House debates standing orders overhaul amid carbon tax clashes

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1. deflected
   TaxationDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to Paris Agreement ratification instead of addressing price increase promise.We ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change.
2. misdirected
   TaxationDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks a Conservative member on job creators rather than promising no price hikes.She took on those people who are employing more than 62,000 Albertans.
3. misdirected
   TaxationDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accuses Calgary member of predatory practices claims instead of addressing price promises.We now know who really cares about creating jobs in Alberta.
4. deflected
   TaxationCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer discusses general family support without addressing laughter or specific tax impacts on suffering individuals.
5. deflected
   TaxationCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer mentions infrastructure investments but avoids rural gas price or carbon tax effects.we understand the challenges facing Alberta families.
6. deflected
   HealthMs. Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP) asked Jane Philpott (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes upcoming meeting but sidesteps concern over unilateral health policy imposition.I will work with all of my provincial and territorial counterparts.
7. partly answered
   HealthMs. Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP) asked Jane Philpott (Liberal). substantive question.Answer confirms transfer increase and meeting but does not commit to deferring planned cuts.Next year it will go up to $37 billion.
8. deflected
   HealthMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Jane Philpott (Liberal). loaded question.Answer emphasizes collaboration and non-monetary solutions without distinguishing cut approaches from Harper's.More money is not the answer to everything that ails the health care system in this country.
9. deflected
   HealthMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Jane Philpott (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states there are no cuts and describes a new approach but never addresses keeping the 6% escalator or accepting the provinces' request.There will be no cuts to health care.
10. deflected
    TaxationEd Fast (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists prior tax measures and benefits but supplies no information on the carbon tax cost to Canadians.We are proud to support Canadians at every stage of their life.
11. misdirected
    TaxationEd Fast (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner's party record on carbon pricing instead of stating the cost of the federal tax.How can the member reconcile his position with the fact that his party just voted against the Paris agreement and the Vancouver declaration?
12. deflected
    TaxationMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes the benefits of carbon pricing but never states how many jobs will be created or the cost to families.Pricing carbon pollution would give Canada an edge in building a clean growth economy.
13. deflected
    TaxationMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again explains the rationale for carbon pricing and cites supporters but does not address costs to families or alternative solutions.pricing of carbon pollution uses the market to drive clean investment decisions.
14. deflected
    TaxationAlice Wong (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses predictability and clean-tech jobs but does not address the impact on small businesses or justify the tax burden increase.putting a price on pollution creates predictability, and that predictability is so important for businesses, including small businesses.
15. deflected
    TaxationMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Mr. François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats earlier tax and benefit measures but never addresses the carbon tax cost to unemployed energy workers.we are very much concerned about what is going on for Canadian families.
16. partly answered
    Status of WomenMs. Sheri Benson (NDP) asked MaryAnn Mihychuk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms the government will introduce proactive pay equity legislation but does not address the two-year delay or the request to legislate before year-end.We are proud to say that we are implementing proactive pay equity legislation.
17. deflected
    Status of WomenMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked MaryAnn Mihychuk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses consultation needs but avoids any commitment or timeline for introducing the bill.All of them need to be consulted and worked with, a process that is complicated and will take some time.
18. partly answered
    EmploymentMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked MaryAnn Mihychuk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer supplies alternative job numbers but does not address the StatsCan data or the claim that measures create no jobs.There were 78,500 young people who had an opportunity to get valuable work experience.
19. partly answered
    EmploymentMs. Rachael Harder (Conservative) asked MaryAnn Mihychuk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights grants and debt reduction but does not address small-business hiring difficulties or ongoing student employment.we have provided student grants that have reduced the debt that young people will have to face
20. deflected
    Softwood LumberMr. Todd Doherty (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer notes prior work and quotes the asker but sidesteps the demand for immediate prime-ministerial action.Yesterday I was in Toronto negotiating with Mike Froman and representatives of our industry from across the country.
21. deflected
    Softwood LumberMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer cites third-party praise and past negotiations but does not answer how many jobs must be lost before action.The Conseil du patronat du Québec commended the government "for all that it has done in defence of the Quebec forestry industry".
22. deflected
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Carolyn Bennett (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms general commitment to education but does not explain ignoring the department's recommendation or the funding decision.It is very important that they have access to an education of equal quality.
23. answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Carolyn Bennett (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the stonewalling allegation by acknowledging a misunderstanding and offering to supply the requested information.Departmental officials have offered to meet with the officials from the parliamentary budget office, and we will ensure that they get all of the information they require
24. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer stresses Canadian command and rules of engagement but does not address whether China is qualified to command Canadian troops.we make sure that they have the right equipment, the proper robust rules of engagement.
25. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates general policy on mandates without addressing support for China's UN bid.When Canada comes to its final decision, we will also do our part.
26. answered
    EthicsMrs. Karen Vecchio (Conservative) asked Scott Brison (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains the commissioner's ruling on the need for a screen.The commissioner decides if a screen is necessary and, based on the facts, she has said it is not.
27. answered
    EthicsMrs. Karen Vecchio (Conservative) asked Scott Brison (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the trips by stating they were pre-approved and disclosed.the trips to which she is referring were fully disclosed and in fact pre-approved by the Ethics Commissioner.
28. partly answered
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Fin Donnelly (NDP) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the process but does not commit to immediate restoration of protections.
29. deflected
    YouthMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked MaryAnn Mihychuk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to criticizing the previous government instead of addressing stable job creation.not like the previous government which chose not to address these issues.
30. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMichelle Rempel (Conservative) asked John McCallum (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the question on appeals and restates general anti-fraud policy.Citizenship is an extraordinary privilege, and those who seek to obtain it improperly will be gone after.
31. answered
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMichelle Rempel (Conservative) asked John McCallum (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains compatibility of fraud pursuit and appeal rights.someone whose citizenship has been revoked should have the opportunity to appeal that decision.
32. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the previous government's record instead of addressing silence on China.The big difference from when the opposition was the government, in fact, is that its members were staying in Canada instead of arguing the case for human rights in China.
33. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids any apology and instead criticizes the opposition for cheap shots.the opposition members are free to behave as they want, but the proof is that when we work together, we do not take cheap shots against the Prime Minister and we do not accuse him of not caring.
34. answered
    Rail TransportationMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains the arbitration process that will address the crosswalk issue.That is how this matter will be resolved. That is the procedure in place, and we will abide by it.
35. deflected
    VeteransMr. Alupa Clarke (Conservative) asked Mrs. Karen McCrimmon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer refuses to address the specific case and pivots to general calls for working together.the hon. member knows that I cannot comment on any specific individual or any specific case.
36. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Monique Pauzé (Bloc) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses targets and steps taken but does not address the lack of a cap on pollution.We have been clear from the outset that we have a target.
37. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Monique Pauzé (Bloc) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the policy question by citing due process on a regulatory decision.For the government to make a decision before it has gone through due process would be irresponsible, and we will not do it.
38. deflected
    Points of OrderEd Fast (Conservative) asked Stéphane Dion (Liberal). substantive question.The answer refuses to apologize and instead urges not playing politics.For that reason, we should not play politics.
39. deflected
    Points of OrderMr. Gord Johns (NDP) asked Mr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids calling for an apology and instead criticizes partisanship for causing anguish.I want to ask my colleagues to think long and hard about the anguish they are causing Mrs. Azer and all those people—
40. partly answered
    Business of the HouseCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists upcoming business but first addresses the unrelated consular issue.Today we will continue the debate on the Standing Orders.