Commons debates bill on forced marriage and polygamy at third reading

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1. deflected
   The EconomyMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise and pivots to contrasting party policies without addressing whether the plan is working.Canada has one of best economic track records in the period following the great global recession.
2. deflected
   The EconomyMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights job numbers and endorsements but does not address the specific request for a manufacturing plan.this government has the best job creation record among major industrial countries after the recession
3. misdirected
   The EconomyMs. Megan Leslie (NDP) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks NDP motives and unions instead of addressing the question about scrapping handouts.all the New Democrats care about are big bureaucracies and union bosses.
4. misdirected
   Government PoliciesMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer accuses the cited organizations of supporting terrorists rather than addressing transparency concerns.the organization to which the opposition member refers supports a terrorist group.
5. misdirected
   Government PoliciesMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). loaded question.The answer again links the questioner to terrorist supporters instead of addressing broken promises on transparency.Why are the NDP and the Liberals siding with terrorist organizations and organizations that are supporting them?
6. deflected
   Public SafetyRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends the registry destruction law but does not address the allegation of pressuring the RCMP to break the law.It was this Parliament and this government that passed legislation explicitly to destroy that registry.
7. deflected
   Public SafetyRalph Goodale (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the parliamentary will claim and is cut off without addressing obstruction or lying allegations.the will of this Parliament is to destroy the long gun registry, and the will of this Parliament—
8. deflected
   Public SafetyStéphane Dion (Liberal) asked Stephen Harper (Conservative). loaded question.The answer restates the long-gun policy commitment without addressing Access to Information coverage of the PMO.this government made a commitment to people in the regions that it would eliminate the long gun registry
9. deflected
   EmploymentMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to attacking NDP tax policy rather than addressing job quality or family supports.the NDP confirmed today that its only plan for jobs is to raise taxes on those who create them.
10. deflected
    EmploymentMrs. Sadia Groguhé (NDP) asked Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks proposed tax increases instead of addressing the motion or job quality concerns.we will never support the New Democrat and Liberal plan, which would increase taxes for small and medium-sized businesses.
11. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Steven Blaney (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends the gun registry abolition instead of addressing the Information Commissioner's court action or data destruction.Parliament voted to abolish the wasteful and ineffective gun registry because it wanted to stop treating all of the hunters and fishers in this country like second-class citizens.
12. deflected
    JusticeMs. Françoise Boivin (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer praises victim protection efforts without explaining why bills were introduced too late to pass.We are very proud to introduce bills before Parliament to protect Canadians.
13. deflected
    JusticeMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer lists past bills instead of addressing the timing and partisan purpose of late-introduced legislation.we have presented legislation throughout the life of this Parliament, presenting bills to protect victims, a victims bill of rights, cyber legislation under the justice department
14. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner's work ethic rather than addressing the partisan use of bills and public funds.Does he just want to go back to his constituency early?
15. partly answered
    Parliamentary PrecinctMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses value for taxpayers but ignores the specific cost and perk allegations.we do expect that the Senate will accept the building that offers the best value for taxpayers' dollars.
16. partly answered
    Parliamentary PrecinctMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Mr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative). loaded question.The answer repeats the value-for-taxpayers line without engaging the corruption or indulgence claims.as I just said, we do expect that the Senate will accept the building that offers the best value for taxpayers' dollars.
17. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). loaded question.The answer boasts about bills then pivots to a personal insult instead of addressing the misuse of institutions.The hon. member may be anxious to get out of here. He is going to have a hard time getting a job at Yuk Yuk's the way he has been acting.
18. misdirected
    Democratic ReformMr. Scott Simms (Liberal) asked Mr. Dan Albas (Conservative). loaded question.The answer attacks the Liberals' past record and calls the question hypocrisy rather than addressing transparency claims.It is hypocrisy on that side of the House.
19. deflected
    Democratic ReformMs. Joyce Murray (Liberal) asked Pierre Poilievre (Conservative). loaded question.The answer shifts to criticizing Liberal proposals on voting and taxes instead of addressing electoral reform.They think we can solve every one of the nation's problems by simply imposing yet another Liberal tax.
