Commons debates fisheries act overhaul as pipeline tensions flare

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Natural ResourcesLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes government actions but does not address the request for a plan or impact assessment.The Kinder Morgan pipeline will be built.
2. deflected
   Natural ResourcesLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Responds by attacking previous government's record instead of guaranteeing construction.I find it humorous that members opposite are talking about showing leadership.
3. deflected
   Natural ResourcesLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Avoids answering the job jeopardy question by focusing on past efforts.
4. partly answered
   Natural ResourcesMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Affirms pipeline will be built but deflects to criticizing opposition.When Alberta Conservatives go on about the pipeline not being built, however, they are undermining the process and creating uncertainty.
5. deflected
   Natural ResourcesMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Repeats the intention without specifying steps.We will get the pipeline built.
6. partly answered
   TaxationMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Focuses on data provision and PBO role rather than accountability to Parliament.the Agency has concluded an agreement with the PBO and will, by the end of the month, provide it its data in a manner geared to protect Canadians' privacy.
7. deflected
   TaxationMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Shifts to general efforts against tax evasion without addressing the treaties.we are moving forward to combat tax evasion and tax avoidance.
8. misdirected
   TaxationMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Diverts to social investments rather than addressing tax loopholes.I am pleased to be able to answer the member's question by talking about what we are doing on social housing.
9. deflected
   TaxationMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer briefly acknowledges tax action then pivots entirely to pharmacare spending.We joined the provinces and territories as a member of the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, which negotiates lower drug prices on behalf of public drug plans.
10. partly answered
    Natural ResourcesMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer defends the project and consultations but does not give a timeline for construction.There will be no unnecessary delays. This pipeline will be built.
11. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats approval but ends by attacking the opposition's questions instead of addressing the timeline.What chill are they putting on investment by their incessant questions?
12. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer states federal role but offers no plan or date for resolving the dispute or starting construction.There is only one government that speaks on behalf of the national interest, and that is the Government of Canada.
13. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the prior Conservative record instead of addressing current leadership or setting a construction date.in 10 years, not one kilometre of pipe built to tidewater, an erosion of public trust in the regulatory system that we are going to fix
14. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats approval and spending but ends by criticizing the opposition rather than providing a plan.What is the opposition doing? The opposition is chilling investor confidence with a record that opposition members should be ashamed of.
15. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer restates general principles without addressing the request for the Prime Minister to intervene or set a date.We will move our resources to market sustainably. We will expand export markets. We will work with indigenous peoples.
16. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-foodMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists existing programs for dairy but does not address the requested trust for perishable goods or new NAFTA/TPP safeguards.We also put a program in place after CETA to make sure that the dairy industry itself was on the cutting edge, $250 million.
17. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-foodMr. Alistair MacGregor (NDP) asked Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promises general support and a dispute body but ignores the specific PACA-like trust request.I can assure my hon. colleague that the government is committed to the financial success of our fruit and vegetable farmers.
18. misdirected
    The EnvironmentEd Fast (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' record instead of addressing the veto power in the bill.The Conservatives never ever took into account science or indigenous knowledge.
19. deflected
    The EnvironmentEd Fast (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats talking points on jobs and environment while telling the opposition to stop attacks rather than fixing the process.I certainly encourage the party opposite to stop the partisan attacks.
20. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Bernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the prior process as science fiction and avoids naming any disagreed projects.our party makes decisions based on science, and the party opposite makes decisions based on science fiction.
21. deflected
    InfrastructureMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the act changes but does not address delays or red tape for rural infrastructure.We have restored the protection in the navigable waters act, and Canadians can be very proud of the fact that we are looking after their interests with respect to navigation.
22. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the bill as strong but does not explain retention of political override over science.I am thrilled to defend the new environmental assessment act we are proposing.
23. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists consultations and principles but sidesteps the minister's ability to ignore assessment recommendations.We know that we have a good process.
24. misdirected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists spending and trade deals instead of responding to specific ministerial failures to listen to farmers.I assure my hon. colleague that we have been listening to farmers and that we are responding to farmers.
25. deflected
    International TradeMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores compensation programs and NAFTA concessions, instead attacking Conservatives on supply management.with the exception of some members of the official opposition, everyone in the House but the Conservative Party believes in supply management.
26. partly answered
    HealthMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses engagement with stakeholders but not reversing the decision or including agriculture sector input.We are engaging with Canadians, experts, and stakeholders.
27. answered
    International TradeMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly confirms signing in March and ratification process for the agreement.Thanks to the Prime Minister , we will be signing the CPTPP in March, and we will proceed with ratification.
28. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). substantive question.Answer supports disarmament efforts but does not commit to signing the specific treaty mentioned.We are fully committed to making meaningful progress toward a nuclear weapons-free world, and that includes our work toward a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
29. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats general support for disarmament without addressing signing the prohibition treaty or NATO role.This includes the important work that Canada is doing on a treaty that will help to halt the production of material for nuclear weapons.
30. partly answered
    HealthMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes meeting with dairy but does not address broader consultations or reconsidering the approach.Health Canada is committed to making decisions based on the best data available.
31. partly answered
    International TradeMr. Earl Dreeshen (Conservative) asked Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses raising concerns with India but does not confirm including the agriculture minister on the mission.We are raising our concerns with the Government of India, including on a recent trade mission by the Minister of International Trade , who brought it up on every occasion.
32. deflected
    HealthMr. Ted Falk (Conservative) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids the attack on meat and dairy premise and any reversal, focusing only on general process and a dairy meeting.yesterday I had the privilege of meeting with the dairy industry of Canada and had a very productive meeting.
33. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMr. Phil McColeman (Conservative) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer counters the broken-promise premise by listing delivered benefits but does not address why the PM alone is convinced.Veterans deserve more than words.
34. partly answered
    JusticeMs. Georgina Jolibois (NDP) asked Jody Wilson-Raybould (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the issue and states intent to act but provides no specific plan.We will propose broad-based reform to the criminal justice system and we have, as I stated yesterday, committed to looking at the under-representation of indigenous peoples on juries.
35. deflected
    TaxationMrs. Sylvie Boucher (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses general international efforts but avoids the specific new tax-haven agreements mentioned.We adhere to all provisions of the international standard for automatic exchange of information with OECD partners.
36. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer details domestic enforcement actions but does not address the specific Grenada and Antigua agreements.The Canada Revenue Agency is now able to assess the risk of all large multinational corporations annually.
37. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to attacking the opposition's motives rather than addressing tax-haven policy.That is in contrast to our opposition colleagues, whose goal in life is to ask two questions during question period and then wither away on the opposition benches.