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1. deflected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores the yes/no question on budget balance and pivots to past election and growth claims.Canada has had the strongest growth in the G7 in the past year.
2. deflected
   Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses climate plan and quotes a CEO but never addresses the exemption for small businesses.The Board is encouraged with today's announcement...largely satisfies these objectives.
3. misdirected
   Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to asking Conservatives about their climate plan instead of answering the yes/no question.Canadians want to know, yes or no, do the Conservatives have a climate plan that is going to meet their target.
4. deflected
   Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer explains the large-emitter approach and cites other jurisdictions but avoids confirming or denying an exemption for small businesses.It is the approach followed in Europe.
5. deflected
   Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer quotes external figures on carbon pricing and attacks Conservatives rather than answering the exemption question.Why do the Conservatives insist on making pollution free?
6. partly answered
   Indigenous AffairsMs. Rachel Blaney (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Lefebvre (Liberal). substantive question.Answer states the government is following the court decision on consultations but does not address cancelling the pipeline.The Federal Court of Appeal has provided us with a very clear path to move this project forward in the right way
7. partly answered
   Natural ResourcesMs. Rachel Blaney (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Lefebvre (Liberal). substantive question.Answer confirms they are consulting per the court ruling but does not acknowledge the process is broken or drop the project.It has told us that we need to consult more with indigenous communities affected by the TMX pipeline, and that is exactly what we are doing right now.
8. misdirected
   Natural ResourcesMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Lefebvre (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing NDP pipeline positions and LNG support instead of addressing the Energy East promise to Quebec MPs.Oddly enough, some NDP MPs support the LNG Canada project, which will create roughly 10,000 jobs in the riding represented by the hon. member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley
9. deflected
   Natural ResourcesMr. Robert Aubin (NDP) asked Mr. Paul Lefebvre (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores Energy East entirely and attacks the NDP's knowledge instead of addressing the request for a firm rejection.the NDP obviously does not understand how countries approve or reject major projects.
10. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer pivots to criticizing Conservatives on carbon pricing rather than explaining the exemption difference for large emitters.Why does the federal Conservative Party and the member from Quebec not support a price on pollution?
11. answered
    Carbon PricingMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly explains that the large-emitter approach mirrors Quebec's system and other jurisdictions to maintain competitiveness.Our approach for large emitters is the same approach based on the same principles we see in Quebec, Europe and China.
12. deflected
    Carbon PricingMrs. Karen Vecchio (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer cites experts on household rebates but never addresses extending exemptions to small businesses like Ferguson Fancy Beans.
13. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Robert Kitchen (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses general costs of climate change and extreme weather but provides no answer on a discount or relief for the trucking company.Ninety people died in Quebec this summer because of extreme heat.
14. deflected
    Carbon PricingMrs. Cathay Wagantall (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer talks about energy efficiency examples but avoids explaining why small businesses receive no exemptions like large emitters.It reduced its emissions by 80% and saved a million dollars.
15. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights small-business tax cuts and job creation but does not address why large emitters get exemptions while SMEs do not.We reduced the small business tax rate to 9%.
16. answered
    JusticeMs. Cheryl Hardcastle (NDP) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly describes the external third-party review by Murray Segal examining the Diab extradition circumstances.That independent external review is being led by Murray Segal.
17. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Ms. Pam Goldsmith-Jones (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses arms export review but ignores cancellation, sanctions, repurposing and the demand about the prince.we are committed to a stronger and more rigorous arms export system.
18. deflected
    EthicsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Mrs. Karen McCrimmon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer cites sub judice convention instead of addressing the hiring date.to maintain a separation and mutual respect between legislative and judicial branches of government
19. deflected
    EthicsPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Mrs. Karen McCrimmon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to reference a date but immediately cuts off without providing it.I was told that the date was provided—
20. deflected
    EthicsMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Mrs. Karen McCrimmon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer refuses to comment citing courts rather than supplying the requested date.the government will not comment or speculate on any matter that is currently before the courts.
21. deflected
    EthicsMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Mrs. Karen McCrimmon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again invokes separation of powers instead of giving the date.it would be inappropriate to comment on this matter.
22. partly answered
    PovertyMs. Tracey Ramsey (NDP) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses federal poverty measures but does not address continuing the Ontario basic income pilot.We have launched, in August, the first-ever poverty reduction strategy, which is going to reduce poverty for a further 100,000 people in Canada by March 2019.
23. deflected
    HousingMs. Sheri Benson (NDP) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.The answer praises the national housing strategy but does not address differing criteria or flexibility for non-profits.We have been delighted with the level of input and the quality of the advice that they were giving to us.
24. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends Bill C-69 but does not address killing the bill or the investment decline.We committed to getting our resources to market, but we also committed to rebuilding a trust in how we do environmental assessments.
25. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Pat Kelly (Conservative) asked Mr. Paul Lefebvre (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservatives and promotes a different project instead of addressing whether to kill the bill.At the end of the day, the Conservatives failed to bring any new pipelines to new markets in 10 years.
26. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Mr. Paul Lefebvre (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the LNG investment point and adds process details without addressing scrapping the bill.We are making sure that we are going to do it in the right way.
27. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Dane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Mr. Paul Lefebvre (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses past market reliance and court decisions but ignores the request to scrap the bill.We are making sure that we are doing things in the proper way.
28. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Daniel Blaikie (NDP) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines two paths forward and mentions union collaboration but lacks specifics on exploring existing solutions.My way is about stabilizing the system for public service employees.
29. answered
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Daniel Blaikie (NDP) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.The answer provides concrete progress metrics on backlog reduction and back pay while affirming commitment.We have reduced the backlog by 100,000 cases since January of this year.
30. answered
    HealthMr. Bob Saroya (Conservative) asked Mr. John Oliver (Liberal). substantive question.The answer details investments, legislation, and ongoing strategies to address the opioid crisis.To address the crisis, we have responded through significant new federal investments, enacting new legislation and fast-tracking regulatory action.
31. answered
    HealthMs. Marilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Mr. John Oliver (Liberal). loaded question.The answer specifies new budget investments and harm reduction measures despite the loaded framing.through budget 2018, we are investing $231 million for additional measures to help address the opioid crisis
32. partly answered
    HealthMs. Marilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Mr. John Oliver (Liberal). substantive question.The answer covers labelling, dosing limits, and harm reduction but cuts off before fully addressing treatment capacity increases.We have required Canadian labelling for all prescription opioids to clarify their recommended dosing
33. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementSteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the contract award and Davie workers to restate general spending and defer to the minister.I can assure the hon. member that this government has put more money into national defence in the past three years.
34. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMr. Alupa Clarke (Conservative) asked Mrs. Alaina Lockhart (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses the modernization timeline and actions taken but does not specify when the Act itself will be modernized.After conducting extensive consultations, we announced an in-depth review of the official languages regulations.
35. partly answered
    Canadian HeritageMs. Monique Pauzé (Bloc) asked Mr. Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). substantive question.Answer explains ongoing review of cultural laws but stops short of confirming legislation on e-commerce or streaming payments.Due to the previous Conservative government's inaction, our laws on culture predate the Internet, which is why we are reviewing them so that we can continue to support high-quality Canadian production.
36. answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Ms. Pam Goldsmith-Jones (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly states that export permits for Saudi Arabia are under review and past freezes are possible.We are currently reviewing export permits for Saudi Arabia.
37. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts blame to the previous government instead of clarifying who pays the GM debt.the debt the member is referring to was written off as part of an agreement made by the previous government.