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Tuesday, April 17, 2018 · sitting No. 280
Conservatives move concurrence in ethics report on prime minister
Conservative MP Candice Bergen moved concurrence in the report of the Ethics Commissioner entitled The Trudeau Report. She said the report found that the Prime Minister had breached the Conflict of Interest Act in four separate ways. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux said the Prime Minister had complied with the commissioner and that the government wanted to move on to matters important to Canadians.
In Question Period, Conservative MP Lisa Raitt asked why the Prime Minister had failed to deliver on the Trans Mountain pipeline. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said the government approved the project because of the jobs it would create and because of better prices for natural resources in export markets.
New Democrat MP Murray Rankin asked why the budget did not provide stable operating funding to rape crisis centres. Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef said budget 2018 doubled funding for women's organizations and for rape crisis centres.
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Natural Resources
Conservative MP Lisa Raitt said uncertainty over Trans Mountain is costing Canada $40 million a day and that billions more are fleeing the country.
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Bloc Québécois MP Hélène Laverdière asked when the government would present a plan to respond to Quebec's demands on irregular migration.
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Conservative MP Erin O'Toole asked whether the invitation to Jaspal Atwal or the failure to vet it was the honest mistake.
Read the exchangeBudget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1
New Democrat MP Gord Johns said the budget implementation act would do nothing to address the gap between Canada's wealthiest and the rest of Canadians.
Read the exchangeVaisakhi
Liberal MP Sonia Sidhu said Vaisakhi was celebrated on the Hill and that Sikh values are the embodiment of Canadian values.
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- deflectedNatural ResourcesLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates pipeline approval without addressing the phase-out question.
The Prime Minister has reiterated that objective as recently as two days ago.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer blames BC government instead of addressing implementation failures.
an uncertainty that is due in large part to the actions and the threat of actions by the Government of British Columbia
- misdirectedNatural ResourcesLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks previous Harper government rather than responding to current leadership failure.
in 10 years of the Harper government, they failed—
- deflectedNatural ResourcesMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer asserts project will be built without addressing PM's phase-out statement.
The Trans Mountain expansion is in the national interest.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to past Conservative failures and consultations instead of actions taken on the project.
Our Prime Minister initiated a dialogue with Canada's indigenous peoples, something Mr. Harper's Conservatives never did.
- answeredNatural ResourcesMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly states federal jurisdiction and ongoing talks with provinces.
The federal jurisdiction must be upheld.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer contrasts provincial mandates without addressing ignored election promises or BC concerns.
The Government of Canada, the only government that speaks for all Canadians, will make sure the project is built.
- partly answeredNatural ResourcesMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses consultation improvements but not section 35 or UNDRIP consent.
We decided there had to be much greater consultation.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer generalizes about divisions without addressing consent or specific opposition to the project.
Ultimately, a decision has to be taken with respect to our constitutional obligations that is mindful of Canada's interest.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists approvals and meetings but does not address the amount of investment lost.
we have approved the Enbridge Line 3 replacement.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to general economic performance and job creation without addressing investment outflow or policy reversal.
We are happy to report that the Canadian economy is doing very well.
- partly answeredNatural ResourcesMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer claims jobs are being added in 2018 but does not give a specific number since 2015.
we are very pleased to report that jobs are being added to this industry in 2018.
- misdirectedNatural ResourcesMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition leader for not listening rather than addressing the demand for a plan.
It is too bad that the Leader of the Opposition did not hang around long enough to hear it before he took to the airwaves
- deflectedNatural ResourcesMr. Matt Jeneroux (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists approvals and blames prior government but does not address reversing current policies or accepting evidence of failure.
The previous Conservative government ruined the chances of northern gateway by insufficiently consulting with indigenous peoples.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesMr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights progress and innovation in Alberta without addressing support for phasing out the sector.
We on this side of the House place an awful lot of stock in the innovation and entrepreneurship of business leadership in Alberta.
- answeredImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.Answer details specific investments, task force work, and fast-tracked permits in response to the call for a plan.
As part of budget 2018, we are investing $173 million for border security operations, as well as more investments for faster processing of refugee claims.
- partly answeredImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses work permits and funding but ignores the two-year file processing times raised.
We have slashed that timeline from three months to three weeks, and we have issued over 12,000 work permits for asylum seekers in Quebec.
- deflectedPublic SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the specific question on the invitation or vetting failure and pivots to an opposition briefing.
yesterday the national security adviser testified before the public safety committee.
- deflectedPublic SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.Avoids transparency on the guest list and instead attacks the opposition with a headline quote.
The headline said, "Conservatives duped by false story".
