NDP climate emergency motion dominates Commons debate

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1. partly answered
   Public SafetyAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). substantive question.Acknowledges the incident and states general principles but provides no details on contemplated reviews.The RCMP and all police forces must work continuously to conduct themselves appropriately.
2. deflected
   JusticeAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.Restates that obligations were met without addressing the court order or delay claims.The government has met all its obligations with respect to third party records applications.
3. deflected
   JusticeAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.Repeats prior points on oversight without addressing the call for an inquiry into interference.the review of these documents to ensure that they were truly responsive to the request of the defence was overseen by public servants and the court.
4. misdirected
   JusticeMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.Turns to independence of RCMP and prosecution instead of addressing the refusal to apologize.This was an investigation conducted entirely independently by the RCMP without any government involvement or interference.
5. deflected
   JusticeMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.Repeats independence claims and avoids any discussion of an apology.Our responsibility is to ensure that the integrity of the judicial process is maintained.
6. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Attacks the NDP's plan and record instead of addressing the lack of concrete climate measures.I would like to know what the NDP's plan is, since it is not very clear.
7. misdirected
   The EnvironmentMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Attacks the NDP on LNG and workers instead of addressing the policy contradictions raised.it seems that the leader has a plan to leave 10,000 workers behind, because he has flip-flopped on a project that was approved by an NDP government in B.C.
8. partly answered
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses holding IBM accountable and progress on the queue but does not discuss shifting to public workers.We are holding IBM to account.
9. answered
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly addresses the Phoenix pay system concerns raised in the question.we are working very hard to stabilize the Phoenix pay system.
10. deflected
    JusticeLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids the request for an apology by emphasizing independence of RCMP and DPP instead.The people who decide to lay charges are the independent RCMP officers, whom we respect and I hope all members respect.
11. deflected
    JusticeLisa Raitt (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.The answer sidesteps the call for apology by lecturing on court processes and rule of law.That is how one respects the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.
12. deflected
    JusticeMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats emphasis on independent bodies rather than addressing the demand for apology.the decision to lay charges and take someone to court is made by the director of public prosecutions, who is independent.
13. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer deflects by attacking the premise and redirecting questions to the Ontario attorney general.If hon. members have any questions they can ask Ms. Mulroney.
14. deflected
    JusticeMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the document process but avoids any admission or apology regarding interference.There is nothing different in this case from any other.
15. misdirected
    JusticeMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.The answer challenges the questioner and redirects blame to provincial authorities instead of addressing the apology request.if there could have been any direct political involvement, it would have been done by the attorney general of the province
16. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to project review rules and climate actions without addressing the Loblaws funding or tar sands exemption critique.We are actually building better rules for approval of major projects.
17. deflected
    EthicsMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the ethics question entirely and attacks the NDP and Conservatives instead.There was a time that the NDP would actually be concerned about jobs, about Canadians.
18. partly answered
    Intergovernmental RelationsMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses the specific infrastructure announcement but does not explain refusal to partner with provinces.only a Conservative could object to an announcement about reducing congestion in the suburbs north of Montreal.
19. deflected
    Intergovernmental RelationsMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to defending project approvals without addressing the pattern of alienating provinces.respecting Quebec means working for Quebec.
20. deflected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.Answer disputes the gas price claim but pivots to attacking opponents on misinformation instead of addressing hypocrisy.the party opposite, all they do is spread misinformation
21. misdirected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the carbon tax cost and hypocrisy charges, turning instead to attack the opposition on climate costs.it should be worried about the costs that we are passing on to our kids, the cost of climate change.
22. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Gord Johns (NDP) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists government actions but avoids committing to urgent new measures and attacks both opposition parties.On the one side we have the Conservatives, who do not want to take climate action and do not seem to understand the economic opportunity, and on the other side we have a party that is attacking us.
23. misdirected
    The EnvironmentMs. Ruth Ellen Brosseau (NDP) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the NDP proposal on subsidies rather than addressing the climate emergency motion or pipeline requests.the subsidy that the NDP wants to eliminate would leave at least 24 first nations in Ontario alone in the dark, literally.
24. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMrs. Rosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Amarjeet Sohi (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends pipeline record but does not address the appointment of the Tides Canada executive.
25. deflected
    JusticeMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to unrelated economic talking points instead of addressing the promotion or SNC-Lavalin interference claim.We know that the Conservatives continued to debate policies and programs that make life better for Canadians and that have put us in an economic position that is more affordable for Canadians today.
26. deflected
    JusticeMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific claim about Ben Chin and instead lists government achievements while attacking Conservatives.The tax-free Canada child benefit that we introduced three years ago, today has seen almost 300,000 children lifted out of poverty.
27. deflected
    JusticeMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates respect for rule of law and attacks Conservatives rather than explaining the promotion of Ben Chin.All we know is that they have a new leader, but nothing has changed; they remain the party of Stephen Harper.
28. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementMs. Karine Trudel (NDP) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the Phoenix problems and outlines steps taken to fix the system, though it does not address the specific IBM payments.We reduced the backlog by about 40% a year ago.
29. deflected
    HealthMs. Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP) asked Ms. Pam Damoff (Liberal). loaded question.Answer disputes the premise of industry influence and pivots to the food guide instead of addressing lobbying contacts.I do take exception, though, to the hon. member saying that we are somehow influenced by the industry, because we are not.
30. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer avoids confirming whether Paris targets will be met and instead invites opposition to join the climate plan while attacking their record.Do the opposition members want to join us in combatting climate change and growing our economy?
31. deflected
    The EnvironmentEd Fast (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.Answer recounts past negotiations and attacks Conservative denial rather than addressing the failure to meet Paris targets.However, in the face of that, the Conservatives continue to deny that climate change is a serious problem
32. deflected
    The EnvironmentEd Fast (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). loaded question.Answer discusses historical Conservative action on acid rain and attacks current Conservatives instead of addressing the carbon tax cost or Paris targets.There was a time when Brian Mulroney took serious action on environmental challenges.
33. deflected
    Public SafetyMrs. Karen Vecchio (Conservative) asked Ralph Goodale (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses policy reviews and hearts going out to victims but avoids any promise or direct stance on compensation.Members can be assured that the Government of Canada will very strongly defend its position.
34. partly answered
    FinanceMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). substantive question.The answer details new measures and cooperation with BC but does not commit to a joint federal-provincial public inquiry.I have assured him of our full co-operation and support in B.C.'s inquiry.
35. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to lecturing Conservatives about committee independence and past playbooks instead of addressing the televised meeting request.I would encourage the Conservatives to stop undermining the work of committees.
36. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. Louis Plamondon (Bloc) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights project approvals and partnership but sidesteps the specific request for the $200 million shortfall.We are working in partnership with the Government of Quebec and will continue to do so.
37. misdirected
    Presence in GalleryMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mr. Shaun Chen (Liberal). rhetorical question.The exchange involves competing points of order proposing unrelated motions rather than addressing the original motion on the Indian Act.Whereas Canada and Sri Lanka share deep people-to-people ties;
38. answered
    Points of OrderMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly apologizes and clarifies the intent without evasion or redirection.My intention was never to question anyone's ability, let alone her ability, to understand the French language.