Commons debates medical assistance in dying bill as fisheries crisis draws emergency debate

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1. deflected
   Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer condemns violence and calls for dialogue without addressing the timing of action or specific ministerial responsibility.Federal and provincial ministers are working together on solutions to maintain the peace and avoid any further violence.
2. deflected
   Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats condemnation and general call for dialogue without addressing leadership failure or mediation timeline.Federal and provincial ministers are working together on solutions to maintain the peace and avoid any further violence.
3. partly answered
   Foreign AffairsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses stance on human rights and Hong Kong but does not directly respond to demanding an apology from China.Obviously the Minister of Foreign Affairs has taken steps to clarify and officially convey Canada's point of view on the ambassador's comments.
4. partly answered
   Foreign AffairsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends human rights position and criticizes ambassador comments but avoids committing to demanding a public apology.Let me just say that the recent comments by the Chinese ambassador are not in any way in keeping with the spirit of appropriate diplomatic relations between two countries.
5. deflected
   Foreign AffairsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer asserts clarity on human rights and Uighurs but ignores the call to pull the ambassador's credentials.Let me assure the 300,000 Canadians in Hong Kong that a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian, and we will stand with them.
6. deflected
   EthicsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to pandemic and economic crisis while proposing a committee without addressing WE Charity cover-up claims.We agree that it is appropriate for members to examine government spending.
7. partly answered
   EthicsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists documents and testimony provided but does not address creating a specific committee on WE Charity.Officials turned over more than 5,000 pages of documents to the Standing Committee on Finance.
8. answered
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the request by confirming RCMP deployment and investigation of violence against Mi'kmaq.We have approved a request for assistance from the province to increase the RCMP presence as needed.
9. deflected
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer condemns violence and endorses dialogue but sidesteps the demand for the Prime Minister to act with a timeline or concrete steps.We condemn the appalling violence that has taken place, and let me say I believe the vast majority of Canadians feel exactly that way.
10. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains RCMP deployments and investigations but does not address why additional resources were delayed after the initial request.The RCMP have continued to increase their presence with each passing day.
11. deflected
    Indigenous AffairsMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates police actions and resource increases without explaining the timing of the response or addressing the accusation of dithering.We have continued to increase resources and, at the request of the Nova Scotia government, we have now significantly enhanced those resources.
12. deflected
    Public SafetyMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates that police were present from day one and resources were provided but ignores the pattern-of-delay accusation and the public-inquiry reference.Our government's responsibility is to ensure, working with the provincial authority, that they have the necessary resources in place to keep that situation peaceable and under control
13. answered
    Public SafetyMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states that a public-inquiry structure has been established, commissioners appointed, and work is under way.We have put in place the structure of a public inquiry and appointed commissioners.
14. answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.The answer corrects the premise about ministerial exemptions and details immediate corrective measures taken by CBSA.Just to correct the mistake that the member has made repeatedly in the House, there were no ministerial exemptions provided, and no ministerial involvement in the decisions pertaining to these executives or the one reported yesterday.
15. partly answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseSteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). substantive question.The answer announces an extension of travel restrictions and notes additional CBSA measures but does not address why the specific incidents occurred.As a direct result, I have spoken to the president of CBSA.
16. deflected
    HealthMr. Luc Thériault (Bloc) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights new federal funding and military support but does not address the call to increase health transfers to provinces.I will remind the member opposite that we negotiated $19 billion of support for provinces and territories, of which $700 million was to bolster supports for long-term care homes
17. deflected
    HealthMs. Andréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer pivots to constitutional framing and avoids any mention of health transfers.What the Canadian government wants to do is help improve the situation, not tell Quebec what to do or how to do it.
18. deflected
    HealthMr. Stéphane Bergeron (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer reframes as a constitutional squabble instead of addressing health transfer levels.a day without a constitutional squabble is not a good day for the Bloc Québécois.
