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1. deflected
   FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes Liberal investments and tax changes but never addresses or provides any date for balancing the budget.We now have some of the lowest unemployment rates in 40 years.
2. deflected
   FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the prior Harper government record and restates Liberal promises without giving any budget balance date.There was a choice in the 2015 election.
3. deflected
   FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer contrasts tax credit approaches and defends the Canada child benefit but supplies no date for balancing the budget.That is the difference between Liberals and Conservatives.
4. deflected
   FinanceMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats the 2015 choice narrative and economic statistics without ever stating a date to balance the budget.Under our watch, Canada has the lowest unemployment rate in 40 years
5. misdirected
   FinanceMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lectures the Conservatives on their past debt record and avoids naming any date for balancing the budget.We do not need any lectures from the Conservatives
6. partly answered
   Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the Auditor General and commits to fair treatment and review of procedures, addressing part of the double-standard concern.The CRA will review its internal procedures, processes and definitions to identify taxpayers who participate in aggressive tax avoidance schemes
7. partly answered
   Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists specific CRA investments and audit increases that respond to the double-standard allegation without fully resolving the $16 billion figure.With respect to offshore tax evasion, the CRA has more than doubled the number of completed offshore audits since we have taken office.
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the climate plan with listed actions but ignores the 5° warming study and the loaded premise about fooling the public.Our actions include pricing pollution across Canada, accelerating the phase-out of traditional coal power
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists Liberal actions but ignores the specific study and 5°C claim raised.unlike the NDP, we have moved from words to action.
10. deflected
    FinanceMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer attacks the questioner's verse and past record instead of addressing when a balanced budget will occur.He should probably keep his day job for now, and perhaps find something new in 2019.
11. deflected
    FinanceMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats past election framing and family benefits but never states when the budget will balance.Next year, the average family will have $2,000 more in its pocket than it did under the former government
12. misdirected
    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to defending the child benefit and attacking the Fraser Institute rather than addressing the deficit or tax-credit cuts.the member for Carleton keeps on quoting a study by the Fraser Institute that fails to take into account the Canada child benefit.
13. deflected
    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservative history and tax policy instead of answering when the budget will balance.The Conservatives added $150 billion to the debt.
14. misdirected
    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer thanks the asker sarcastically and pivots to historical growth comparisons without addressing the balance question.It is not just the Prime Minister who thanks him, but I think 35 million Canadians thank him.
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    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights past growth and debt-to-GDP but never specifies when the budget will balance itself.We had the fastest growth in the G7 in 2017.
16. partly answered
    Child CareMs. Sheila Malcolmson (NDP) asked Mr. Adam Vaughan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists specific investments in child care and housing but does not address the call for universal affordable child care.I would remind the member opposite that the government has invested in child care, some $7.5 billion over the next 10 years of direct investment.
17. deflected
    Child CareMs. Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP) asked Mr. Adam Vaughan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks opposition platform rather than addressing timeline for new measures.the party opposite now seems to want ambition. In their campaign platform, those members promised not to spend any money on anything unless they balanced the budget first.
18. partly answered
    PrivacyMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses privacy concerns and project status but omits sanctions or end date.The head of Statistics Canada has made it very clear that this project will not go ahead until the privacy concerns have been addressed.
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    PrivacyMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats privacy assurances without confirming whether minister was notified before media reports.The chief statistician, in committee, both in the House of Commons and the Senate, said he will only proceed when those issues around privacy and data protection are dealt with.
20. deflected
    PrivacyMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). substantive question.Answer avoids yes/no on law violation and pivots to data protection without addressing notification failure.The member opposite knows that no information has been obtained.
21. misdirected
    PrivacyMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Navdeep Bains (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses asker of fabricating facts and attacks opposition stance on data instead of addressing notification or sales motive.again, the member opposite is making up his own facts.
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    Official LanguagesMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts focus to criticizing Conservatives rather than stating any federal action on the university.Not once in those five days has the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada spoken out against what is going on in Ontario.
23. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMs. Linda Duncan (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer cites increased overall funding but does not explain refusal of specific support for Campus Saint-Jean.We increased budgets for all language communities by 20%, and we will continue to support them.
24. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). loaded question.Answer blames prior government inaction and avoids committing to kill Bill C-69 or new pipelines.What we are seeing today happening in Alberta is the result of a decade of inaction by the previous government to build a single pipeline to take our resources to non-U.S. markets.
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    Natural ResourcesMr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates Harper-era failures instead of addressing Bill C-69 or pipeline decisions.Stephen Harper's government failed to build a single pipeline to take our resources to non-U.S. markets.
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    Natural ResourcesMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). substantive question.Answer pivots to EI benefits and past votes rather than outlining actions to address the energy crisis.when energy workers needed help, we stood with them.
27. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the member's attitude on EI instead of addressing the question about the Prime Minister's intent.it is really disappointing to hear from the member from Alberta that when workers needed the EI extensions and benefits they deserved, they did not deserve those benefits.
28. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Randall Garrison (NDP) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer emphasizes broader UN support but avoids committing to extending the Mali medevac mission.Our government's support for the United Nations is far broader than the air task force.
29. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer explains current policy on new permits and ceasefire calls but does not address the underlying logic of prior arms sales.Obviously, while we review the situation, no new export permits will be granted.
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    National DefenceMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames prior government and cites the Auditor General but does not address cancelling the Australian F-18 purchase.The report confirmed that the capability gap exists, which started under the Conservatives.
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    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer quotes the Auditor General and describes a new competition but sidesteps the call to cancel the Australian jets.That is why we have launched a full competition to replace the fighters, and not for the 65 fighter aircraft the previous government asked for but 88
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    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer thanks the member then pivots to criticizing Harper-era decisions instead of addressing cancellation of the jets.I thank the member again for his passion in support for the Canadian Armed Forces, but when the Harper Conservatives were in power, the member was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of national defence at the time but did not support the appropriate investments in the Canadian Armed Forces
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    News Media IndustrySteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). loaded question.The answer labels the query a conspiracy theory and restates general support without addressing the timing or patronage claim.Wow, Mr. Speaker. That is quite the conspiracy theory.
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    Member for Saint-Léonard--Saint-MichelMr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer states the matter is not government business and refuses to engage further.if you recognize that it is not government business, we should not be answering the question.
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    News IndustryPeter Kent (Conservative) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the importance of journalism and independence without addressing the election-year bailout concern.We are in talks with media representatives and journalism associations to figure out how we can work together while protecting the fundamental principle of journalistic independence.
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    HealthMr. Rhéal Fortin (Bloc) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses two-tier health care instead of the requested 6% escalator commitment.we believe that it is unacceptable for some people to get treatment faster just because they have money.
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    HealthMr. Rhéal Fortin (Bloc) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again pivots to opposing two-tier care rather than responding to the escalator request.we believe that the only card we need to receive health care is a health card, not a credit card.
38. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Luc Thériault (Bloc) asked Ms. Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms consular contact but cites privacy limits without further action details.consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather information.