House debates standing orders modernization as vaccine delays draw fire

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1. answered
   Natural ResourcesCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Seamus O’Regan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states the government's position and actions on Line 5.I can assure the House that we are looking at all of our options.
2. deflected
   Natural ResourcesCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Seamus O’Regan (Liberal). loaded question.Avoids specific new actions by repeating general support.we are working responsibly and diligently to support our oil and gas workers
3. misdirected
   EmploymentCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Seamus O’Regan (Liberal). loaded question.Turns to criticizing the question rather than addressing the timeline.it is irresponsible and it serves no one to conflate Line 5 with Keystone XL or any other project.
4. deflected
   HealthMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.Begins with unrelated topic before addressing vaccines.as today is the first day of Black History Month in Canada, I would like to take a moment to recognize the outstanding achievements of the Black community
5. partly answered
   HealthMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses the overall plan but not the immediate reductions mentioned.Canada remains on track to ensure that we have vaccines in the country for every Canadian who chooses to be vaccinated by the end of September 2021.
6. partly answered
   HealthMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.Reassures on schedule but doesn't give specific guarantees for Quebec.we are pleased to announce that the Pfizer vaccines destined for Canada are, indeed, en route
7. answered
   HealthMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.Provides specific dose numbers to address the timeline concern.With just the approved vaccines, Canada is on track to receive six million doses by the end of March, 20 million doses between April and June and over 70 million doses by the end of September.
8. answered
   HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.Details the actions on travel restrictions.Last week, we announced additional rules on international travel. These are now among the strictest in the world.
9. partly answered
   HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.The answer details existing strict measures and new rules but does not explain why a full ban on non-essential flights was not adopted.our current rules are among the strictest in the world.
10. partly answered
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses vaccine effects on transmission and current rules but ignores the premise about stalled restrictions and rapid testing delays.We still do not have information about the effect of the vaccine on transmissibility, therefore all Canadians will be subjected to these measures.
11. partly answered
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses evolving science on vaccination and travel standardization but provides no number or clear end point for easing restrictions.The science is still unclear, yet, about what effect it has on transmission.
12. answered
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states that deliveries will not be disrupted based on assurances received.we have been assured that vaccine deliveries will not be disrupted by these new European Union measures.
13. deflected
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates general expectations and multiple suppliers instead of confirming whether the Prime Minister requested an exemption.This is why Canada signed contracts for vaccines with no fewer than seven different suppliers.
14. answered
    HealthMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the exemption question by citing reassurances that shipments will not be interrupted.we have been reassured that vaccine shipments will not be interrupted by these new export measures.
15. answered
    HealthMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states that conversations with Belgium yielded reassurances shipments would not be affected.the minister had conversations with her counterpart in Belgium and received reassurances that our shipments would not be affected by these new EU measures.
16. partly answered
    HealthMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer describes tightened measures and agreements with airlines but does not address prohibiting all non-essential flights regardless of airline.Canada already had the strictest measures in the world.
17. deflected
    HealthMr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks Bloc position and restates existing advice instead of addressing the requested ban.the thing that does not work is the Bloc's position.
18. deflected
    HealthMr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer dismisses the question as whining and defends government choices without promising further action.Quebeckers are even more fed up with all this whining, to put it bluntly, coming from the Bloc Québécois.
19. deflected
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponsePeter Kent (Conservative) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends the CERB program broadly but ignores the specific misuse example and vaccine-related funding question.We are not going to apologize for helping young people.
20. partly answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponsePeter Kent (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges challenges for new businesses and states awareness but offers no concrete fix.I am very aware of the challenges that new businesses face.
21. answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly explains the data-sharing process, acknowledges delays, and notes ongoing work to resolve them.Service Canada and the CRA work together to share data on Canadians who apply to ensure that one method is paid to someone at any given time.
22. deflected
    HealthMr. Taylor Bachrach (NDP) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.Answer defends existing rules as strictest without addressing why specific hot spots or Florida remain uncovered.I am surprised that my colleague is calling some of the strictest rules in the world "half measures".
23. partly answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMr. Alistair MacGregor (NDP) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights existing support and a new program but stops short of committing to fix the wage subsidy for start-ups.We will continue to work on new programs for new businesses and start-ups, and I would be happy to work with my colleague opposite in order to get his ideas and thoughts.
24. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer explicitly refuses to address the knowledge question and pivots to praising the appointee.I will not comment on that question, but I will say that Dominic Barton is an extraordinary ambassador for Canada, given his vast experience with China.
25. deflected
    Government AppointmentsMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Marc Garneau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explicitly refuses to address the question about the Prime Minister's knowledge and pivots to unrelated praise.I will not comment on those allegations from my colleague, but I will say that Ambassador Barton is doing an extraordinary job on behalf of Canada in Beijing to help build our relationship with an important country, China.
26. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the question on per capita GDP and borrowing and instead highlights unrelated positive GDP figures.Our GDP increased 0.3% in December, nearly twice as much as the consensus forecast, and our fourth-quarter GDP increased 1.9%.
27. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the question on inflation risks from borrowing and pivots to defending government policies with a quote.Examining the economic data of 2020, there's no question that the federal government's emergency income-replacement programs were a critical lifeline for Canada during the pandemic.
28. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses monitoring the case and raising it at high levels but does not address granting citizenship.Canadian officials continue to raise his case at the highest level, and we have asked for him to be granted clemency many times.
29. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). substantive question.The answer turns to attacking the Bloc leader instead of addressing the citizenship request.Speaking of human rights, I have to ask: When will the leader of the Bloc Québécois apologize to the Minister of Transport for his comments?
30. answered
    Natural ResourcesMs. Marilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Seamus O’Regan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states support for Line 5 and ongoing advocacy efforts.We are loud and clear on this side of the House: We support Line 5.
31. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMs. Andréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Seamus O’Regan (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the point of order about interpretation and continues an unrelated speech on energy exports.it is incumbent upon us to safeguard our relationship with the single largest customer for Canadian crude.
32. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Ted Falk (Conservative) asked Seamus O’Regan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition for comments on TMX instead of addressing the question on Keystone XL and energy workers.The member for Foothills called TMX a white elephant.
33. deflected
    InfrastructureMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts focus to Manitoba's incomplete submission rather than addressing the federal signing delay.We continue to await the second tranche of information that would allow us to proceed through the process, as it should be done, as it is always done.
34. deflected
    Government ContractsMr. Kelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.The answer offers to follow up later instead of explaining the resort expenditure.I would be happy to speak with the member directly and get more information about the contract to which he is referring.
35. partly answered
    TelecommunicationsMs. Lianne Rood (Conservative) asked Maryam Monsef (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists past and ongoing investments but does not address current rural billing or access failures.In our first mandate we invested to connect 1.7 million households to this essential service.
36. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Leah Gazan (NDP) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer affirms principles of accountability without specifying actions or timelines for reform.We have made commitments to bring forward reform on these issues and we are working with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure that all Canadians can be assured that police actions will always be accountable to the people they serve.