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Thursday, June 8, 2017 · sitting No. 190
NDP nuclear disarmament motion dominates supply day
The House spent the largest share of its sitting on the NDP opposition motion concerning nuclear disarmament. At the conclusion of debate all questions necessary to dispose of the motion were deemed put, a recorded division was deemed requested and the vote was deferred until Monday, June 12 at the expiry of oral questions.
In Question Period Conservative MP Candice Bergen pressed the government on the approval of a Chinese takeover of Norsat International without a full national security review. Industry Minister Navdeep Bains replied that all investments under the Investment Canada Act are screened and that national security was not compromised.
New Democrat leader Thomas Mulcair challenged the government position that UN talks on a nuclear weapons ban are useless without the participation of nuclear states. Minister Navdeep Bains said the government favours practical diplomacy that includes both nuclear and non-nuclear countries.
Decided that day
- Second reading of Bill C-45 passed
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Who held the floor · 2017-06-08
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Infrastructure
Conservative MP Dianne L. Watts said the infrastructure bank places all additional risk on taxpayers while shielding private investors. Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi replied that the bank is designed to shift risk to the private sector while protecting the public interest.
Read the exchangeSoftwood Lumber
Conservative MP Bob Zimmer said the government dithered on softwood lumber and that Obama's visit produced no agreement. Parliamentary Secretary Kim Rudd said Canada will defend workers and diversify markets.
Read the exchangeGovernment Appointments
NDP MP François Choquette asked the government to follow the Official Languages Act and consult opposition leaders on the next commissioner appointment. Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey said the government used an open merit-based process.
Read the exchangeFisheries and Oceans
NDP MP Fin Donnelly asked the government to reverse its decision to end the salmon in the classroom program. Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the program remains valuable and that support for Pacific salmon continues.
Read the exchangeVeterans Affairs
Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall said veterans suffering side effects from mefloquine need remediation after the surgeon general's report. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr said the department will support veterans who come forward.
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- deflectedForeign InvestmentCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats general security assurances without addressing the speech omission or specific deal approval.
We never have and never will compromise on national security.
- deflectedForeign InvestmentCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer claims process followed but pivots to economic openness instead of explaining why no full review occurred.
When it comes to our economic agenda and our overall Investment Canada Act regime, we are being very clear that in order to grow the economy and create jobs, we must be open to investments, open to trade, open to people.
- deflectedForeign InvestmentCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates that process was followed without engaging the specific allegations about Hytera or Fadden.
under the Investment Canada Act, all transactions are subject to a national security review.
- deflectedForeign InvestmentMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer denies the claim and repeats legal compliance without addressing the protocol failure or China meeting accusation.
We have been very clear that the process was followed under the Investment Canada Act.
- deflectedForeign InvestmentMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer corrects the record on review status but avoids explaining why sensitive tech sale proceeded without deeper scrutiny.
All transactions under the Investment Canada Act are subject to a national security review.
- partly answeredForeign InvestmentThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.Answer clarifies that a national security review occurred under the Act but does not provide the requested verdict details.
under the Investment Canada Act, all transactions are subject to a national security review and to ensure that the process has been followed.
- deflectedForeign InvestmentThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses O-Net case and prior government but sidesteps the core question on selling military secrets to China.
We did not overturn a cabinet order.
- answeredForeign AffairsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly explains Canada's concrete steps on nuclear disarmament via the fissile material treaty resolution.
As mentioned by the Prime Minister yesterday, in 2016, for the first time ever, Canada rallied 159 states to support a resolution calling for the fissile material cut-off treaty.
- answeredForeign AffairsThomas Mulcair (NDP) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly explains the government's stance against the proposed treaty and why it differs from the NDP motion.
This is posturing, not practical diplomacy that can make a real difference.
- partly answeredInfrastructureMs. Dianne L. Watts (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses risk shifting but does not explicitly admit or refute the claim about shielding private investors.
the bank is designed to shift the risk to the private sector, with appropriate investments that the private sector will make in any given project.
- answeredInfrastructureMs. Dianne L. Watts (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the role of P3s and why the new bank structure is still needed alongside them.
P3s will continue to play a dominant role in building infrastructure, and we support that.
- deflectedInfrastructureMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the listed critics and instead promotes pension fund investments without addressing the call to remove the bank.
We want to create conditions so that our own pension funds that manage money on behalf of Canadians can invest in our own country to build the needed infrastructure and create jobs for Canadians.
- deflectedInfrastructureMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer discusses consultations and governance but avoids responding to warnings about taxpayer costs or reversing the decision.
we consulted extensively with municipalities, provinces, stakeholders, and investors.
- deflectedInfrastructurePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes the infrastructure plan and private capital mobilization but does not address the specific accusation about public risk for private profit.
We understand that if we mobilize private capital, we can undertake projects that would never get built.
- answeredAccess to InformationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms the investigation and referral to the Attorney General without evasion.
Shared Services Canada took this situation very seriously, immediately launched an investigation of the situation, and notified the Information Commissioner.