- deflectedPublic SafetyMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.Shifts blame to the opposition rather than answering who authorized the briefing.
The only contradiction, if we check the record in the House and outside the House, is in fact coming from the opposition.
- misdirectedPublic SafetyMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). loaded question.Turns the question into an attack on the opposition instead of addressing the call for an apology.
it was members of the opposition who made that accusation in the House of Commons time and time again, and they were wrong.
- partly answeredStatus of WomenMr. Murray Rankin (NDP) asked Maryam Monsef (Liberal). substantive question.Notes doubled funding but adds a sarcastic request to update a report card rather than addressing stable operating funding.
I would ask that the member from the party opposite please add that to the report card, which has so unkindly missed this important investment in Canadian women.
- deflectedStatus of WomenMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Maryam Monsef (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the specific request for action on indigenous and racialized women and restates general investments.
budget 2018 was the first federal budget in the history of Confederation to have an intersectional gendered lens applied to all new spending
- deflectedForeign AffairsMs. Rachael Harder (Conservative) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). loaded question.Restates general positions on Assad and Israel without addressing the specific event or MP invitation.
our government has been clear in its position of condemnation against the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons and its indiscriminate violence against its own citizens.
- deflectedForeign AffairsMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer condemns the Assad regime but avoids addressing the specific question about sending greetings to the event.
We condemn the Assad regime and its supporters, Russia and Iran, for these repeated human rights violations and the deliberate targeting of civilians.
- deflectedForeign AffairsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer reiterates condemnation of the Assad regime without addressing the tribute or distancing from it.
We have been clear from the very beginning, and we will continue to condemn the use of chemical weapons and the indiscriminate killing of citizens done by the Assad regime.
- deflectedForeign AffairsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the government's position on chemical weapons but ignores the question about disassociating from the tribute.
The Assad regime must end the indiscriminate violence against its own people and it must engage in meaningful negotiations.
- partly answeredStatus of WomenMs. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (NDP) asked Maryam Monsef (Liberal). loaded question.The answer disputes the report card and lists some investments but does not commit to the specific funding requests on child care or rural transit.
We have committed to introducing pay equity legislation this fall, with additional funds focused on pay transparency.
- partly answeredStatus of WomenMs. Sheila Malcolmson (NDP) asked Maryam Monsef (Liberal). loaded question.The answer corrects the report card and mentions upcoming pay equity legislation but does not address the zero funding claims directly or commit new money.
Pay equity is going to be introduced in this House in the fall, and I am sure it will have her support.
- partly answeredImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipSteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). loaded question.The answer notes collaboration and funding but does not address the Olympic stadium question or fully tackle the summer wave concern.
Part of budget 2018 contains a $173-million investment in faster processing of asylum claims, as well as border security operations.
- deflectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipSteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists actions taken but ends by attacking the opposition rather than addressing Quebec's demands or the current influx.
They are the party that left us with a broken immigration system.
- misdirectedGovernment ExpendituresMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to general economic achievements and attacks the opposition instead of addressing the Facebook likes spending or disability tax credit denial.
Does the House know what the members opposite did? They opposed that time and time again.
- deflectedAgriculture and Agri-FoodMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.The minister deflects by criticizing the opposition's past vote rather than addressing the current rail crisis.
I cannot believe that still today, the Harper Conservatives voted against that bill.
- partly answeredForeign AffairsMs. Cheryl Hardcastle (NDP) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). substantive question.The answer provides some actions taken and promises future response but does not fully commit to the requested leadership role or more sanctions.
we have sanctioned a key military leader responsible for these crimes.
- deflectedJusticeMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Jody Wilson-Raybould (Liberal). loaded question.The minister highlights overall appointments instead of explaining the delay in filling Alberta positions.
To date, I have appointed 167 judges to the benches.
- partly answeredForeign AffairsMr. Mario Beaulieu (Bloc) asked Mr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.Commits to raising the case but avoids confirming a meeting with the wife.
The minister and I have been in touch with the wife of Mr. Badawi on her courageous work.
- deflectedForeign AffairsMr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Mr. Omar Alghabra (Liberal). loaded question.The response reiterates previous statements without addressing the specific request to meet.
We have raised this case repeatedly and we will continue to do so.
- answeredPrivilegeRob Nicholson (Conservative) asked Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal). substantive question.The government member acknowledges the issue and commits to investigating.
we take the matter seriously. I will look into it and get back and report to the House at a later time.
- misdirectedPrivilegeMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked The Speaker (Liberal). substantive question.The Speaker addresses a different point of order regarding gallery access instead of the privilege on bill disclosure.
I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on February 28, 2018, by the member for Mégantic—L'Érable concerning access to the galleries on budget day.