Commons debates economic statement amid clashes over vaccine delays

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1. deflected
   HealthPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Darren Fisher (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses variants monitoring funding instead of addressing the vaccine rollout plan or timeline.we have announced $53 million to create a variants of concern strategy, which will increase our monitoring and surveillance of new COVID-19 variants in Canada.
2. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mr. Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights current vaccine distribution numbers without addressing the China procurement criticism.We have one of the most comprehensive vaccine supply portfolios in the world, and we will continue working with the provinces and territories to—
3. partly answered
   The EconomyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists existing business support programs but does not outline new plans to address the risk of business closures.over 850,000 businesses received assistance from the Canada emergency business account.
4. misdirected
   The EconomyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to urging passage of Bill C-14 rather than explaining why unemployment remains highest in the G7.I welcome that question because it gives me an opportunity to share something concrete that we can all do to help small businesses and workers, and that is pass Bill C-14
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   The EconomyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats the call to pass Bill C-14 and avoids addressing the proposal to split the bill.the concrete action we can all take to help small businesses in Canada and workers in Canada is to vote in favour of Bill C-14.
6. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mr. Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer emphasizes the diversified portfolio outcome without addressing the CanSino recommendation discrepancy or cover-up claim.Some 14.5 million Canadians could be vaccinated by the end of June, and all Canadians could be vaccinated by the end of September.
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   Public Services and ProcurementMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mr. Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer claims guidance by experts but does not release the requested recommendations or address the CanSino contradiction.Obviously we are pleased about that.
8. partly answered
   COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains relief for self-employed CERB recipients but does not address removing clawbacks for all cases like Robert Major.we are allowing self-employed workers who applied for the CERB based on their gross income to keep their payments, as long as they met all other eligibility requirements.
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMs. Laurel Collins (NDP) asked Mr. Peter Schiefke (Liberal). substantive question.The answer praises the bill and collaboration but avoids addressing the delay or timeline for return to the House.We look forward to moving through that process in the House as well in the committee in order to deliver to Canadians the best possible legislation we can.
10. deflected
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Mr. Darren Fisher (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights vaccine procurement successes but sidesteps the modeling, Tam quote, and admission of vulnerability to variants.Canadians are proud that we have secured one of the strongest vaccine profiles in the world; more doses per capita than any other country.
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    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Mr. Darren Fisher (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to a multi-layered approach and funding for variants without addressing vaccine rollout failures or current lockdowns risk.As part of that work, we did announce $53 million to create a variants of concern strategy, which does increase our monitoring and surveillance of new COVID-19 variants in Canada.
12. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Mr. Neil Ellis (Liberal). substantive question.The answer provides compensation details and timelines but does not explain the delay since 2015 or immediate next steps.In order to offer dairy farmers more certainty, our government announced that the remaining $1.4 billion of compensation would be delivered over a timeline of three years.
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    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Mr. Neil Ellis (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats prior compensation figures without addressing the new CUSMA timeline or processor closures.For the dairy sector, to give an example, that represents $38,000 each year for the owner of a farm with 80 dairy cows.
14. answered
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Philip Lawrence (Conservative) asked Mr. Francesco Sorbara (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains the account suspension process, no breach, and upcoming letters with unlock instructions.Those affected by this measure can expect a letter by mail with instructions on how to unlock their accounts in the coming days.
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    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Philip Lawrence (Conservative) asked Mr. Francesco Sorbara (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates no CRA breach and priority on privacy but offers no new actions to prevent future incidents or improve contact.There has been no breach to the CRA data of any personal information of Canadians.
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    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Sébastien Lemire (Bloc) asked Mr. Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer emphasizes securing vaccines quickly but ignores the China vs. domestic production contradiction and task force advice.Thanks to this strategy, we will be able to vaccinate 14.5 million Canadians by the end of June and all remaining Canadians by the end of September.
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    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Sébastien Lemire (Bloc) asked Mr. Ali Ehsassi (Liberal). substantive question.Answer corrects a detail about CanSino but avoids the core question on why no parallel domestic program was created.I think that, Madam Chair, with great respect, CanSino was not at the heart of the Canadian strategy by any means.
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    Airline IndustryMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.Answer offers general reassurance about negotiations without addressing why workers should believe the government this time.We are in the midst of negotiations with the airline sector and we are hoping to move these negotiations along as quickly as possible.
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    Airline IndustryMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly attacks the asker's facts instead of addressing the question about fixing the ticket issue.I will argue that she needs to get her facts straight.