- partly answeredGovernment AppointmentsMr. François Choquette (NDP) asked Mr. Sean Casey (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the process and Meilleur's qualifications but does not commit to consulting opposition leaders as asked.
we promised Canadians a new, open, rigorous, and merit-based process, and that is what we gave them.
- deflectedGovernment AppointmentsMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Mr. Sean Casey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the government's appointment process without addressing the yes-or-no request for a new consultation commitment.
our government promised Canadians a rigorous, open, and merit-based process for public appointments, and we are keeping that commitment.
- deflectedGovernment AppointmentsMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats talking points on the new process and does not address whether backroom deals are occurring for remaining positions.
we have put into place a new, open, transparent, merit-based appointment process where we look at gender parity and Canada's two official languages.
- deflectedGovernment AppointmentsMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids explaining the delay in filling the Ethics Commissioner position and instead restates the appointment process.
When it comes to the appointment process, we have introduced a new, open, transparent, merit-based appointment process.
- deflectedGovernment AppointmentsMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the question on specific criteria and non-partisan nature, repeating general process language instead.
we put in place a new, open, transparent, and merit-based appointment process.
- answeredForeign InvestmentLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly confirms reliance on the existing screening process and states that a full review was not required under the law.
I am relying on the same process that was followed by the previous government, and by that member.
- misdirectedFisheries and OceansMr. Fin Donnelly (NDP) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to announcing a marine protected area instead of addressing the salmon education program cut.
I am glad, on World Oceans Day, to tell members of the House that I had the privilege earlier today of announcing the creation of Canada's newest marine protected area, St. Anns Bank
- partly answeredFisheries and OceansMs. Sheila Malcolmson (NDP) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the program but provides no specific number of vessels to be cleaned up with the funding.
Recently I announced an abandoned vessels program for small vessels.
- answeredNational DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Mr. Jean Rioux (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states the funding increase and source for the new defence policy.
The budget will be increased by more than 70% over the next 10 years, for a total increase of $32.7 billion.
- answeredNational DefenceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mr. Jean Rioux (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly confirms the budget is funded and specifies the source.
The funding needed to support this policy was budgeted and will come from the Minister of Finance 's fiscal framework.
- deflectedSoftwood LumberMr. Bob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Ms. Kim Rudd (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific question about remanufacturers and the refusal claim by listing general actions.
We are taking decisive and immediate action to help Canadians who are affected by these unfair and punitive damages.
- deflectedSoftwood LumberMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts blame to the prior government and avoids addressing the delay or trust issue.
the previous Conservative government allowed the agreement to lapse.
- partly answeredFisheries and OceansMr. Gord Johns (NDP) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the issue but only partially addresses the lack of plan or funding by pivoting to the oceans plan.
It is certainly something we can look at, but I am very proud of the fact that we have made an unprecedented commitment to marine safety on the three coasts of our country.
- answeredDairy IndustryMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states the compensation amounts and program details for the dairy industry.
We have consulted the dairy farmers and processors across this country for a number of months and have come up with a program of $350 million
- deflectedPublic SafetyMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids confirming or denying the registry cancellation by describing the existing registry.
The national sex offender registry was created and funded in 2004 by former public safety minister Anne McLellan.
- deflectedPublic SafetySteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids enforcing the new registry by noting it was never funded or set up.
In 2015, the Harper government passed legislation to create another database, but it was never actually set up, and it was never funded by the previous government.
- misdirectedTaxationMr. Mark Warawa (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer turns to attacking the opposition's position on carbon pricing instead of addressing the GST on carbon tax claim.
I would ask the party opposite if it supports putting a price on pollution, fostering the innovation we need to create good jobs and grow our economy.
- deflectedRail TransportationMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids explaining the rejection by claiming the project is under review and pivots to unrelated grade crossing projects.
My colleague mentioned the 131 grade crossing projects.
- answeredIndigenous AffairsMr. Wayne Stetski (NDP) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly commits to investigating the RFP and responding to the member on the reconciliation issue raised.
I will look into this matter and I commit to get back to the member as soon as possible.
- deflectedVeterans AffairsMrs. Cathay Wagantall (Conservative) asked Kent Hehr (Liberal). substantive question.The answer gives general assurances about Veterans Affairs support without addressing specific remediation for mefloquine victims.
Veterans Affairs works hard each and every day to provide veterans and their families with the care and support they need when and where they need it.
- partly answeredOfficial LanguagesMr. Michel Boudrias (Bloc) asked Mr. Jean Rioux (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses bilingual training at the college but does not address French as a language of work in operational units or special forces.
in the riding of Saint-Jean we announced that bilingual military training would be reinstated at the military college.
- deflectedOfficial LanguagesMr. Michel Boudrias (Bloc) asked Mr. Jean Rioux (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to praising francophone troops in flooding response instead of addressing the lack of French operational units.
All the troops that were on the ground but one were francophones from Quebec, and I can say that this was very reassuring for all Quebeckers.