetings and calls with our provincial partners.
5. misdirected
   EmploymentMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks the NDP's past positions instead of addressing support for manufacturing R&D and job creation.Its plan is one that we adopted back when we came to power in 2006 and reduced corporate taxes.
6. deflected
   TaxationJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). loaded question.Answer defends income splitting benefits but does not justify the policy given missed oil price forecasts.this is what Canadian families can count on.
7. deflected
   TaxationJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Andrew Saxton (Conservative). loaded question.Answer emphasizes tax reductions overall but sidesteps the specific $4.5 billion tax hike document mentioned.under our Conservative government, the tax burden on Canadians is at its lowest level in more than 50 years.
8. deflected
   InfrastructureCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Mr. Peter Braid (Conservative). loaded question.Answer claims strong infrastructure partnership but does not address the 90% spending cut or timing of funds this year.Municipalities and provinces in this country know that they have the strongest partner they have ever had with this Conservative government.
9. deflected
   EmploymentMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer pivots to positive commitments without addressing the specific layoffs mentioned.The head office will be in Oakville, Ontario, and the number of restaurants in Canada will increase.
10. misdirected
    Intergovernmental AffairsMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks NDP plan instead of addressing absence from the meeting or job losses.Dan Kelly, the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said that the NDP's plan was dumb and anti-business.
11. deflected
    EmploymentMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). substantive question.Answer shifts to general economic growth and unrelated job announcements rather than Tim Hortons commitments.Ford is creating 1,000 new jobs and has secured 2,000 jobs at its plant in Oakville.
12. misdirected
    EmploymentMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.Answer highlights NDP voting record instead of addressing manufacturing job losses or apology request.However, I would remind my colleague that the NDP voted against our budgets and our proposals to help the manufacturing sector.
13. deflected
    EmploymentMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Maxime Bernier (Conservative). loaded question.Answer counters with net job creation claim but avoids specific manufacturing losses and budget critique.the real fact is that we have created more than one million net new jobs since the last recession.
14. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Mr. James Bezan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer addresses cost reporting process but does not explain refusal to disclose estimates now.When we have actual costs to report, they will be reported through existing parliamentary procedures.
15. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Élaine Michaud (NDP) asked Mr. James Bezan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer reiterates mandate details without addressing request for House opinion on mission extension.all activities being undertaken by our special forces in Iraq fall within the advise and assist mandate given to them by our government.
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    National DefenceMr. Paul Dewar (NDP) asked Mr. James Bezan (Conservative). substantive question.Answer attacks opposition stance and restates mandate without confirming new House vote request.unlike the Liberals and the New Democrats who would prefer Canada to sit on the sidelines and do nothing and sacrifice hundreds of thousands of Iraqis to ISIL, we are going to do our job
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    Veterans AffairsMr. John Rafferty (NDP) asked Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to new mental health clinics rather than addressing reopening the closed Thunder Bay office.With respect to office closures, this government is opening new offices to better serve our veterans.
18. deflected
    Intergovernmental AffairsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Mr. Peter Braid (Conservative). substantive question.The answer labels the question a myth and defends the funding plan without addressing the call for a conference.that is another myth the Liberals continue to perpetuate.
19. partly answered
    Intergovernmental AffairsStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). loaded question.The answer affirms commitment to the fund but avoids a direct yes/no on honouring the prior commitment without conditions.We remain committed to the minimum processing requirements fund and remain open to receiving proposals from Newfoundland and Labrador on implementing that fund.
20. deflected
    HousingMr. Adam Vaughan (Liberal) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the member for making things up and quotes provincial ministers instead of addressing immediate renewal of housing agreements.unfortunately that member is absolutely making things up, and that is very disappointing.
21. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Mr. Chungsen Leung (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to attacking the opposition for wanting to cover failed claimants rather than addressing health care cuts for asylum seekers.It is incomprehensible to us that the opposition wants to give health care to failed and fraudulent asylum seekers.
22. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Rathika Sitsabaiesan (NDP) asked Mr. Chungsen Leung (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats the distinction between accepted refugees and failed applicants while ignoring the question on policy impacts and legal costs.Canadian health care is for Canadians and those refugees that we accepted.
23. partly answered
    Access to InformationMs. Jean Crowder (NDP) asked Mr. Dan Albas (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends contracting practices and notes overall cost reductions but does not explain why consultants are used despite poor results.professional services costs are down $200 million since 2010-11, and temporary help services are also down $11 million since last year and $75 million since 2010-11.
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    Access to InformationMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Mr. Dan Albas (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats cost-reduction statistics and openness claims without addressing the culture of secrecy or consultant spending.In 2013-14, our government set a number of records for openness and transparency.
25. deflected
    Air TransportationMr. Jean Rousseau (NDP) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes neglect without evidence and answer shifts to general aviation policy without addressing Sherbrooke or neglect claim.our government is committed to ensuring that Canada's aviation security system supports economic growth.
26. partly answered
    Air TransportationMr. Pierre-Luc Dusseault (NDP) asked Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks for status update and answer acknowledges ongoing work with technical details but defers full report.There are some technical details to work out, obviously, as we are looking at this question.
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    Agriculture and Agri-foodMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). loaded question.Question assumes refusal to protect farmers and answer pivots to existing legislation without addressing the specific US program withdrawal.That is why we introduced clear legislation to provide a single dispute resolution body that would help reduce issues of non-payment faced by the fresh produce industry.
28. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-foodMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Mr. Gerald Keddy (Conservative). substantive question.Question asks when a payment protection program will be introduced and answer references dispute resolution body and market expansion but not the requested program.we brought in clear legislation to provide fresh produce sellers with a single dispute resolution body, a clear promise we made to our horticultural sector.
29. misdirected
    International TradeJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Mr. Parm Gill (Conservative). loaded question.Question criticizes CSR office spending and answer attacks Liberal record instead of addressing current office status or waste claim.During the 13 years the Liberals were in power, they never had a CSR policy.
30. misdirected
    Government SpendingJohn McKay (Liberal) asked Mr. Paul Calandra (Conservative). loaded question.Question lists spending examples and answer attacks Liberal legacy on taxes and debt without addressing listed expenditures.It is the legacy that was left behind by the Liberal Party: $40 million that we still have not been able to find; $50 billion worth of health care and education cuts by that party
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    Northern DevelopmentMr. Jonathan Genest-Jourdain (NDP) asked Mr. Mark Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Question asks why no immediate action on nutrition north and answer rejects NDP policies instead of addressing program fixes.They do not need the policies of the NDP; they do not need an NDP carbon tax, which we reject; and they do not need the NDP long gun registry, which we reject.
32. misdirected
    Northern DevelopmentMr. Dennis Bevington (NDP) asked Mr. Mark Strahl (Conservative). loaded question.Question asks when government will realize harm from northern policies and answer lists past investments while attacking opposition positions.We have invested, whether it is in the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay, which that party voted against; whether it is taking down the long gun registry, which was an offence to northern Canadians and aboriginals living in the north—we have dismantled it and they will bring it back
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    Citizenship and ImmigrationJohn McCallum (Liberal) asked Mr. Chungsen Leung (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the speaker's intent but avoids acknowledging that the comments have no place in Canada.That is obviously not what I meant.
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    HousingMr. Claude Patry (Bloc) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer details past investments and provincial roles but does not commit to renewing funding or addressing the end of assistance.We have expanded and extended our investment in affordable housing.
35. misdirected
    Public SafetyMrs. Maria Mourani (Independent) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to criticizing the questioner for not supporting legislation instead of addressing the need for prevention resources.I would like it if, for once, that member who stands in the House and asks us questions about how we are going to counter terrorism actually stood up and supported measures that would keep Canadians safe.
36. answered
    Foreign AffairsMrs. Maria Mourani (Independent) asked Mr. David Anderson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly states the government's ongoing calls for clemency in response to the request for intervention.We continue to call for clemency in his case, and we will continue to promote human rights around the world as part of our government's policies.