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Monday, April 30, 2018 · sitting No. 288

Oil tanker moratorium bill advances at report stage

The House spent the largest share of the sitting on report stage of Bill C-48, the oil tanker moratorium act. Conservative MP Kelly Block moved amendments to delete clauses 4 and 25. Transport Minister Marc Garneau said the bill implements a 2015 election promise to ban tanker traffic on British Columbia's north coast.

Question period featured repeated exchanges on the cost of the federal carbon tax. Conservative MP Candice Bergen pressed the government to release figures on household impacts. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the plan cuts emissions while supporting growth.

Decided that day

  • C-25 received royal assent
  • C-76 was introduced

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Who held the floor · 2018-04-30

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 31%, opposition 69% of the words spokenPrivate membersGovernment businessGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 11:0512:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:00Last speech 18:15Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 7 h 10 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
48Bills inch forward, answers mostly dodgeThe House spent most of its time debating the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act and related topics, with little time for votes or other business. Two bills advanced, one receiving royal assent, while Question Period produced few direct answers.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Other moments

Visitability

Liberal MP T.J. Harvey said Motion No. 157 would highlight differences between visitability and accessibility ahead of national accessibility legislation. Conservative MP Alexander Nuttall asked when the minister would introduce the promised bill.

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Natural Resources

NDP MP Guy Caron said government documents showed officials were directed to give cabinet a legally sound basis for approving the pipeline before consultations ended. Minister Jim Carr replied that the government consulted 118 indigenous groups.

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Iran

Liberal MP Michael Levitt said the subcommittee is highlighting human rights abuses by the Iranian regime, including restrictions on women. Conservative MP David Anderson said the week draws attention to the regime's support for terrorism and persecution of the Baha'i minority.

