Finance minister tables fall economic statement amid opposition attacks on deficits

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1. deflected
   FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids naming any date and instead attacks the prior government while listing Liberal achievements.no government in Canadian history ever added more to our national debt than the Conservatives under Stephen Harper.
2. deflected
   FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again blames the Conservatives for deficits and does not address the requested timeline.for 10 years the Conservatives racked up deficit after deficit after deficit after deficit.
3. deflected
   FinanceLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to election contrasts and economic statistics without providing a balance date.Under Conservatives, wages were stagnant; under our government, wages are rising at a rate of 3%.
4. misdirected
   FinanceMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to local spending figures in the questioner's riding instead of addressing the national balance date.in his riding of Richmond—Arthabaska we are helping 20,490 children with the Canada child benefit, for a total of $6.5 million a month in his riding.
5. misdirected
   FinanceMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again highlights riding-specific benefits rather than stating when the budget will be balanced.$6.4 million are sent to his riding, Richmond—Arthabaska, every month to help more than 20,000 children.
6. partly answered
   Canada Post CorporationMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the government's actions on mediation and states legislation is not taken lightly, addressing the collective-bargaining concern.We have provided conciliation officers, appointed mediators, and offered voluntary arbitration.
7. partly answered
   Canada Post CorporationMr. Guy Caron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates support for bargaining at the table and notes legislation is a last resort, partially addressing the good-faith negotiation point.For nearly a year, we have done everything in our power to encourage the two parties to negotiate an agreement.
8. deflected
   Canada Post CorporationMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes the government's labour record and general preference for negotiation without addressing the specific safety or crisis-fabrication claims.We believe that organized labour is essential for growing the middle class and helping those who want to join it.
9. deflected
   Canada Post CorporationMs. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the query on workers' health impacts and the Harper comparison by shifting to general labour relations praise.We will continue to ensure there is every opportunity to solve these challenges at the bargaining table, which is the right place for them, but we are ready to act if necessary.
10. deflected
    FinanceMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids naming any balance year and instead attacks the prior Conservative record on debt and growth.We have invested in Canadians and communities. We have created jobs and economic growth.
11. deflected
    FinanceMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the contrast with Conservatives but supplies no timeline for balancing the budget.Our investments in the middle class are working and generating economic growth.
12. misdirected
    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to praising child benefits in the asker's riding instead of addressing the deficit or balance year.$4 million a month. That is how much money this government is sending for the kids in the riding of Carleton, over 17,000 kids, who are receiving more money every year than under the Conservative government.
13. deflected
    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the Canada child benefit design but never states when the budget will balance.Our proactive, means-tested Canada child benefit is lifting hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty.
14. deflected
    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again contrasts debt records and growth statistics without providing a balance date.We have invested in Canadians, the way we promised to in the last election.
15. misdirected
    FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior government's budget tactics rather than answering the repeated question on balancing.They did it on the backs of our veterans, nickel and diming them and shutting down veterans' service offices.
16. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMr. François Choquette (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly commits the minister to contacting Ontario but does not address funding the university.I am pleased to inform the House that our Minister of Official Languages will be having a conversation with the Ontario minister to encourage her to reverse these irresponsible cuts.
17. deflected
    Official LanguagesMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific request about calling Doug Ford and instead pivots to Mauril Bélanger and Conservative cuts.He lives on in our hearts as we fight each day to protect and advocate for francophone minorities in response to the Conservatives' cuts.
18. deflected
    PrivacyMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses privacy in general but evades the commitment to stop data collection by attacking past Conservative governance.For 10 years, the Conservatives governed only through ideology, and we witnessed the consequences of that, namely historically low economic growth.
19. deflected
    PrivacyMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer claims to protect privacy but shifts to criticizing Conservatives on the census instead of addressing the shutdown request.The Conservatives claim they care about privacy, but Canadians see right through them.
20. deflected
    PrivacyMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats privacy assurances but pivots to attacking Conservative ideology and data handling rather than fixing or canceling the program.During 10 years, the Conservatives ignored data and governed only through ideology.
21. deflected
    PrivacyMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer labels the question as fearmongering and attacks Conservative history on the census without addressing the law violation or cancellation.we have heard this approach before from the Conservatives. It is the same kind of fearmongering and politicization they used in order to justify their cancellation of the long-form census.
22. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer acknowledges the violation and outlines general actions on health services but does not commit to immediate specific steps on sterilization or reparations.We all have a role to play to ensure that indigenous patients receive quality health care free of prejudice, including ensuring health workers receive cultural competency training as laid out in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action.
23. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Hélène Laverdière (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer states commitment to review but provides no update on status or timeline for a decision.As I have already said, we are reviewing existing export permits to Saudi Arabia.
24. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservative mismanagement instead of addressing whether the Australian jet purchase will be canceled.The report confirmed that a capability gap exists, having started under the Conservatives.
25. deflected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to blaming Conservatives instead of addressing the Australian jet deal or spending on aging fleet.The report confirms the existence of a capability gap, which started under the Harper Conservatives.
26. deflected
    EthicsMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer refuses to address the question by citing an ongoing court case without confirming or denying the cabinet breach.as the member well knows, because this is an issue of a current ongoing court case, it would be inappropriate for me to comment.
27. deflected
    EthicsMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer again cites the court case to avoid confirming or denying unlawful release of cabinet information.these exact questions are at the centre of an ongoing court case.
28. deflected
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Pierre-Luc Dusseault (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer thanks the Auditor General and lists CRA actions but does not acknowledge any failure to achieve tax fairness.We are committed to ensuring that all Canadians are treated fairly and that they all pay their fair share.
29. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Jenny Kwan (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses general immigration reforms without committing to permanent resident status on arrival for caregivers.we also need to make sure we are maintaining the confidence that Canadians have in our immigration system.
30. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly states refusal to withdraw from the compact but does not address fixing the safe third country agreement.we are not going to withdraw from the UN's global compact on migration.
31. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the Conservatives for conspiracy theories instead of addressing withdrawal from the compact or the safe third country loophole.It is disappointing to see the Conservatives engage in peddling Rebel Media conspiracy theories
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    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Pat Kelly (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer thanks the Auditor General and notes prior Conservative years but avoids addressing unequal application of tax rules for wealthy friends.It is interesting to note that the Auditor General's report also covered the last years of the Conservative Party in office.
33. deflected
    HealthMs. Marilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer details collaboration and avoidance advice but sidesteps the specific question on why no recall was issued.We will continue to keep Canadians informed as new information becomes available.
34. answered
    Air TransportationMs. Christine Moore (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly reassures that night flights are not being cancelled and safety is being reviewed.No decisions have been made, but no one is talking about cancelling night flights.
35. deflected
    HealthMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats general safety measures without addressing the recall or the accusation of lax monitoring.We will continue to keep Canadians informed about the situation.
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    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMaxime Bernier (Independent) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes immigration benefits and rule enforcement but evades the direct yes-or-no question on sovereignty and border protection.Whether people arrive regularly or irregularly, all the rules around our immigration system apply and are enforced.