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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise outright and pivots to court matters without addressing knowledge of staff actions.Mr. Speaker, obviously I do not accept the premise of that question.
2. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer disputes assertions and redirects to Duffy's court case without engaging the cover-up or Stewart Olsen claims.the leader of the NDP makes a number of assertions that I simply do not agree with.
3. deflected
   EthicsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the request for the declaration and repeats that only Duffy's actions are before the court.It is Mr. Duffy's actions, and no one else's, that are before the court.
4. misdirected
   EmploymentThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the Alcan sale and job-protection question to attack NDP policy and list unrelated job numbers.I would call for the NDP to abandon its high-tax, high-debt agenda and get with a low-tax program that creates jobs.
5. misdirected
   EmploymentThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer again pivots to general job-creation claims and NDP criticism instead of addressing the net-benefit approval or specific layoffs.They recognize that the plan proposed by the NDP, which seeks to raise taxes and thus increase the deficit, will kill jobs.
6. deflected
   TaxationMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer reframes the question as an attack on all families and lists benefits without addressing targeted relief for the wealthiest.What the leader of the Liberal Party proposes is to take away from every Canadian family the universal child care benefit, to take away income splitting, to take away tax-free savings accounts
7. deflected
   TaxationMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer mocks the asker for going off script and repeats that the plan helps everyone without engaging fairness or middle-class targeting.you see what happens when someone goes off script.
8. deflected
   TaxationMr. Justin Trudeau (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer lists items the Liberal leader would remove and asserts a universal-benefit approach without addressing the wealth-favoring premise.What I have learned in my many years in politics is that governments either make things good for everybody or they make things worse for everybody.
9. deflected
   EmploymentMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked Ed Holder (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores the request for a Quebec-specific jobs policy and pivots to national job totals.we have created 1.2 million net new jobs since the recession, which confirms that Canada's economic action plan is absolutely working.
10. deflected
    EmploymentMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Ed Holder (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids any commitment on foreign takeovers and instead lists macroeconomic rankings.both the IMF and the OECD are projecting that Canada is going to have the strongest economic growth in the G7 in the years ahead.
11. deflected
    EmploymentMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Ed Holder (Conservative). substantive question.The answer offers general empathy and investment statistics rather than addressing foreign-takeover protections.foreign direct investment is up by more than 50% across all industries.
12. misdirected
    EmploymentMs. Peggy Nash (NDP) asked Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's tax plans instead of responding to the foreign-takeover question.the last thing these families need are big tax increases from the NDP and the Liberals, and that is all they would get from those parties.
13. deflected
    TaxationMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked K. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer discusses general tax reductions but does not address amending the budget bill to remove the specific tax.this year Canadians will $6,600 more back in their pockets because we have lowered taxes.
14. deflected
    TaxationMs. Mylène Freeman (NDP) asked K. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats past GST cuts and avoids committing to immediate action in the budget bill.our government supported the motion.
15. answered
    LabourMs. Laurin Liu (NDP) asked K. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly explains the labour-code changes for interns contained in the bill.we are actually taking and amending the Canada Labour Code to ensure that interns under federal jurisdiction, regardless of pay, would receive health and occupational safety coverage.
16. answered
    LabourMr. Andrew Cash (NDP) asked K. Kellie Leitch (Conservative). substantive question.The answer points to the specific occupational-health provisions added for interns.we are amending the Canada Labour Code to ensure that occupational health and safety would be covered under the budget implementation act.
17. misdirected
    EmploymentMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's tax plan and offers an unrelated success story instead of addressing youth job losses or funding priorities.the NDP and Liberals only have one plan for youth; that is to raise taxes on young people.
18. deflected
    EmploymentJudy Sgro (Liberal) asked Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer claims the premise is false and pivots to listing tax credits without addressing the specific funding comparison to ads.the basis of the question is false.
19. partly answered
    InfrastructureMr. Adam Vaughan (Liberal) asked Denis Lebel (Conservative). substantive question.The answer directly rebuts the claim of no new funding by citing the transit allocation but does not address water plants specifically.We have added $750 million for transit, which will become $1 billion a year, only for transit.
20. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Adam Vaughan (Liberal) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer plainly explains the mortgage end and notes the providers' positive response to the announced measure.When the mortgage is paid the mortgage ends and one stops paying the bank the mortgage payment.
21. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the RCMP apology then shifts to attacking the NDP for not supporting law enforcement measures.
22. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). substantive question.The answer repeats the RCMP apology then pivots to accusing the NDP of obstructing security measures instead of addressing the requested apology.Just once, I would like that member to stand up and actually support our law enforcement agencies
23. answered
    VeteransMr. Sylvain Chicoine (NDP) asked Erin O'Toole (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms support for the motion and details how the government's bill exceeds it with specific new benefits.as that member knows, we will be supporting the motion later today.
24. partly answered
    VeteransMr. Fin Donnelly (NDP) asked Erin O'Toole (Conservative). substantive question.The answer points to existing legislation containing an obligation statement but does not directly confirm a stand-alone covenant or ending legal actions.It contains an obligation statement that calls on the language used by Robert Borden in this place almost a century ago.
25. deflected
    International TradeMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). substantive question.The answer restates government talking points on commitment without addressing ratification concerns from European governments.We know that the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, has said that this deal is done.
26. misdirected
    International TradeMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP's credibility instead of confirming whether China offered bilateral trade negotiations.They have absolutely no credibility on trade.
27. deflected
    Child CareMr. Matthew Kellway (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer promotes the universal child care benefit without addressing the lack of new affordable spaces or high costs.It is actually our policies, policies like the universal child care benefit, that has helped lift 80,000-plus children out of poverty during some of the most difficult times.
28. deflected
    Child CareMs. Jinny Jogindera Sims (NDP) asked Candice Bergen (Conservative). substantive question.The answer shifts to attacking opposition tax policies rather than explaining why no new affordable child care spaces are created.What the opposition has to offer is tax increases and removals of programs like the universal child care benefit, the family tax cut, income splitting for seniors for and for families.
29. partly answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Emmanuel Dubourg (Liberal) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the deadline and application process but does not respond to the request for a three-month extension.all Haitians will have the opportunity to apply for permanent residence on humanitarian grounds until May 31.
30. deflected
    International DevelopmentMs. Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) asked Ed Fast (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights general development efforts without addressing the bypass of the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act.We are very proud of the work that EDC does in supporting Canadian companies as they look for new opportunities around the world
31. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). substantive question.The answer confirms continued funding for Circles of Support but does not address broader cuts to rehabilitation programs or Auditor General concerns.Circles of Support will continue to receive funding up to $350,000 to fund its support for offenders who are within their warrant expiry date.
32. misdirected
    Public SafetyMs. Rosane Doré Lefebvre (NDP) asked Ms. Roxanne James (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the opposition for supporting offenders instead of addressing why reintegration support is being cut.I just wish, for once, that the opposition would stand and support the victims of crime instead of those who are behind the bars.
33. deflected
    Public Service of CanadaMr. Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) asked Mr. Dan Albas (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates negotiation goals and denies imposition without addressing the accusation of hijacking collective bargaining.These changes do not impose a legislative regime.
34. deflected
    Canadian HeritageMs. Annick Papillon (NDP) asked Shelly Glover (Conservative). substantive question.The answer claims progress and urges patience without confirming any action to reassure organizers or resolve the delay.The hon. member needs to be patient and understand that the organizers of Rendez-vous naval de Québec are very pleased with us and the fact that we included them in budget 2015.
35. misdirected
    PensionsMr. Massimo Pacetti (Independent) asked Kevin Sorenson (Conservative). substantive question.The answer pivots to tax incentives and attacks the opposition instead of addressing the request for an exemption on pension changes for current employees.We know the opposition would take these away.
36. partly answered
    TaxationMs. Manon Perreault (Independent) asked Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer addresses seniors' tax relief but ignores the broader criticism of income splitting and lack of universality for families.Income splitting for seniors will help them save money.