Commons advances back-to-work bill for Montreal port workers

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1. deflected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific claim about emails and awareness, instead pivoting to general policy on misconduct.As a government, we have taken steps to provide greater support to anyone who comes forward.
2. deflected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates government actions without addressing the three-year inaction or duty to act on the specific allegation.every step of the way, this government has always taken seriously the responsibility to support, provide resources to and follow up with anyone who comes forward
3. misdirected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition's past process instead of addressing the Prime Minister's knowledge of the complaint details.It is a little rich that the leader of the official opposition continues to decry a process that he undertook himself when he was in government.
4. deflected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids the question about preoccupation with internal allegations and repeats general commitments.We always take allegations of misconduct, harassment, intimidation or assault extremely seriously.
5. deflected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer disputes facts via committee testimony but does not address firing the chief of staff or the Prime Minister's knowledge.yet, again, the Conservatives will not let the facts get in the way of a good political argument.
6. partly answered
   LabourMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the port's importance and decision process but does not confirm the interpretation on April 9 scheduling changes.We believe in the collective bargaining process and that is why we have spent two years working with both parties at the bargaining table.
7. deflected
   LabourMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to urging the Bloc to support the legislation rather than confirming whether it addresses unilateral schedule changes.Will the Bloc Québécois agree to open up the Port of Montreal and Quebec's economy by letting port operations resume
8. answered
   LabourMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly addresses paid sick leave by citing the Canada recovery sickness benefit and federal measures.That is why we brought in the Canada recovery sickness benefit, with up to four weeks of income support for people who were unable to work because they were sick or needed to self-isolate.
9. deflected
   LabourMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to division of powers and past NDP vote instead of addressing improvements to paid sick leave.once again, we see the NDP completely befuddled about the division of powers in Canada
10. misdirected
    National DefenceCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question builds on unsupported premise of cover-up and personal attack; answer redirects to prior Conservative government actions.There were questions and allegations about General Vance before he was even appointed to the position of chief of the defence staff under the previous prime minister
11. deflected
    National DefenceCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids specifics on Vance allegations and instead attacks opposition for personal attacks and irrelevance.That the official opposition needs to stoop to the level of disgusting personal attacks is yet another example of the loss it feels of being even slightly relevant
12. answered
    National DefenceCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question is loaded with premise of cover-up; answer directly denies it and cites committee testimony.The committee has heard from multiple witnesses for three months, including non-partisan public servants, that the details of the allegation were unknown.
13. answered
    National DefenceMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks yes/no on awareness; answer directly states the member is mistaken and cites testimony.
14. partly answered
    National DefenceMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer affirms support for complainants and notes need for better system but does not address the specific message being sent to women.as we have said all along, we will support and listen to anyone who steps forward with allegations of sexual misconduct or harassment
15. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question is loaded with feminist hypocrisy claim; answer pivots to past investments without addressing pay raise or broken promises.we have been making investments for years now to improve the culture within the Canadian Armed Forces
16. partly answered
    LabourMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks why PM will not end the strike immediately; answer explains preference for mediation but does not directly answer why not intervene now.we have said for years that the best solutions are those found at the bargaining table
17. misdirected
    LabourMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer challenges the Bloc instead of addressing whether the dispute was staged to justify legislation.Will they support the bill to allow operations in the Port of Montreal to resume safely and to establish an impartial mediation and arbitration process that would settle the disputes and lead to a new collective agreement?
18. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative desperation and pivots to budget and COVID rather than addressing whether the PM was misled or misleading.I can understand how desperate the Conservatives are to fall back on attacks.
19. deflected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses general supports and processes without addressing the specific emails or knowledge of the PMO.we put forward a number of processes over the past years to strengthen and encourage the supports for anyone coming forward with allegations of mistreatment
20. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer turns to criticizing the Conservatives' own past process instead of answering whether the PM would have fired Vance.it is interesting to see the Conservatives continue to complain about a process that they themselves used in 2015.
21. deflected
    National DefenceMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer reiterates the separation of politician and investigator roles without addressing the salary increase, contract extension or firing question.It is the job and responsibility of politicians to ensure that independent appropriate authorities follow up responsibly.
22. answered
    National DefenceMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states the funding and upcoming plans to address misconduct and support survivors.I can inform this House and all Canadians that we will be coming forward very soon with concrete plans on how we deliver exactly that.
23. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer provides interest relief measures but does not address extending the filing deadline itself.For this tax season we are providing targeted interest relief to Canadians who received COVID-related income supports.
24. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the importance of process without answering the hypothetical about firing Vance if allegations were known.it is incredibly important that there be a system and a set of resources for anyone who comes forward with allegations of misconduct or sexual harassment
25. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses the need for process but avoids naming anyone to hold accountable or fire.In this case, the ombudsman was unable to provide further information to the people responsible for the process.
26. misdirected
    National DefenceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to criticizing the prior Conservative government instead of addressing the cover-up claim or naming who to fire.The difference is they ended up appointing the individual chief of the defence staff.
27. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the old process and promises future measures without answering who will be fired.That is why we are moving forward with much stronger measures to change the culture in the military and support every survivor.
28. partly answered
    LabourMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses health transfers and seniors but pivots away from the Port of Montreal solution proposed.We transferred billions of dollars to Quebec and the provinces to help them with their health care systems during the pandemic
29. deflected
    LabourMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer cites Premier Legault's position and describes mediation without engaging the Bloc's proposed solution.That is exactly what he wants us to do and that is what we are doing.
30. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer emphasizes creating a new system but does not answer whether the PM would have removed Vance.We simply do not have that right now.
31. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights past efforts on culture change but sidesteps the question about staff informing the PM.That is why Katie Telford herself has sat down with many members, women senior military leaders, to talk about the changes needed
32. deflected
    National DefenceMs. Leona Alleslev (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the member of not being truthful and cuts off without addressing the two-truths premise or removal question.The former ombudsman could not provide any details.
33. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses process and testimony without addressing the hypothetical on firing.We followed a process in this case.
34. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer reiterates lack of awareness and process instead of answering the direct question on knowledge and firing.I was not aware of the nature of the allegations against the general.
35. deflected
    National DefenceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again emphasizes process without responding to the repeated hypothetical on firing.every time, I give the answer that it is important to have a rigorous process on which to base such decisions.
36. misdirected
    Post-Secondary EducationMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the asker's understanding of jurisdiction rather than addressing action on the university.the NDP leader is demonstrating that he does not understand the difference between provincial and federal jurisdictions.
37. deflected
    PrivilegeCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defers response without engaging the privilege claim or evidence presented.if you would allow us some time, we would like to come back with some comments to this question of privilege.