NDP motion on broken electoral reform promise debated for half the day

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1. deflected
   EmploymentDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates visits and general importance without outlining any specific plan for jobs or trade protection.We explained how important Canada and our economy are to American workers.
2. deflected
   TaxationDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the pension-splitting question and instead attacks the opposition's voting record on unrelated measures.The sad thing that the people at home recognize is that the Conservatives voted against helping the middle class in this country every step of the way.
3. deflected
   TaxationDenis Lebel (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promises general support for families but does not address cuts to benefits or the deficit.What I can promise him today is that, while we are in office, we will work for Canadian families and the middle class.
4. deflected
   TaxationCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids confirming any position on taxing health and dental benefits and instead highlights past tax cuts while attacking the opposition.What Canadians across this nation remember is that the Conservatives voted against that.
5. deflected
   TaxationCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer sidesteps listing other potential tax increases and repeats claims about past tax reductions while criticizing Conservatives.One thing Canadians will always remember is that the first thing this government did was to reduce taxes for the middle class.
6. partly answered
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Jenny Kwan (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses the safe-third-country agreement and U.S. protections but does not directly answer yes or no on the degree of protection.the U.S. executive order has no bearing on the U.S. safe third country agreement with Canada.
7. misdirected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the request to suspend the agreement and instead boasts about refugee numbers while attacking the previous government.We will take no lessons from those parties on our record.
8. partly answered
   Public SafetyMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to address the specific incident and redress but is cut off before fully clarifying if it was isolated.In this particular case, the office of the member for Brossard—Saint-Lambert has been in touch with the Canadian citizen who made this complaint.
9. partly answered
   Public SafetyMs. Jenny Kwan (NDP) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.The answer offers a process for handling cases but does not confirm whether other Canadians faced similar treatment.draw the circumstances and the facts with complete details to my attention and I will take those cases up with the U.S. administration.
10. partly answered
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the issue and describes a review process but does not explain the current pay reduction.That is why I have asked the chief of the defence staff to work with the relevant agencies to review the compensation rules and propose changes, including finding ways to prevent the negative impacts on our deployed personnel.
11. deflected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates commitment and process without addressing reinstatement of pay or the minister's independence.It is the interdepartmental team that does it.
12. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior government instead of addressing the current pay cuts or immediate fix.what was despicable was actually sending our troops in the first place without all these compensations.
13. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer refers to prior rules and ongoing review without committing to an immediate resolution.we are working through the rules that were put in place by the previous government in 2014.
14. deflected
    Veterans AffairsMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Kent Hehr (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general improvements in claims processing but does not address the specific ombudsman recommendation or the veteran's case.In order to address this, we are streamlining the disability benefits process, hiring more staff, and simplifying the decision-making process.
15. misdirected
    Veterans AffairsMrs. Cathay Wagantall (Conservative) asked Kent Hehr (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior government and lists spending instead of addressing why the veteran was ignored at the town hall.After the previous 10 years with the former government frankly ignoring veterans' concerns by the fact that it closed offices, that it reduced one-third of the front-line staff, it is shocking that we are actually getting this question.
16. partly answered
    Canada PostMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked Judy Foote (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms action on one promise but does not address the status of the Canada Post review or home delivery restoration.we are following through on a promise we made during the election to stop installing community mailboxes—
17. deflected
    Democratic ReformMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer evades the yes/no question by restating the listening narrative and insults the asker.I know that is something the member has trouble understanding, but that is what we did—
18. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryDiane Finley (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the repayment plan request and pivots to past Conservative actions and job numbers.again, I find it a bit ironic that the member opposite was at the cabinet table when the Conservatives cut a cheque for $350 million for Bombardier in 2008
19. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryDiane Finley (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses suppliers and clusters but never explains why Bombardier was prioritized over smaller firms.There are 800 suppliers associated with Bombardier that will benefit from this investment, because they are part of the aerospace cluster.
20. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the asker's free-market beliefs and names other Conservatives instead of addressing the memo or regressivity claims.It always surprises me that the member opposite, who professes to believe in free market principles, just cannot understand why carbon pricing makes sense.
21. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again cites other Conservative governments rather than releasing the blacked-out data or proving revenue neutrality.Manitoba's Conservative government, in its speech from the throne, said that its climate action plan will include carbon pricing
22. partly answered
    PensionsMr. Scott Duvall (NDP) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the bill's intent and consent provisions but avoids any commitment to withdraw it.Under our legislation, individuals have a choice. Those who do not consent, they maintain their benefits.
23. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Kent Hehr (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges delays and outlines ongoing work but does not commit to same-day pension delivery on release.we are working hard to deliver timely benefit decisions and it is an area where we can do better.
24. deflected
    HousingMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). loaded question.The answer describes general housing measures but never addresses the cancellation of CMHC refinance insurance or resulting rate hikes.the government has implemented a mortgage rate stress test to ensure that Canadians are taking on mortgages that they can afford even if the rates go up.
25. partly answered
    HousingMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the rationale for the measures but does not address the claimed negative impacts on first-time buyers.That is why we have taken action to contain risks in the housing market and support long-term affordability.
26. misdirected
    InfrastructureMs. Dianne L. Watts (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the previous government and the Conservative Party instead of addressing the funding delays or job crisis.When it comes to building infrastructure, growing the economy, creating jobs for Albertans, we take no lessons from the old, tired Conservative Party.
27. partly answered
    InfrastructureMr. Kerry Diotte (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). substantive question.The answer provides details on approved projects and their benefits but does not explain why construction has not started on most.Those projects are helping us build better transit systems, reducing commuter time for Edmontonians, as well as creating Canadian jobs in local communities.
28. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates priorities without addressing the privatization concerns or rejecting the plan.We are exploring different options and everyone can rest assured that our first priority is and will always be service to passengers.
29. answered
    InfrastructureMr. Matthew Dubé (NDP) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the scale of privatization and confirms traditional funding for most infrastructure.out of the $180 billion that we will invest over 12 years in infrastructure, only 8% will be delivered through the infrastructure bank.
30. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Colin Carrie (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses testing of devices and plans for both legal and scientific regimes before legislation.We will ensure that we have both the legal regime and the scientific regime to deal with drug-impaired driving.
31. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes upcoming legislation and expert advice but does not commit to supporting the specific bill mentioned.We have the expert advice of the task force, headed by the Hon. Anne McLellan, and we will also weigh very carefully the good advice from the chiefs of police.
32. deflected
    HealthMs. Rachael Harder (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the government's harm reduction approach without addressing the call for community consultation or the amendment.This is why we are proposing to streamline the criteria and process for supporting community applications in Bill C-37
33. partly answered
    JusticeRob Nicholson (Conservative) asked Jody Wilson-Raybould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer explains bill purpose and victim protection but ignores the specific claim on consecutive sentences.Bill C-38 would bring into force the former private member's bill, Bill C-452 , and also make it in compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
34. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. François Choquette (NDP) asked Judy Foote (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses hiring and bilingualism commitment but does not commit to ending cuts or full replacements.we are going to hire more employees.
35. deflected
    Government ServicesMr. Phil McColeman (Conservative) asked Scott Brison (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses fair share and transparency without naming any fees, amounts or timelines.We want to strengthen the transparency and oversight of user fees that pay for some of these services.
36. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes the investment and jobs but avoids comparing support levels to the auto industry.This investment is about the future economy of Canada.
37. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights job numbers and R&D but does not address the 38-times-less comparison or regional fairness.This announcement will ensure that 4,000 jobs are maintained and will create roughly 1,300 jobs.
38. answered
    Business of the HouseCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly lists the planned business for the specified weeks.Tomorrow we will call Bill C-31 , the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement, for debate at third reading.
39. answered
    Points of OrderMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly withdraws the disputed comments as requested.I am happy to withdraw those comments.