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1. answered
   TaxationAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states they will not tax employee discounts, addressing the core query.we will not be going after anyone's retail employee discounts.
2. answered
   TaxationAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explicitly denies taxing discounts despite the loaded premise in the question.we will not be going after anyone's retail employee discounts.
3. partly answered
   TaxationAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to restate the denial but is cut off without fully committing to future changes.the document in question did not reflect the intentions of our government.
4. deflected
   TaxationMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to unrelated tax policies like the Canada child benefit instead of addressing employee discounts.We stopped the cheques the Conservatives were sending to the wealthiest families, and we replaced them with the Canada child benefit
5. answered
   TaxationMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly reaffirms they will not target retail employee discounts.we will not be going after retail employee discounts.
6. misdirected
   EthicsMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to small business tax cuts instead of addressing the finance minister's ethics or blind trust issue.Today we kept the promise we made.
7. deflected
   EthicsMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids the specific question about the minister's choices and pivots to general compliance claims.The minister has worked with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to make sure that all conflict of interest laws are followed.
8. misdirected
   TaxationMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the question on broken promises and instead promotes the small business tax cut.we now are doing what we promised.
9. deflected
   EthicsMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer avoids the specific accusations by restating general compliance and pivots to attacking the opposition.These members had better listen to Canadians.
10. deflected
    EthicsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the direct questions about misleading the commissioner by shifting to unrelated achievements and accusing the asker of playing politics.but if they want to play politics while we work for Canadians, it is their business.
11. deflected
    EthicsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats compliance claims but pivots to small business tax cuts instead of addressing the disclosure violation.The member is trying to ignore all of the good things we are doing for small business owners by fulfilling a commitment we made in the 2015 campaign and by lowering the small business tax rate to 9%.
12. deflected
    EthicsMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer reiterates working with the commissioner but evades the hiding allegation by pivoting to tax fairness context.I am very proud that we are lowering the small business tax rate, but we have always said that it must be done in the context of revamping our tax system to make it fairer.
13. answered
    EthicsMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly reassures that the minister will work with the commissioner and put measures in place, addressing the promise not to hide anything.I can reassure the opposition member that the minister will always work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to ensure compliance with all of the rules.
14. deflected
    EthicsCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats compliance language but ignores the 60-day law violation claim and pivots to small business tax cuts.I am very proud to be working with this minister, who today announced that we are lowering the tax rate for small businesses from 10.5% to 9%.
15. deflected
    EthicsCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer claims full transparency and compliance but does not address what else might be hidden or the Prime Minister investigation.I want to reassure the member that the finance minister has always worked with the Ethics Commissioner, in full transparency, to make sure that he is in full compliance with the rules and the recommendations of the Ethics Commissioner.
16. partly answered
    PensionsMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses concern for workers and monitoring the situation but avoids committing to making them preferred creditors.we are always concerned about the impact on employees and their families.
17. partly answered
    PensionsMr. Scott Duvall (NDP) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer covers pension fund protections but ignores call for bankruptcy law changes.The unfunded pension portion will have a claim, and the proceeds of those claims of liquidation will be a priority for the pensioners as well.
18. deflected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids all specifics on minister's ethics lapses and pivots to unrelated economic claims.The opposition member wants to hijack the debate and play political games.
19. deflected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates general tax fairness goals without addressing Barbados assets or the specific question.We have also always said that we want to improve the fairness of certain aspects of our tax system.
20. deflected
    EthicsMaxime Bernier (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer claims compliance but never addresses the blind-trust promise or code violation directly.the Minister of Finance has been working with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner from the beginning to make sure that he is in full compliance with her recommendations.
21. deflected
    EthicsMaxime Bernier (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists unrelated achievements instead of addressing control over fortune or tax-rule question.I am very proud to work with a minister who has lowered taxes for nine million Canadians, who today announced a tax cut for SMEs
22. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Pierre-Luc Dusseault (NDP) asked Mr. Sean Casey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer changes subject entirely to arts funding and ignores CRA, Netflix, and employee discounts.Canada's arts and culture sector is a $55-billion industry that accounts for over 630,000 jobs.
23. partly answered
    International TradeMs. Tracey Ramsey (NDP) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges difficulty and states general intent to defend interests but offers no concrete plan.We will always defend our national interest and stand up for Canadian values.
24. misdirected
    Government ExpendituresMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives' past spending instead of justifying the current budget-cover expense.to set the record straight, the Conservatives spent twice as much every year they were in power.
25. deflected
    Government ExpendituresMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific spending question and pivots to prior Conservative advertising costs.I just want to remind everyone that the previous government spent millions on flashy television advertising to promote and brand itself.
26. deflected
    Government ExpendituresMr. Alupa Clarke (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids justifying the cover cost and instead cites higher past Conservative spending.We are taking a much more targeted approach, one that is very responsible with taxpayers dollars.
27. misdirected
    EthicsTony Clement (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists unrelated Liberal policies instead of addressing trust in the Finance Minister.a targeted approach was raising taxes on the wealthiest 1% to lower them for nine million Canadians, a measure the Conservatives voted against.
28. answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mr. Don Rusnak (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly outlines audit, recovery efforts, and corrective steps taken.The department is now exploring its options to recover the funds that were found to be misappropriated.
29. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMs. Georgina Jolibois (NDP) asked Carolyn Bennett (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the exclusion and states ongoing commitment but provides no concrete next steps.We remain committed to working with all indigenous people affected by the sixties scoop to resolve these remaining litigations by negotiation.
30. deflected
    International TradeMrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). loaded question.Answer asserts defense of supply management then attacks the Conservatives rather than confirming the negotiating stance.I believe in supply management, as does everybody in the House—oh wait, except for members of the Conservative Party.
31. deflected
    International TradeMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats support for supply management and attacks the opposition instead of clarifying the reported remarks.I believe everyone in this House supports supply management, except the Conservative Party.
32. deflected
    International TradeMr. Dean Allison (Conservative) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). loaded question.Answer denies the quote then pivots to attacking the Progressive Conservative Party.Everyone on this side of the House, everyone in the House, indeed, supports supply management, with the exception of a significant portion of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
33. answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Phil McColeman (Conservative) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly clarifies that members will receive the wreaths needed without deprivation.let me be blunt that there will no depriving any member of the wreaths that he or she may lay at a cenotaph or at a monument in his or her riding.
34. deflected
    Canadian HeritageMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Mr. Sean Casey (Liberal). loaded question.The response promotes government achievements without addressing the accusations of ignoring stakeholders.our government is proud to have announced its vision for the future of creative industries.
35. deflected
    JusticeMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Jody Wilson-Raybould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses ongoing reviews and legislation but avoids addressing the specific vote or claim of insincerity.Review of mandatory minimum penalties in the Criminal Code is a substantive part of that review.
36. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the approach to tax fairness but does not address postponing the reform.That is why we made proposals and listened to the reactions of Canadians across the country, and to our caucus as well, to be sure that we are getting this right.
37. answered
    Rail TransportationMr. Michel Boudrias (Bloc) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.The minister directly states priority and actions taken on rail safety.as members know, rail safety is my top priority.
38. answered
    Indigenous AffairsHunter Tootoo (Independent) asked Mr. Don Rusnak (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the commitment to improving services and self-determination while addressing specific funding.We have committed $187 million toward community-based health programs in Nunavut, and the Inuit crown partnership committee will help guide our actions on shared priorities.