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel asked how many people the Prime Minister would allow to cross the border illegally this year. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the government has provided $74 million to speed processing and reduce impacts on provincial services.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. deflected
    TaxationCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Bill Morneau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to general economic growth stats without addressing carbon tax cost.We know that Canada has done exceptionally well over the last two and a half years.
  2. deflected
    TaxationCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservative record instead of stating carbon tax cost to families.The only idea the Conservatives have is the Harper Conservative approach of doing nothing yet claiming they will achieve our targets.
  3. deflected
    TaxationCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes government plan without revealing or addressing the requested carbon tax cost figures.Our plan would cut pollution equivalent to closing 20 coal plants, while the economy and the GDP continue to grow in cleaner ways.
  4. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks opposition and cites unrelated CEO quote rather than addressing cost or cover-up claim.On the question of energy, just last week the CEO of Cenovus said, "I would tell you that the support we have received from the federal government—that support would not have been evident a few years ago."
  5. deflected
    TaxationMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Bill Morneau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates economic growth focus without providing carbon tax cost or responding to cover-up allegation.Our approach is clear: we need a way to ensure economic growth while at the same time protecting the environment for future generations of Canadians.
  6. answered
    Natural ResourcesMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly denies the premise and explains consultation process.We undertook the most exhaustive consultation on pipelines in Canadian history.
  7. answered
    Natural ResourcesMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly addresses denial claim by listing publicly available documents.The fact is that our government released extensive materials explaining the basis for its decision-making.
  8. partly answered
    Natural ResourcesMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.Answer provides consultation details but does not address releasing additional court-requested documents.the government consulted with 118 potentially affected indigenous groups.
  9. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Romeo Saganash (NDP) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.The answer praises consultations without addressing bad faith or section 35 rights.these consultations were meaningful, and so were the accommodations that are most important to many indigenous peoples.
  10. deflected
    The EnvironmentPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the prior government instead of stating any carbon tax cost figure.The Conservatives do not want to take action.
  11. deflected
    The EnvironmentPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats attacks on Conservatives and offers no household cost number.It is the same party with the same empty words on climate change
  12. deflected
    The EnvironmentPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general climate policy and never addresses the specific business tax cost.In opposing the practical cost-effective measures we are taking to fight climate change and grow the economy, either the Conservatives do not know what real action is or they do not care.
  13. deflected
    The EnvironmentPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer quotes corporate support for carbon pricing but supplies no cost estimate for families.
  14. deflected
    The EnvironmentPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again contrasts with Harper inaction and avoids naming any household cost.They continue to ignore science and the reality unfolding around us with respect to the impact of climate change.
  15. deflected
    The EnvironmentPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer returns to Harper criticism without providing any poverty-line or average household cost.for a decade, the Harper Conservatives were ready to risk our future and do nothing on climate change.
  16. partly answered
    International TradeMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms support for the industry and exemption efforts but does not confirm a permanent agreement.We have worked very hard to obtain an exemption from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
  17. deflected
    International TradeMs. Tracey Ramsey (NDP) asked Andrew Leslie (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists enforcement actions but never addresses whether tariffs will be imposed tomorrow or if a deal exists.we have taken important action to defend and support Canadian steel and aluminum workers and industries over the last week.
  18. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel (Conservative) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). loaded question.The answer praises generosity and funding but ignores the specific question on projected illegal crossings.we have provided $74 million to make sure that the Immigration and Refugee Board does its work
  19. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel (Conservative) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's record instead of answering how many illegal crossings are planned.it is very rich for that member to talk about compassion and refugees when Conservatives only had a target of 4,500
  20. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipSteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks past Conservative cuts rather than outlining any current plan to stop crossings.the member opposite wants to convince Canadians that Conservatives are serious about the border, when they cut $400 million from CBSA
  21. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipSteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends policy and attacks the prior government instead of addressing the call for an apology.What is irresponsible is cutting $400 million from border security and pretending to care about the border.
  22. partly answered
    TaxationMs. Rachel Blaney (NDP) asked Bill Morneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the OECD coordination approach but does not say why Canada is not acting unilaterally like other countries.The OECD has been looking at how we can coordinate our taxation approach for large digital companies.
  23. deflected
    TaxationMr. Pierre Nantel (NDP) asked Bill Morneau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the OECD line without addressing the distinction between corporate tax and GST collection.We need to consider taking an approach that will truly work in the future.
  24. partly answered
    Natural ResourcesMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the TMX approval but does not explain why investment is leaving or address the cited warnings.we approved the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline for all the reasons she would agree with: jobs, expansion of export markets, and investor certainty.
  25. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses selective hearing and revisionist history instead of addressing the timeline for championing energy.It is remarkable what the members opposite do not want to hear.
  26. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Colin Carrie (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats that the member is not listening rather than addressing job losses or phasing out claims.It does not matter if the Conservatives are not listening.
  27. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Ron Liepert (Conservative) asked Jim Carr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing Conservatives on funding and free speech instead of addressing the pipeline decision or phasing-out plan.We could talk about the number of dollars the Conservative Party gave to the very same group they are criticizing us for having funded
  28. deflected
    Canada PostMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses Canada Post vision and committees but does not address support for Motion No. 166.A parliamentary committee and a second committee have looked at the issue of postal banking.
  29. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses ongoing work with provinces on conservation agreements but does not commit to safety-net orders.We are working toward negotiating conservation agreements with the provinces and territories, and are contemplating other actions that we may need to take
  30. deflected
    Democratic ReformMr. Blake Richards (Conservative) asked Scott Brison (Liberal). loaded question.Answer focuses on repealing Harper-era rules instead of addressing foreign interference or the missed deadline.In fact, the Harper Conservatives made it harder for Canadians to vote.
  31. deflected
    Democratic ReformMr. Blake Richards (Conservative) asked Scott Brison (Liberal). loaded question.Answer cites a court case and contrasts with Conservatives rather than explaining the ID policy change.We want to make it easier for Canadians to vote and participate in the Canadian electoral process.
  32. deflected
    Democratic ReformMr. Bernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Scott Brison (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats the modernization message and attacks Harper Conservatives instead of addressing voter ID or system integrity.Their actions made it harder for Canadians to vote.
  33. deflected
    Human RightsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Liberal). substantive question.The answer stresses human rights focus but avoids any commitment to halt meetings or trade.The focus of any discussion with the Government of Iran will be on ensuring Maryam Mombeini is able to return home, and on demanding answers on the death of her husband, Mr. Seyed-Emami.
  34. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer directly states ongoing contacts and readiness to respond to requests for aid.As a matter of fact, the government operations centre, which is a part of my department, is in constant contact with all provincial officials across the country, including those in the province of Quebec, to determine if federal assistance is needed to alleviate emergency situations like flooding.
  35. partly answered
    International TradeMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms intent to ratify quickly but provides no timeline or legislation details.As I told him Friday, we plan to move quickly on ratifying this agreement.
  36. answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Luc Thériault (Québec debout) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer outlines the task force and talks with provinces without addressing the broken-promise claim.We are currently in talks with the governments of Quebec and Ontario.
  37. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Rhéal Fortin (Québec debout) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ends by attacking the asker instead of detailing a concrete transfer plan.I wonder if my colleague opposite is suggesting that we build a wall.
  38. answered
    The EnvironmentHunter Tootoo (Independent) asked Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms work with Nunavut on tailored carbon pricing given its unique circumstances.We are working with Nunavut and the territories to consider carbon pricing in this context.