Scheer presses Trudeau on Morneau's rule compliance in ethics clash

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1. deflected
   EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists achievements instead of addressing rule-following or deficit claims.I continue to have full confidence in the Minister of Finance.
2. deflected
   EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to backbench questions rather than defending the minister's competence or rule adherence.
3. deflected
   EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Bill Morneau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer begins by attacking the opposition instead of addressing the ethical allegations.we have reached a new low in this House.
4. partly answered
   EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Bill Morneau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer confirms the share sale occurred but then shifts to criticizing the opposition's focus.As has been reported in the press, I did sell shares when I came into office.
5. deflected
   EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Bill Morneau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer challenges the asker to make allegations instead of confirming or denying the specific share sale.If the member opposite has an allegation, if he wants to say something, he should say what he means.
6. deflected
   EthicsMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as irrelevant without addressing the share-sale timing.I am sorry that what the opposition member has in front of him is not relevant, but the finance minister just answered that question.
7. deflected
   EthicsMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists government accomplishments instead of addressing the call for the minister to answer questions directly.We continue to remain focused on the things that matter to Canadians.
8. misdirected
   EthicsMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer warns the asker about repeating statements outside the House rather than addressing confidence in the minister.one of the ways for Canadians to judge what members say is to see whether they are prepared to repeat their comments outside the House, where there is no parliamentary privilege.
9. misdirected
   EthicsMr. Nathan Cullen (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores the specific question on Ethics Commissioner clearance and instead attacks the opposition for personal attacks and fabrications.The fabrications and the personal attacks, the slinging of mud in this place, and hiding behind parliamentary privilege is not what Canadians expect from this place.
10. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer avoids the transparency question and pivots to accusing opposition of smear campaign while praising economic record.They are hiding behind parliamentary privilege. That is proof that this is nothing but a smear campaign against a finance minister who is managing the country so well that Canada has the strongest growth in the G7.
11. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the call to fire the minister and instead accuses opposition of mud-slinging and contrasts with Harper record.once again the opposition has nothing better to do than sling mud.
12. misdirected
    EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer refuses to address the share sale question and instead notes the opposition member's refusal to repeat allegations outside the House.The member for Carleton refused to repeat the allegations he made on Monday outside the House yesterday. He is hiding behind parliamentary privilege.
13. misdirected
    EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer deflects the direct yes/no question on share sale by claiming opposition is backtracking due to lawyers and engaging in dirt-throwing.Now, Mr. Speaker, we see a bit of damage control where the opposition is trying to hide behind lawyers and hide behind parliamentary privilege.
14. misdirected
    EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores the timeline and share-sale question, instead highlighting economic successes and accusing opposition of wild accusations.However, they now have nothing to do except make wild accusations and sling mud.
15. misdirected
    EthicsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer points out alleged inconsistency in opposition attacks rather than confirming any meetings or sales or addressing the resignation demand.For weeks, they demanded that the finance minister sell his shares. Now, they are saying that he should not have sold his shares.
16. partly answered
    Human RightsMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges ongoing work on LGBTQ2 issues but does not commit to passing the specific bills before the holidays.However, as the member said, there is still much work to do. We will keep moving forward with changes to our laws, practical changes that send a clear message to the LGBTQ2 community that the discrimination and harm they were subjected to will never happen again.
17. partly answered
    Human RightsMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer thanks the asker and expresses general willingness to work together but does not address the specific request for agreement on Bill C-66 before Christmas.we look forward to working with all members of this House to get it done as quickly as we can.
18. misdirected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the share sale question entirely and instead attacks the asker for using parliamentary privilege without repeating allegations outside the House.He is hiding behind parliamentary privilege, which is why Canadians can know that this is nothing but unfounded, personal, baseless attacks and not a substantive criticism of the government.
19. misdirected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the yes-or-no question on share sales and instead criticizes the asker for not repeating statements outside the House or testing them in court.the member opposite, by only saying these sorts of things in this chamber, protected by parliamentary privilege, as we all should be, is demonstrating that he does not want to test his allegations in the courts.
20. misdirected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the call to fire the minister and instead dismisses the opposition's questions as sound and fury without substance.Again we see, Mr. Speaker, that the opposition members are filled with sound and fury, signifying nothing.
21. deflected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to deflect by correcting the asker on procedure rather than addressing the request for a meeting outside the chamber.This is the room for questions. For him to go outside is to make a statement—
22. deflected
    Employment InsuranceMs. Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general EI improvements from the election platform but does not address the tribunal delays, the KPMG report, or the specific promise to reform the process.we made a commitment during the election campaign to reverse the changes to employment insurance made by the Conservative government.
23. partly answered
    Media IndustryMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the importance of local media and mentions ongoing advertising support but does not commit to new temporary financial assistance for print media.We will continue to spend millions of advertising dollars to support local newspapers.
24. misdirected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the demand to fire the finance minister and instead attacks the Conservatives' record while defending the government's economic policies.the Conservatives are jealous of our economic record.
25. deflected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the specific question about share sales and pivots to praising the economy while attacking the opposition.All the opposition has to do is sling mud, make baseless allegations, and hide behind parliamentary privilege.
26. deflected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids the resignation demand and instead criticizes Conservatives for not listening to Canadians.Unfortunately, for 10 years, Stephen Harper did not do a very good job of listening to Canadians and over the past two years, we see that the Conservatives are doing exactly the same thing.
27. deflected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to small business tax policy and opposition tactics rather than addressing accountability on share sales.Then, at the end of it all, they find themselves unable to actually criticize us because we are doing the right thing, as we said we would, and they have—
28. deflected
    The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer gives general statements on environmental protection but does not address the specific request for a section 61 order.We will continue to work with our partners, including conservation groups and provinces and territories, to ensure that we are fulfilling all our obligations in terms of protection, protecting species at risk, in terms of keeping our environment protected for future generations.
29. deflected
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses broad reconciliation with Indigenous peoples but does not commit to ending the specific obstruction of justice.That is why we are working with survivors, working with communities to ensure that we can move forward in a way that is fully respectful of all their rights as we get to the bottom of this, understand their history, and make reparations in the right way moving forward.
30. deflected
    EthicsMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer evades the yes/no question on share sales and accuses the opposition of a smear campaign.I know that Canadians expect better from all members of the House, including the opposition members.
31. deflected
    EthicsMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer claims the question was already answered and attacks the opposition's economic record instead of confirming the share sale.it is clear to the members of this House and all Canadians that the minister has already answered this question, but the opposition members continue to sling mud because they have nothing else to do.
32. deflected
    EthicsMrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the demand to fire the minister and pivots to listing government economic achievements while accusing the opposition of a smear campaign.That is what we are doing, and that is why the opposition members are conducting a smear campaign, because they cannot find anything else to criticize.
33. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Dean Allison (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general human rights principles without addressing the specific request to raise the case or link it to trade talks.Canadians well know that wherever I travel around the world, I stand up for Canadian values and human rights and will continue to, including in China.
34. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Matthew Dubé (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the case and states the minister is reviewing it but offers no commitment or resolution.I know that the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship is currently taking a close look at this case.
35. deflected
    Citizenship and ImmigrationMichelle Rempel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts focus to the Prime Minister's actions abroad and does not address the citizenship guide or reversal request.not only do I stand with the United Nations on this and many other issues, I actually, personally, brought up this issue when I was in Liberia
36. deflected
    EthicsMr. Luc Thériault (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer refers to Elections Canada oversight without explaining the specific fundraising coincidence raised.Elections Canada is there to ensure that all political financing rules are followed at all times.