19. deflected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer promotes an alternative committee proposal without engaging the request to move the WE scandal.This morning I sent a letter talking about the creation of a committee to look at all of the expenses made by the government
20. misdirected
    EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). loaded question.Answer labels the request irresponsible and partisan rather than addressing the election threat claim.That is very different than a completely irresponsible, ultra-partisan committee that would seek to completely stall the government.
21. deflected
    EthicsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats the offer of a joint committee and sidesteps the demand for document release.There is an option for all of us to work together.
22. partly answered
    Airline IndustryMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges difficulties and states work on solutions but gives no commitment on equity or consumer protection.We recognize that there have been great difficulties in the air sector, including airlines and airports, and we are working on solutions
23. answered
    Post-Secondary EducationMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly lists multiple student support measures implemented since the pandemic.Since the pandemic hit, over 700,000 students have been supported through the Canada emergency student benefit.
24. deflected
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer offers a briefing and thanks officials instead of addressing the warning system shutdown or document requests.I would like to let the member opposite know that any time she wants to receive a briefing from the department on where we are with COVID-19, and learn a little more about Canada's response
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    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the request for documents by restating general efforts and offering briefings instead.I reiterate to the member opposite that, if she wants to learn a little bit more about the COVID-19 response, she take us up on the offer of those briefings.
26. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses asylum options but provides no clear plan for pro-democracy refugees or Canadians in Hong Kong.We have an asylum system that is the envy of the world.
27. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMr. Garnett Genuis (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists prior actions but avoids committing to the specific new measures demanded.this government has already taken action by suspending our extradition treaty with Hong Kong, by imposing other sanctions and by continuing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Hong Kong
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    Airline IndustryMr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general airline support priorities without addressing the refund condition.I can assure the member that our priority is to ensure that Canadians have access to safe, efficient and affordable air transportation.
29. partly answered
    Airline IndustryMr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states the whole industry is under review but does not specify support for Air Transat or regional carriers.When I say that we are examining the airline industry, I mean the industry as a whole.
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    Indigenous AffairsMr. Gary Vidal (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights early provision of machines but sidesteps the cartridge shortage and delayed results.Very early on, as the member opposite noted, we ensured that indigenous communities had GeneXpert machines so they could do a number of tests locally.
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    Official LanguagesMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists past actions but gives no count of implemented recommendations or modernization timeline.We are committed to modernizing the Official Languages Act.
32. deflected
    Small BusinessMr. Alex Ruff (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses hotline response times but does not confirm when the promised CEBA eligibility changes will be implemented.I just learned that the hotline response time is within 48 hours, and many businesses are getting their answers right away, in under 48 hours but absolutely no more than 48 hours.
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    InfrastructureMr. Tony Baldinelli (Conservative) asked Catherine McKenna (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the specific request about the bridges and pivots to general infrastructure achievements.We are going to continue to do that. I am certainly happy to talk to the member opposite on particular issues, but we are going to continue building our great country.
34. partly answered
    TelecommunicationsMr. Dan Mazier (Conservative) asked Maryam Monsef (Liberal). substantive question.The response highlights past achievements in broadband but does not directly address cellphone service or a timeline for prioritization.As a member of Parliament in this House over the past five years, I am proud that we have been able to connect four times as many households as our Conservative colleagues were able to in the 10 years they were in power.
35. misdirected
    HealthMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer focuses on condemning Conservatives broadly rather than detailing actions regarding Alberta or the Canada Health Act.On this side of the House, we will fight to ensure that we protect something that all Canadians treasure, which is access to health care that is there for people, regardless of their income, regardless of their ability to pay, and we will stop at nothing to do so.
36. answered
    Public SafetyMs. Elizabeth May (Green) asked Bardish Chagger (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer directly addresses upholding the Marshall decision and working with Indigenous nations on the fishery issue.We know that the Marshall decision needs to be upheld and that is why we will ensure that it is.
37. answered
    The EnvironmentMr. John Williamson (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the plan's focus on recycling and banning specific items rather than harming industry.The focus is on ensuring that we are not ending up with plastics in our landfills and plastics in our waters.