Opposition grills Trudeau on ethics and lab documents as session ends

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1. deflected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer praises the minister and discusses general efforts on misconduct without confirming or denying the specific hiring claim.the Minister of National Defence has spent a lifetime serving his country, first as a police officer, then as a decorated soldier who served three tours in Afghanistan, and now as a member of Parliament.
2. deflected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates broad commitments to culture change but again avoids confirming whether the minister hired the individual in question.Over the past years we have taken significant steps to change the culture in the armed forces, and just this year we have done even more.
3. deflected
   National DefenceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists ongoing initiatives on misconduct without answering the yes-or-no question about the minister's hiring decision.Justice Arbour, Lieutenant-General Carignan and the implementation of Justice Fish's recommendations are examples of that.
4. deflected
   EthicsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the system used and accuses Conservatives of unfounded attacks rather than addressing whether extra funds went to Pitfield.While this is an inconvenient fact for the Conservative Party members, that will not prevent them from making unfounded attacks.
5. misdirected
   EthicsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The question assumes repeated law-breaking and the answer pivots to attacking the Conservatives' focus instead of addressing the commitment requested.while Conservative politicians are focused on baseless personal attacks, our steadfast focus has been on delivering for Canadians by getting progressive bills passed.
6. partly answered
   PensionsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the government's existing increases to OAS for those 75 and up but does not address the proposal to extend it to all seniors 65 and over.increased old age security by 10% for seniors 75 and up.
7. partly answered
   HealthMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights past federal pandemic funding and future discussions but does not commit to raising transfers to the requested 35%.we will enter into discussions to increase health transfers in the coming years.
8. deflected
   COVID‑19 Emergency ResponseMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the overall support package and extensions but does not address reversing the specific upcoming cut mentioned.budget 2021 proposes to extend the Canada recovery benefit to up to 50 weeks and the Canada recovery caregiving benefit to up to 42 weeks.
9. misdirected
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the NDP's rhetoric rather than addressing the priority claim.to pretend nothing has been done is simply disingenuous and cynical politics at its worst.
10. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates pandemic supports instead of addressing the claim of causing economic damage.once again, the Conservatives do not understand a thing about how Canada got through the pandemic.
11. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to criticizing Conservatives' past complaints rather than addressing current small business needs.I am surprised to hear this question coming from a Conservative.
12. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer urges a budget vote instead of addressing inflation or job creation shortfalls.What they can do this afternoon is vote in favour of the budget we presented.
13. deflected
    The EconomyMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the support plan and attacks Conservatives instead of outlining a new recovery strategy.despite the non-support from the Conservatives, which we will unfortunately see yet again this afternoon
14. partly answered
    The EconomyMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer provides job recovery statistics but pivots to attacking the opposition on the budget vote.As of May, 81% of COVID‑19 job losses were recovered, compared with 66% in the U.S.
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    The EconomyMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer focuses on personal attacks and the budget vote rather than detailing an economic recovery plan.as the Conservatives continue to resort to personal and partisan attacks, we are going to stay focused on helping Canadians.
16. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the French language issue and references government actions but does not commit to the specific bill.we recognized in the Speech from the Throne and in our official languages bill that French must be protected across the country, including in Quebec
17. answered
    Official LanguagesMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly refutes the premise that the PM no longer supports Bill 101.
18. misdirected
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer turns to attacking the previous Conservative government instead of addressing accountability for Liberal errors.The last Conservative government slashed science and cut supports for the most vulnerable Canadians.
19. partly answered
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses easing restrictions but ignores the question on benchmarks and other listed errors.we have moved forward on easing restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers.
20. deflected
    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids benchmarks and instead highlights supports while taking a personal shot at the asker.I know the member opposite looks forward to travelling again, perhaps to Oklahoma.
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    COVID-19 Emergency ResponseMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes Conservative positions rather than providing requested benchmarks.it might be easier for people to believe the Conservatives when they talk about empathy if they had not spent much of the pandemic criticizing this government for having spent too much too quickly
22. answered
    HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists specific measures taken on housing affordability.We are building new affordable housing units under programs such as the rapid housing initiative.
23. partly answered
    PharmacareMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses pharmacare indirectly via provincial roles and drug costs but does not explain the vote against the NDP motion.we have worked with the provinces to drive down the cost of drugs while at the same time moving forward on a rare disease high-cost drug strategy.
24. misdirected
    EthicsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative voting record instead of addressing the ethics question.Yesterday we saw over half of its caucus vote against a bill to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy
25. deflected
    EthicsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question assumes unproven corruption as fact and demands admission; answer pivots to pandemic support and attacks Conservatives instead.The fact is that Canadians have had a really difficult year because of this pandemic, but this government and other orders of government have worked together to support them.
26. deflected
    EthicsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question repeats corruption premise and asks when needs of Canadians will come first; answer attacks Conservative inconsistency without addressing ethics.It is no wonder Canadians wonder what the Conservative Party stands for.
27. deflected
    EthicsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question accuses PM of ethical breaches and insider deals then asks him to step aside; answer mocks phrasing and lists government bills while calling attacks partisan.While Conservative politicians opt for baseless partisan attacks, our steadfast focus is on delivering for Canadians by getting progressive bills passed.
28. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for royal recommendation on 50-week EI benefits; answer states government extended to 26 weeks but does not address the request for 50 weeks or royal recommendation.In budget 2021, we announced that we would extend that support for Canadians from 15 weeks to 26 weeks.
29. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question appeals for 50-week EI sickness benefits citing Émilie Sansfaçon; answer notes meeting and 26-week extension but does not commit to 50 weeks.That is why we introduced a bill to extend EI sickness benefits from 15 weeks to 26 weeks for the people who need it.
30. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks yes or no whether government authorized researcher collaboration with China; answer states minister was asked to follow up on the news.I also saw that troubling news this morning, so I asked the minister to follow up and figure out exactly what happened.
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    Public SafetyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question asks why PM violated House order on documents; answer points to NSICOP and ongoing talks without addressing the violation claim.all of those unredacted documents have been provided to parliamentarians through the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, and we are currently working with the other parties to find a way to ensure the protection of national security
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    Public SafetyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question challenges PM on ignoring House orders and double standard on laws; answer emphasizes need to protect national security without addressing ignored orders.That is why we must always ensure, by sharing and allowing parliamentarians to do their job, that we protect national security at the same time.
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    EthicsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The response ignores the ethics question entirely and pivots to unrelated attacks on Conservative positions.it is unfortunate that in the midst of a global pandemic, in the midst of challenges Canadians are facing, whether it is climate change, which the Conservative Party continues to deny;
34. deflected
    EthicsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again sidesteps any commitment on ethics or law-breaking by accusing the opposition of mud-slinging.once again, we see what Conservatives are focused on.
35. misdirected
    EthicsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.The question is a partisan statement rather than a query, and the reply counters by attacking the asker instead of addressing ethics.The Conservative Party never looks further than an opportunity to attack, to break down, to undermine and to spread baseless allegations.
36. answered
    SeniorsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The response directly lists specific actions taken on seniors and long-term care standards.we have delivered on our promise to increase old age security for Canadians aged 75 plus.
37. deflected
    Points of OrderMrs. Cathay Wagantall (Conservative) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). rhetorical question.The comment requests action on credibility but receives an unrelated procedural motion in reply.there have been consultations among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion:
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    Points of OrderMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Mr. Ali Ehsassi (Liberal). rhetorical question.The point of order seeks consent on committee rules but is met with a different motion on an unrelated tragedy.For the last sitting of this session, it is most fitting for this Parliament to adopt a motion on the PS752 tragedy.