Commons holds emergency debate on B.C. flooding after throne speech

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. answered
   Disaster AssistanceErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly details federal resources and CAF deployment in response to the request for an update.Federal resources have been on the ground since the very beginning, and we now have up to 500 CAF members on the ground, sandbagging, rescuing livestock and providing food and support to remote communities.
2. deflected
   Indigenous AffairsErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates general reconciliation efforts and condemns violence instead of addressing the request for an economic reconciliation plan.from 2015 onwards we have been serious about the work of reconciliation, which absolutely does include economic reconciliation in leadership and in partnership with indigenous peoples.
3. deflected
   The EconomyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to child care policy and attacks Conservatives rather than addressing inflation concerns raised.The member opposite talked about families. That is exactly why we are moving forward with $10-a-day child care right across the country.
4. deflected
   The EconomyErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to child care and housing investments while criticizing Conservatives instead of addressing the inflation crisis directly.Let me point out that we dedicated a lot of the throne speech to talking about our solutions, such as $10-a-day child care across the country and investments to address the housing crisis.
5. partly answered
   EmploymentErin O'Toole (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the labour shortage and lists general measures but does not justify its absence from the throne speech.Yes, we will increase immigration levels. Yes, we will invest in training. Yes, we will help address this labour shortage, which was an issue before the pandemic and still is today.
6. partly answered
   HealthMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines federal health investments and partnerships but does not address the specific proposal for a public health summit.we have a plan to eliminate delays in the system, build better mental health and long-term care facilities, and hire up to 7,500 more doctors and nurses in partnership with the provinces.
7. answered
   HealthMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly rejects blame on provinces and affirms willingness to partner without conditions implied.I am not looking to blame anyone for the horrific tragedies that befell people across the country.
8. deflected
   Climate ChangeMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the existing climate plan and cites expert support instead of addressing the lack of a worker transition plan in the throne speech.The kinds of investments and plan that we have put forward and have continued to build on in the throne speech were recognized as the strongest plan for the economy and to fight climate change by all experts.
9. answered
   Climate ChangeMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly commits to eliminating subsidies ahead of schedule and outlines related emissions plans.we have been committed for many years to eliminating subsidies to the oil industry, and we will do so even before the target date of 2025
10. deflected
    The EconomyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The question assumes the PM is out of touch without evidence and the answer pivots to attacking Conservative plans instead of addressing personal experience.the Conservatives, who pretend to know what Canadians are going through, promised to cut our plan on child care
11. deflected
    The EconomyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the inflation question and repeats child care talking points while dismissing the asker.while the Conservatives try to score cheap political points, we are focused on Canadians
12. misdirected
    The EconomyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative ideology rather than addressing inflation or monetary policy concerns raised.I am sorry, but the investments that Canadians need, and indeed the Conservative premiers across the country recognize, are supporting families
13. partly answered
    EmploymentMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges labour shortages and offers immigration and child care as solutions but does not explain their absence from the throne speech.In the Speech from the Throne, we focused on solutions instead
14. answered
    EmploymentMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses labour shortages by referencing ongoing work with provinces and business owners on immigration and training.we know very well that there are huge challenges with respect to labour shortages across the country
15. partly answered
    The EconomyMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses inflation by comparing Canada to peers and listing solutions but does not engage the sarcastic premise about budgets balancing themselves.inflation is affecting countries all around the world, and Canada is doing better than many of its peers
16. answered
    Climate ChangeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses consistency with targets by reiterating the hard cap on oil and gas emissions.we recognized that we need to put a hard cap on oil and gas sector emissions and reduce them until we achieve net-zero emissions
17. deflected
    Climate ChangeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to provincial jurisdiction without addressing the emissions-per-barrel versus production increase critique.in Canada, in a federation, we have something called provincial jurisdiction and that the provinces manage resource production—
18. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative games and restates pandemic spending instead of addressing monetary policy or inflation responsibility.while the Conservatives play silly partisan games, we are focused on Canadians.
19. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer begins by attacking the Conservative approach but is cut off and does not engage the spending-inflation link.the member for Carleton and, indeed, the Conservative approach on the economy are well known by Canadians and that is why it was—
20. misdirected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sarcastically attacks the questioner for blaming the PM personally rather than comparing inflation rates or defending spending.I am impressed to see the high esteem in which the member for Carleton seems to hold me, that I was able to create a global inflation crisis
21. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lectures on homework and global inflation while pivoting to day care and housing without addressing comparative rates or responsibility.If the member for Carleton spent more time doing his homework and less time playing word games, he might realize that the whole world is facing an inflation crisis
22. partly answered
    HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists specific programs that directly respond to the call for action on affordable housing.we will deliver with programs like the housing accelerator fund, which will help municipalities build more and better, faster.
23. partly answered
    HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats the same programs as E6, addressing the urgency but not the specific definition of affordability raised.we will deliver with programs like the housing accelerator fund, which will help municipalities build more and better, faster.
24. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer points to the throne speech and child care/housing but avoids any timeline or new tangible measures for inflation.our speech focused on the solutions that we are proposing for families facing these challenges, particularly when it comes to housing and affordable child care.
25. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to pandemic recovery and vaccination instead of addressing cost-of-living measures or timing.However, we all know that the best way to get the economy back on track is to put this pandemic behind us once and for all.
26. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists general priorities from the throne speech without specifying actions on inflation or cost of living.it was the member opposite who did not read the Speech from the Throne.
27. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Alain Rayes (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats a list of solutions while accusing Conservatives of misunderstanding inflation rather than detailing proposals.once again, it seems that the Conservatives fail to grasp that inflation is a problem, not a solution.
28. partly answered
    Climate ChangeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses climate action and oil-sector emissions but does not engage the premise about provincial jurisdiction or funding.we recognize the need to fight climate change, to cap emissions from the oil and gas sectors in order to reduce these emissions while investing to create good jobs in the future.
29. deflected
    HealthMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lectures on federalism and partnership without committing to increased health transfers.I am glad that the Bloc Québécois is finally beginning to understand how the Canadian federation works.
30. misdirected
    The EconomyMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores fuel costs and Alberta workers to pivot to child-care deals and attack Conservative MPs.The challenge is that there is not one federal Conservative representative from Alberta who supports $10-a-day child care, and that is a shame for all Albertans.
31. misdirected
    The EconomyMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative housing plan instead of addressing rising costs of building materials or inflation.The Conservatives do not understand the challenges faced by Canadians in the area of housing, because if they did, they would be proposing a real plan the way we are.
32. deflected
    The EconomyMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the question's tone and pivots to the mandate on pandemic and child care without addressing prices.as far as a rhetorical device goes, accusing an hon. member of cowardice is hardly the kind of tone that I think Canadians want to see in this more constructive House.
33. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the direct request to reverse the ban and instead attacks the questioner's reading of the throne speech.yet again, this is proof that the Conservatives did not even bother to read the throne speech.
34. answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly explains the rationale for the voluntary suspension of exports and the ongoing work with the US.We made the decision to move forward with a voluntary suspension to prevent the Americans from bringing in something that would have been much more difficult to reverse
35. partly answered
    EthicsMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the member's actions and cooperation but does not state whether the conduct is acceptable.the member has apologized and is fully co-operating with Elections Canada as it goes through its processes.
36. deflected
    Government ProgramsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer thanks the asker and restates past government actions without committing to end the clawbacks.Ministers are now actively working on this issue to come to the right solution to support vulnerable Canadians because we will always be there for them.