20. partly answered
    Science and TechnologyMr. Kennedy Stewart (NDP) asked Ed Holder (Conservative). substantive question.The answer defends investments and states scientists can share research, addressing the muzzling claim directly though briefly.government scientists and experts are readily available to share their research with the media and the public.
21. deflected
    Science and TechnologyMs. Laurin Liu (NDP) asked Ed Holder (Conservative). substantive question.The answer highlights a council created in 2007 but ignores muzzling and scientist job losses entirely.In fact, in 2007, our government created the Science, Technology and Innovation Council.
22. answered
    Aerospace IndustryMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). substantive question.The answer states officials are attending the air show and cites budget measures supporting aerospace.My deputy minister and other government aides are there to promote and celebrate our aerospace industry.
23. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMs. Chris Charlton (NDP) asked James Moore (Conservative). loaded question.The answer cites general job numbers and rankings but does not address the specific aerospace plan or cuts mentioned.Of those 60,000, 22,000 of them were in the manufacturing sector.
24. partly answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). loaded question.The answer defends reforms and claims record resettlement from conflict zones while ignoring the overall claimant drop.The number of claims from countries of conflict, where there is real persecution, like Iraq, Syria, and Somalia, is way up.
25. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.The answer dismisses specific claims about cuts causing lack of prenatal care and chemotherapy without engaging them.The reverse is true. They receive the best health care in the world, every one of them.
26. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the court ruling and cruelty claims by redirecting to unrelated resettlement programs.why does the hon. member not join us in promoting refugee resettlement and supporting our programs to help refugees from Iraq and Syria?
27. misdirected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMs. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) asked Chris Alexander (Conservative). substantive question.The answer attacks the NDP's supposed positions instead of justifying the drop in claims or addressing openness values.If we listened to the NDP, we would have given health care to failed refugee claimants, to fraudulent claimants.
28. deflected
    Committees of the HouseCarolyn Bennett (Liberal) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). substantive question.The answer ignores committee issues and pivots to unrelated claims about productivity and justice bills.We are proud of the work that has come from our parliamentary committees in doing this.
29. partly answered
    Science and TechnologyMr. Marc Garneau (Liberal) asked Ed Holder (Conservative). substantive question.The answer addresses the muzzling premise by citing an open access policy but does not engage the ideology versus science framing.Our government has made unprecedented investments in science, technology and innovation to create jobs and improve Canadians' quality of life.
30. deflected
    Aboriginal AffairsMrs. Carol Hughes (NDP) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer avoids the specific funding cut and lack of replacement plan by offering a vague commitment to work with partners.we will continue to work with first nations in B.C. and throughout Canada and continue working with willing partners to achieve better results and better outcomes for first nations throughout the country.
31. misdirected
    Aboriginal AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Bernard Valcourt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer calls the claim fabrication and attacks the member rather than addressing the Privacy Commissioner findings or spying refusal.this is totally ridiculous. No such instructions are given by the minister to bureaucrats or to anybody.
32. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Raymond Côté (NDP) asked Lisa Raitt (Conservative). substantive question.The answer engages the reporting question by committing to check with the port but does not address prior inaction since 1979.I will find out from the Port of Quebec, which is an arm's-length entity from the Canadian government, whether or not it has some information from its tenant.
33. deflected
    Intergovernmental AffairsMr. Louis Plamondon (Bloc) asked Peter Van Loan (Conservative). loaded question.The answer promotes the government's gun bill and agenda while ignoring the premise about electioneering and the other Quebec-specific requests.We have a bill that has been introduced by my colleague, the Minister of Justice , that would deal with the question of mandatory sentences for possession of illegal handguns, a response to the court decision but a critical piece of legislation to respond to.
34. partly answered
    JusticeMr. André Bellavance (Independent) asked Peter MacKay (Conservative). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the promise and topic but avoids confirming action by the imminent end of session, instead deferring vaguely.We expect to say more about this in the very near future.