20. partly answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMr. Pat Kelly (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses ongoing work on criteria but provides no data on loans made under the fund.We are working on criteria in order to make sure the money spent by this government, taxpayer dollars, is being spent appropriately and that we are—
21. partly answered
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Richard Lehoux (Conservative) asked Mr. Francesco Sorbara (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes hiring efforts and call volumes but does not specify when training will finish or if it will suffice.We have hired, and we are in the process of hiring 2,000 more call centre agents.
22. deflected
    Canada Revenue AgencyMr. Richard Cannings (NDP) asked Maryam Monsef (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the issue and promises follow-up but gives no timeline or commitment on removing the 90-day period.I appreciate his advocacy, and we will follow up.
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    Air TransportationMr. Taylor Bachrach (NDP) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.Answer states the issue is on the table but does not explain why Canada lags other countries on refunds.I can assure him and all Canadians that this is an important aspect of our discussion.
24. misdirected
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer pivots to urging passage of Bill C-14 instead of addressing the specific Parks Canada lease interpretation.I would like to ask the hon. member, and all of his Conservative colleagues, to join us in getting Bill C-14 passed.
25. partly answered
    Veterans AffairsMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Mr. Darrell Samson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges delays as unacceptable and states an investment to reduce them but does not explain why the delays occurred.our recent investment of nearly $200 million will allow us to hire hundreds of new staff and speed up the process
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    EmploymentMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to recovery percentages and participation rates instead of addressing the cited recent job losses and G7 unemployment comparison.Canada has in fact recovered 71% of the jobs lost in the wake of the pandemic, and that is compared with just 56% recovered in the United States.
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    HousingMr. Brad Vis (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam Vaughan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' past policy rather than addressing why rural and remote communities were excluded from the initial allocation.I will take no lessons on fighting homelessness from the Conservatives.
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    Official LanguagesMr. Mario Beaulieu (Bloc) asked Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates the government's approach within its jurisdiction without explaining why Bill 101 is not being applied to federally regulated businesses.Since we respect our jurisdictional responsibilities, we are acting within those limits.
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    Official LanguagesMr. Mario Beaulieu (Bloc) asked Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to praising the reform and shared love of French instead of addressing why Bill 101 is not applied to federally regulated businesses.I wonder why my colleague is using that tone, because if there is one thing we share, it is a love of the French language.
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    Public SafetyMr. Jeremy Patzer (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer focuses on reassuring hunters and targeting smugglers without addressing the accusation of using gun owners as a distraction from vaccine issues.I want to reassure all hunters, farmers and sport shooters they are not being targeted in any way and that we have the greatest respect for them.
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    Public SafetyMr. Bob Saroya (Conservative) asked Mr. Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the bill's municipal handgun storage ban but does not address why the earlier private member's bill was rejected or why the new bill will not help the GTA.It fulfills a commitment we made during the last election campaign to give municipalities more power so they could, for example, ban the storage of handguns within their boundaries.
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    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Martin Shields (Conservative) asked Mr. Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer cites a third-party statement on confidentiality instead of disclosing or explaining the contents of the vaccine contracts.We urge all parties to respect the confidential nature of these commercial contracts which were entered into in good faith, and to ensure that commercially-sensitive and proprietary information is protected from disclosure at this critical time.
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    Carbon PricingMr. Robert Kitchen (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the GST discrepancy entirely and pivots to urging support for unrelated legislation.We disagree about a lot, but if we all believe we need to support small businesses, let us get behind Bill C-14
34. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMike Lake (Conservative) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses domestic projects instead of addressing the yes-or-no question on imported oil regulations.There are 32 oil sands projects in Alberta that are approved and ready to go.
35. partly answered
    EmploymentMs. Jag Sahota (Conservative) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists past actions taken on jobs but does not address future concrete steps specifically for Alberta.That is our record and we are proud of it.
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    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMs. Jenny Kwan (NDP) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains CERB rules without addressing the claim of unequal treatment for low-income versus corporate applicants.CERB eligibility was not dependent on having filed a tax return, but the CRA encourages everyone to file their 2019 tax return so that the agency can confirm their eligibility.
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    Indigenous AffairsMrs. Jenica Atwin (Green) asked Mr. Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses the Wet'suwet'en negotiations but sidesteps the binary emissions-versus-rights framing and broader UNDRIP question.This MOU establishes a path for substantive negotiations toward agreements that would describe the implementation of the Wet'suwet'en rights and title.
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    Points of OrderMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Mr. Arif Virani (Liberal). rhetorical question.The response raises an unrelated point of order about language instead of engaging the original statement on ticket purchases.I believe that in one of the opening questions, the member for Carleton referred to the opposite of heaven in raising a question and trying to emphasize a point.