Commons backs Paris climate pact as Trudeau sets carbon price floor

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1. deflected
   Softwood LumberDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer criticizes the prior government instead of addressing whether an agreement will be signed by the deadline.The previous government neglected this issue and Canada's good relations with the United States for years.
2. deflected
   HealthDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to past Conservative inaction on health rather than addressing provincial jurisdiction concerns.for 10 years, the previous government refused to talk about health with the provinces.
3. deflected
   HealthDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative awareness instead of responding to the encroachment on provincial jurisdiction.Conservative Party members have shown that they are completely unaware of what is going on in this country.
4. deflected
   TaxationEd Fast (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights the Vancouver declaration without addressing the lack of provincial buy-in for the carbon tax.That is why we agreed in the Vancouver declaration that putting a price on carbon pollution was an essential part of moving forward on reducing our emissions and fighting climate change while growing a stronger economy.
5. deflected
   TaxationEd Fast (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer cites Quebec's premier to counter the jurisdiction claim rather than explaining the unilateral tax imposition.I can highlight the Premier of Quebec, who just pointed out that our approach on carbon pricing respects provincial jurisdictions.
6. partly answered
   The EnvironmentMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the new carbon pricing plan but does not directly address the use of the same targets as under Harper.we just announced our approach, which is to work with the provinces to put a price on carbon across the country.
7. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks both Conservatives and NDP instead of justifying the continued use of Harper-era environmental assessments.New Democrats do not want to grow the economy and the Conservatives do not want to protect the environment.
8. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses NDP and Conservatives of misunderstanding rather than addressing the low carbon price and Kyoto lessons.again we see that neither the New Democrats nor the Conservatives understand that we need to build a strong economy and protect the environment at the same time.
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes carbon pricing and general green jobs instead of addressing the LNG project or broken promise on youth jobs.the historic announcement we made today that Canada will be pricing carbon right across the country, up to $50 per tonne by 2022, is demonstrating that we understand that building a strong economy requires us to protect the environment.
10. partly answered
    FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses housing stability measures but does not engage with tax policies or saving for down payments.what he announced today were preventive measures to ensure long-term stability in the housing market in Canada.
11. deflected
    FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats tax cuts and housing measures while ignoring carbon tax and new taxes raised in the question.The first thing we did was to reduce taxes for nine million Canadians.
12. deflected
    FinanceMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists spending initiatives instead of addressing the reported overspending or deficit control.We are managing the economy like a responsible family man would.
13. deflected
    FinanceMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats long-term investments without addressing deficits, spending control, or the carbon tax criticism.a responsible family man plans for the long term.
14. partly answered
    EmploymentMr. Matt Jeneroux (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists specific Alberta measures like EI extensions but cuts off without fully addressing the jobs task force or economic strength claim.we extended the employment insurance regular benefits by five weeks for all regions of Alberta.
15. deflected
    EmploymentMichelle Rempel (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats prior Alberta supports while ignoring new taxes and investor confidence issues raised.let me remind my colleague of what we did for Albertans and all Canadians.
16. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Carolyn Bennett (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses reforming child services but does not explain fighting court orders or using the Harper plan.Canada is committed to reviewing services to children and families and working with first nations to reform those services.
17. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Carolyn Bennett (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses reform and funding but ignores court rulings and specific plan accusation.We have invested $71 million, and approximately $30 million has already flowed.
18. deflected
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Carolyn Bennett (Liberal). rhetorical question.Single-word denial avoids any substantive engagement with the claim.
19. answered
    Foreign AffairsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly corrects premise on negotiation and affirms human rights stance.First, discussing is not necessarily negotiating, and there is no negotiation.
20. answered
    Foreign AffairsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). loaded question.Answer explains criteria applied and notes opposition to death penalty.In these criteria about all human rights, there is also our steadfast opposition to the death penalty
21. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to listing sanctions and support without addressing normalization policy.I was very proud to announce an increase of $8 million for support, for professional police
22. deflected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). loaded question.Answer distinguishes Syria from Arctic but avoids policy on Russia relations.the U.S. suspended its relationship with Russia about Syria, not about the Arctic.
23. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Matthew Dubé (NDP) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.Answer references oversight bill and review but omits details on consular data collection.We welcome the report from the Privacy Commissioner.
24. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Matthew Dubé (NDP) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes public directive and consultations but does not commit to repeal.On that point, we have invited Canadians to review that part of that ministerial directive
25. deflected
    Government ExpendituresMrs. Karen Vecchio (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the $200,000 expenditure entirely and lists unrelated government achievements.this government was given a mandate by Canadians, and, of course, we are committed to delivering on the mandate that Canadians expect us to deliver on.
26. deflected
    Government ExpendituresMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the spending criticism and pivots to unrelated benefits without addressing the question.we have a mandate from Canadians and we are going to work very hard to keep our promises.
27. partly answered
    Canadian HeritagePeter Van Loan (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the bill's purpose but does not address the lack of consultation or whether the PM will listen.Bill C-210 is an act to render the English version of O Canada gender neutral.
28. misdirected
    Canadian HeritagePeter Van Loan (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative caucus instead of addressing public opposition or listening to Canadians.I think the issue is more within the Conservative caucus than with the population of Canada.
29. answered
    Veterans AffairsMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Kent Hehr (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the backlog, its cause, and ongoing efforts to fix it.we have plowed through much of the backlog left to us by the former government as a result of it cutting one-third of our front-line staff.
30. answered
    Temporary Foreign WorkersMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked MaryAnn Mihychuk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly commits to stopping abuse via on-the-ground inspectors rather than paper shuffling.We will stop looking at only paper and shuffling it like the previous government, and actually put inspectors on the ground
31. answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses meetings held and planned with farmers and stakeholders on grain transport.I have been conducting meetings for the past five months with our railways, our shippers, and our farm groups.
32. answered
    JusticeMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Mr. Sean Casey (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly confirms Atlantic Canadian candidates are on the list and explains the new process.I am pleased to say that the list that has come forward includes candidates from Atlantic Canada, who are more than capable of competing in a national competition.
33. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Mr. Sean Casey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the court appointment question and instead attacks the opposition over a Senate appointment.As a Prince Edward Islander, I find that a bit rich coming from the party that appointed a Conservative fundraiser from Kanata to the Prince Edward Island seat on the Senate.
34. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Kerry Diotte (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer lists unrelated project approvals instead of addressing the green-screen policy impact on infrastructure.We have approved more than 700 projects since taking over.
35. partly answered
    Softwood LumberMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses negotiations but does not respond to the request for a support plan if no deal is reached.For months now, we have been actively involved in negotiations.
36. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Todd Doherty (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific incident and instead gives a general statement on engagement with China.I am not aware of the specific event my colleague is speaking about, but certainly the only way to make improvements in human rights in China is to engage China.
37. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Rhéal Fortin (Bloc) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists prior actions but does not address how targets will be met or Quebec's efforts rewarded.We started with significant investments in budget 2016.
38. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Monique Pauzé (Bloc) asked Ms. Kim Rudd (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses general project processes instead of committing to reject or address the Energy East project.As we go forward with various major projects, we will go forward with our interim measures that we put in place in January to ensure Canadians are consulted and indigenous communities are consulted.
39. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Monique Pauzé (Bloc) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer praises Quebec's efforts but does not address imposing a ceiling or rewarding provinces specifically.we are very proud of the work that many of the provinces in Canada have done to address greenhouse gases, Quebec being one.