Trudeau defends handling of Winnipeg lab documents amid opposition demands

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1. deflected
   Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer explains process but avoids why contradictory statements were made or why redaction occurred.We are committed to sharing information in a way that will not compromise national security.
2. deflected
   Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates committee access and new policy but does not address Wuhan transfer or cover-up claim.Furthermore, espionage and foreign interference pose real threats to Canadian research security, which is why in March we announced further steps to integrate national security considerations into the evaluation of federally funded research partnerships.
3. deflected
   Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer discusses NSICOP creation and Conservative opposition but does not acknowledge or deny a security breach.One of the things that we did, as of 2015, which the previous Conservative government refused to do, was to bring in a mechanism so that parliamentarians could look at and examine top-secret documents in a way that aligns with what our allies always did.
4. misdirected
   Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to accusing Conservatives of games instead of addressing Huawei or past decisions.while the Conservatives continue to play political games, we are focused on standing up for Canadian interests; defending Canadian businesses; defending Canadian national security; working with our Five Eyes partners, and partners around the world, to ensure that our research institutions, our political institutions and our democracy are strong against all foreign interference and threats.
5. deflected
   Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats committee creation but does not reconcile the two contradictory messages cited.That was an election promise that we made after we watched the Harper government for years block any question related to national security.
6. partly answered
   JusticeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer states position on court case but does not explain or clarify the mask-secularism connection asked about.My position and our government's position have always been clear on this.
7. deflected
   JusticeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends court challenges program but does not address the Bill 21-Islamophobia link raised.We reinstated this program after the Conservatives slashed it, because we believe that it is important for every Canadian to be able to defend their fundamental rights before the courts, whether it be their official language rights, their rights as members of the LGBTQ+ community or their religious minority rights.
8. answered
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly denies fighting children in court and explains compensation work.We are not fighting indigenous children in court.
9. deflected
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accuses asker of politics and pivots to unrelated reforms instead of addressing the Monday court action.it is unfortunate that on an issue as important as reconciliation the NDP continues to try to make political points and twist rhetoric.
10. deflected
    Public SafetyMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer redirects to NSICOP without explaining the resignation.The health minister has made available to parliamentarians, through that committee, unredacted documents regarding the National Microbiology Lab
11. misdirected
    Public SafetyMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks Harper record and Bill C-51 instead of addressing accountability to the House.the member who asked the question was a part of Stephen Harper's Conservative government, which regularly refused to allow any oversight whatsoever on issues of national security.
12. deflected
    Public SafetyMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer again points only to NSICOP and refuses House order compliance.the Winnipeg lab documents, in completely unredacted form, have been given to parliamentarians through the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.
13. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer dismisses question as nonsense and repeats NSICOP claim without addressing House order.it is nothing but nonsense from the opposition.
14. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accuses opposition of ignorance and refuses to engage the House order issue.either for political reasons or simply out of ignorance, the opposition party is clearly refusing to accept the good work that the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is doing.
15. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer pivots to Harper history and committee creation instead of answering the question.We are simply the last to have created one, because Stephen Harper refused to do so.
16. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the request for apology and reframes around Muslim anxiety without addressing Quebec law link.Muslims are now saying that they feel even more anxious when they go outside wearing hijab and go for walks with their family.
17. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the PM's prior position without addressing the request to repeat or apologize.As for Bill 21, I have already expressed my position on it very clearly.
18. partly answered
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the science basis and future loosening but gives no firm date for ending the program.We will be making announcements around that in the coming weeks.
19. partly answered
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses the quarantine protocol for the PM but avoids a firm date for scrapping the program.like all Canadians returning home via air during the pandemic, the delegation and I will be staying in a government-approved airport hotel.
20. deflected
    HealthMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses past border measures with the US but ignores the question about unilateral reopening and chaos.We have always worked closely with them and will continue to, but we will make our decisions based on what is in Canadians' interests.
21. misdirected
    Canada-U.S. RelationsMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' record instead of addressing the border or foreign relations question.you will understand if I take no lessons from the Conservative Party of Canada on managing Canada-U.S. relations.
22. partly answered
    Public SafetyMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer condemns the attack and Islamophobia but offers no specific actions or summit commitment.The government has taken many steps, but we know there is more to do.
23. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists concrete government steps taken against Islamophobia.we declared January 29 as a national day of remembrance of the Quebec City mosque attack and action against Islamophobia.
24. deflected
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the policy's value and notes future changes for the vaccinated but does not admit harm or scrap it immediately.The requirement for incoming air travellers to have a negative COVID-19 test before leaving a government-approved hotel has worked, detecting cases and protecting Canadians from the importation of COVID-19 variants.
25. deflected
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question assumes program is a fiasco with assaults and poor conditions; answer pivots to criticizing Conservative philosophy instead of addressing quarantine issues.We know full well that the Conservatives encourage freedom for all.
26. partly answered
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for justification of differing quarantine rules for athletes versus hockey players; answer addresses safety priority and working with organizations but not the specific disparity.we work with teams, institutions and amateur and professional sport organizations to ensure that athletes are safe and people are protected
27. deflected
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question builds on past disagreements and asks about PM's own quarantine; answer restates government approach and criticizes Conservatives without confirming details.I should point out that we have often disagreed with the Conservatives on their approach to this pandemic.
28. deflected
    JusticeMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for promise not to fund challenges to Bill 21; answer discusses respect for court challenges but avoids any funding commitment.Obviously we respect that choice.
29. misdirected
    JusticeMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks PM to retract comments linking Bill 21 to intolerance; answer redirects to urging Bloc to listen to Muslim community concerns instead.If we truly want to become closer, I urge the Bloc Québécois to listen to members of the Muslim community
30. deflected
    HousingMr. Brad Vis (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question accuses government of destroying home ownership hopes; answer attacks Conservatives for ignoring facts and lists program numbers without addressing affordability crisis.once again the Conservatives never let facts get in the way of a good political attack.
31. answered
    HousingMr. Brad Vis (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks if government will adopt for-indigenous-by-indigenous housing approach; answer confirms working directly with indigenous leadership and communities.that is exactly what we have been doing for a number of years, working directly with indigenous leadership and indigenous communities on meeting specific housing needs.
32. deflected
    HousingMr. Brad Vis (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for concrete action on housing supply and support for motion; answer lists past initiatives and criticizes Conservatives for not supporting them.However, over the past number of years, we have not waited for the Conservatives.
33. deflected
    Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses the NSICOP committee instead of addressing the direct question on document sharing with media.The health minister has made available to that committee unredacted documents, and we hope they will go through those documents and get answers to the questions they have.
34. deflected
    Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the prior Conservative government and restates the creation of NSICOP without confirming or elaborating on espionage.I sat in opposition for many years watching the Conservative government not answer any questions on national security under the guise of protecting Canadians and national security.
35. deflected
    Public SafetyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again promotes NSICOP oversight without acknowledging espionage or addressing the cover-up accusation.That is why we created the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians to oversee our national security agencies.
36. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the issue of online hate and references the Christchurch Call but provides no update on promised legislation.That is why, as a government, we signed on to the Christchurch Call to Action, why we have continued to move forward on protecting Canadians from online hate and why we will continue to do exactly that.