Bloc motion on health transfers dominates Commons sitting

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1. deflected
   HealthErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the vaccine portfolio but provides no date or certainty on first access.we do not know which one is going to be most effective or which ones are going to arrive quickly.
2. deflected
   HealthErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer denies the premise and shifts to current contracts without addressing the China deal.The fact is that we secured contracts for vaccines in August
3. deflected
   HealthErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer denies the premise and emphasizes the current portfolio instead of explaining the China deal.Some of them did not pan out, but many others have.
4. partly answered
   HealthErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer gives an expected timeline and mentions work with provinces but no details on prioritization or distribution plan.As experts have said, we expect most Canadians to be vaccinated by September of next year
5. deflected
   HealthErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise and lists current deals without addressing the China partnership as the cause of delays.Yes, there was a partnership with CanSinoBIO, a company that was extremely effective in developing a vaccine for the Ebola virus a few years ago.
6. partly answered
   HealthMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes past support and future engagement with premiers but does not specify what will be offered at the meeting.At the same time, I want the member to know that I will be engaging directly with the premiers, not with federal opposition parties.
7. deflected
   HealthMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses seniors' care in general but avoids the opt-out question entirely.the dignity and the lives of our seniors are not a jurisdictional matter.
8. partly answered
   HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states prioritization for the vulnerable but gives no specific plan for which seniors get the vaccine first.We need to get to the most vulnerable, we need to get to our front-line health care workers, and that is exactly what we are going to do.
9. deflected
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general partnerships with indigenous communities but avoids the specific request for military support.We will continue to work with local and territorial governments, as well as remote communities, to ensure that everything they need they will have.
10. deflected
    HealthPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The response quotes union support for spending instead of addressing the vaccine timeline."Today's...numbers show that Ottawa is dead serious about supporting working-class and middle-class Canadians through this terrible crisis.
11. misdirected
    HealthPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer corrects the asker and discusses other countries' timelines rather than Canada's vaccine date.As Moderna's chief medical officer said this week, "Canada's in the front row" on vaccines.
12. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The response attacks the Conservatives' plan instead of providing a vaccination timeline.when will the Conservatives have a clear and well defined financial plan?
13. deflected
    FinanceMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights job recovery stats but ignores the request for a plan with dates and measures.In fact, 79% of the jobs lost during the crisis have been restored in Canada, compared to 54% in the United States.
14. partly answered
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms a plan exists but provides no specific date for vaccine access.Canadians should be proud and confident we have a plan.
15. misdirected
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The response invites a briefing and criticizes the asker rather than giving a date.I invite the member opposite to get a briefing on vaccine work, as I repeatedly offered her for testing.
16. partly answered
    SeniorsMs. Andréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes new long-term care funding but does not address the lack of other senior-specific measures.In the fall economic statement 2020, we are committing up to $1 billion for safe long-term care so we can continue to help the provinces and territories protect our seniors.
17. deflected
    SeniorsMs. Andréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Deb Schulte (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists other supports but ignores the specific question on OAS increase and its absence from the update.The fall economic statement reiterated our government's support for seniors by establishing a new $1-billion safe long-term care fund that will help the provinces and territories protect seniors in long-term care.
18. deflected
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general plans and science but provides no documentation or confirmation of the 70% figure.Our approach has always been based on science and facts, and that will not change.
19. misdirected
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservatives for playing politics instead of addressing the request for a detailed distribution plan.the Conservatives are trying to play politics on the issue of the vaccines.
20. partly answered
    HealthMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer names the officer in charge but does not address troop numbers or the full plan details.We are so pleased that Major-General Dany Fortin has embedded himself and his team within the Public Health Agency of Canada.
21. deflected
    HealthMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts focus to provincial jurisdiction and flu vaccinations without answering the specific questions on personnel or aircraft.the member opposite does not realize that immunization is actually done by provinces and territories.
22. deflected
    HealthMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes Canada's portfolio and doses per capita but does not address accepting vaccines before approval.I stay focused on Canada's plan and I can tell members it is one of the best in the world.
23. deflected
    HealthMs. Jenny Kwan (NDP) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats claims about the best portfolio but does not explain why Canada is not stocking up pre-approval.In fact, we have the most doses per capita in the world.
24. partly answered
    International TradeMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines next steps and states work is underway on mitigation but does not give a timeline for releasing the plan.our government is actively working on how to mitigate the impact of any implementation delay so that businesses can rely on the continuity that they need.
25. deflected
    International TradeMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes the existing agreement and collaboration but avoids addressing the absence of specific policies for disruptive tariffs.I can assure the hon. member that our government is actively working on how to mitigate the impact of any implementation delays so that businesses can indeed rely on the continuity that they need.
26. deflected
    Government AccountabilityMr. Kelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the Treasury Board's general role without addressing the specific claim of zero due diligence on the WE deal.the Treasury Board Secretariat is there both to provide guidelines and to make sure authorities are at the disposal of appropriate ministers when it comes to implementing new policies and programs.
27. deflected
    Official LanguagesSteven Blaney (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer asserts general compliance with the Official Languages Act but does not address the specific failure to conduct an impact analysis for the WE project in Quebec.we always comply with not only the spirit of the Official Languages Act but also the letter of the Official Languages Act.
28. partly answered
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists funding for air transportation and airports but does not address the request for an aerospace policy to protect jobs and SMEs.in yesterday's economic update we promised $206 million over two years to support regional air transportation, $186 million to help small airports and $500 million to help large airports.
29. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to general exports and aluminum while vaguely referencing aerospace transition without addressing the lack of a specific policy.all of Canada's exports, including Quebec's, are very important to our government.
30. deflected
    HealthMr. Kyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights overall test deployment numbers but does not address the lack of funding for hospitals to operate rapid-test machines.Over 5.7 million tests have been deployed across the country: two million to Ontario, over a million to Quebec, 650,000 to Alberta and 627,000 to B.C.
31. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Matt Jeneroux (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer focuses on recycling and keeping plastics in the economy but does not address why the toxic-substance labelling is being pursued during the pandemic.The focus of the plastics announcements we made a couple of weeks ago is about keeping plastics in our economy, not in the environment, in our lakes, rivers and oceans.
32. partly answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMs. Nelly Shin (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer points to the rent-support program and RDAs but does not specifically address relief for newly opened businesses unable to prove prior revenue loss.businesses like the one we just heard of, subject to additional lockdown measures, can get up to 90% of their rent covered.
33. partly answered
    HealthMr. Ted Falk (Conservative) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.Answer confirms access to care is possible but justifies quarantine without resolving the duration of the burden.the constituents the member opposite refers to are able to cross into the United States and obtain the necessary health care they require.
34. deflected
    The EnvironmentMr. Gerald Soroka (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes general benefits of the policy and ignores the specific request for rural concessions.The clean fuel standard will cut pollution by up to 30 million tonnes in 2030, which is equivalent to taking seven million cars off the roads.
35. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMs. Marilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to net-zero collaboration without addressing layoffs or prior policies harming the sector.That is why we have been working very closely with the energy sector in a joint effort to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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    Post-Secondary EducationMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists existing supports and a new interest elimination but sidesteps the broken moratorium promise.In reducing student debt by eliminating interest on the federal portion of student loans for the next school year, our government will continue to be there to help students through these challenging times.
37. answered
    Persons with DisabilitiesMr. Paul Manly (Green) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly commits to the requested national strategy via a new action plan and benefit.We are building on the progress made over the last months and years and committing to developing a disability inclusion action plan, which will have a new Canadian disability benefit modelled after the GIS for seniors