Commons debates economic update bill as health mandates divide parties

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1. misdirected
   HealthCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the question on lifting restrictions per doctors' advice and instead attacks Conservatives on vaccines.Why, unfortunately, the Conservatives are against vaccination is, quite frankly, beyond me.
2. deflected
   HealthCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates general pandemic handling and vaccination stats without addressing ending mandates or restrictions.We worked closely with provincial and territorial leaders.
3. misdirected
   HealthCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to attacking Conservatives on vaccines and the election instead of addressing politicizing the pandemic.What we saw, unfortunately, from the Conservative Party of Canada was a refusal to step up on vaccination and a refusal to follow science.
4. misdirected
   HealthCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to blockades and attacks Conservatives rather than addressing the decision to divide and stigmatize.Will the Conservative leader stand up and condemn those blockades?
5. misdirected
   HealthMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the question on deciding to divide and stigmatize and instead attacks Conservatives on blockades.The Conservative Party will not even condemn these blockades and the impact they are having on Canadians across the country
6. partly answered
   COVID‑19 ProtestsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the need to end the siege and blockades but adds a partisan call on Conservatives.Our government has acknowledged for more than a week now that this siege is unacceptable.
7. partly answered
   COVID‑19 ProtestsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses managing protests and supporting local authorities but pivots to criticizing Conservatives.There are certain challenges in Ottawa, and we are here to support the local authorities, to work with the province and to ensure that law and order are restored.
8. answered
   COVID‑19 ProtestsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses stopping funding flows and notes the shift in protest impacts while affirming protest rights.we are working very hard with partners at different levels of government to make sure that the flow of funds through criminal activities is interdicted.
9. partly answered
   COVID‑19 ProtestsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses tracking funds with international partners but pivots to criticizing blockades instead of confirming action on foreign money.we have worked with our partners, including international partners, to track the funds that are being sent to organizations, businesses and criminal activities here in Canada
10. deflected
    HealthMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the accusation of misleading on election timing and pivots to positive framing of the election outcome.in that election, Canada had an extremely important conversation about how to move forward through this pandemic
11. misdirected
    HealthMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Avoids any date for ending mandates and instead attacks Conservatives for twisting facts while praising vaccine uptake.once again we see the Conservatives are willing to twist the facts to their own partisan ends
12. partly answered
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Acknowledges changes due to dropping cases and following science but gives no specific date for lifting restrictions.The drop in omicron cases means that we will be able to make some changes
13. misdirected
    HealthMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the question about admitting political use of pandemic and instead accuses Conservatives of supporting blockades.The Conservative Party is still playing partisan games by supporting the blockades and their supporters
14. deflected
    HealthMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Refuses to name a date for lifting mandates and instead criticizes Conservatives for not condemning blockades.policy in this country is set by a government that listens to science, that follows data and that does not listen to people blockading our streets
15. misdirected
    HealthMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the request for a date on travel advisories and attacks Conservatives for supporting blockades harming businesses.The reality is the support of the Conservative Party of Canada for people barricading our streets and our border crossings is harming businesses
16. answered
    HealthMr. Mario Simard (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Directly addresses increased health funding with specific past amounts and commitment to future increases.Throughout this pandemic, we have invested an additional $63 billion to support our health care system
17. answered
    HealthMr. Mario Simard (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question assumes PM is uniquely stubborn and wrong; answer directly affirms continued increases and past funding.Yes, we will be there to continue increasing health transfers because, yes, we were there with an additional $63 billion from the federal government for our health care systems.
18. deflected
    HealthMr. Warren Steinley (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for evidence on trucking mandate; answer pivots to blockades and science without addressing mandate.we cannot end a pandemic with blockades.
19. misdirected
    HealthMr. Warren Steinley (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question repeats request for evidence on mandate and grocery impacts; answer attacks Conservatives for supporting blockades instead.The Conservative Party, which supports these blockades, will not even stand up and say enough is enough and it is time to go home.
20. partly answered
    HealthMr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks when federal restrictions will end following other jurisdictions; answer states reliance on science but gives no timeline or plan.The reality is that we will continue to do what is right for Canadians to keep people safe as we get through this pandemic.
21. misdirected
    HealthMr. Chris Warkentin (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question demands end date for restrictions; answer attacks Conservatives for encouraging blockades and notes vaccination rates.We now see the Conservative Party continuing to egg on its supporters to shutdown border crossings, and to encourage its supporters to blockade downtown Ottawa because they are upset they lost an election.
22. answered
    HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for plan including health funding; answer details past and future investments in health transfers.Over the past two years, on top of those regular transfers, we have invested about $63 billion in health care for everything from vaccines to transfers for provinces to other measures to keep Canadians safe.
23. answered
    HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for plan and health investment commitment; answer confirms more investment and talks with provinces.We are in talks with the provinces and will continue these talks because we know that it will take more money to deliver better results and to make our health care systems more resilient.
24. misdirected
    The EconomyMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks when finance minister will address inflation and cost of living; answer blames blockades supported by Conservatives.It is the blockades, which the Conservative Party continues to support, at the Coutts border crossing, at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor and even in downtown Ottawa.
25. deflected
    The EconomyMr. John Williamson (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to blockades and Conservative support instead of addressing inflation or energy policy.small businesses in downtown Ottawa have been struggling for the past two weeks because Conservatives are supporting the people who are blockading them.
26. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames COVID and blockades without outlining any specific plan or timeline for relief.the current global inflation crisis has been caused by COVID-19.
27. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Rob Morrison (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores specific price statistics and instead attacks Conservatives over blockades.If the Conservative Party is truly concerned about our supply chains, about the cost of living for Canadians, Conservatives should tell their supporters in Coutts and in Windsor to stand down those barricades
28. partly answered
    SeniorsMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer describes new legislation and a one-time payment but does not address the delay until spring.Today we introduced Bill C‑12 to exclude pandemic benefits for the purposes of calculating GIS.
29. partly answered
    SeniorsMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes a one-time payment and bill but offers no faster timeline for vulnerable seniors.Yes, because of that money, some seniors risk losing the benefits they need this year.
30. deflected
    PrivacyMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends data use for COVID but does not explain the vote against the committee recommendation.The Public Health Agency of Canada has used de-identified data without personal identifiers to inform the government's response to the pandemic.
31. misdirected
    PrivacyMr. John Brassard (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks Conservatives on the census instead of addressing the privacy concerns or the vote.Unfortunately, we see the pattern of the Conservative Party, which tried to scrap the long-form census and is constantly against data and evidence
32. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Dane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to re-legalizing assault weapons rather than addressing the buyback program's effectiveness.to be crystal clear right now, the Conservative Party of Canada is is asking us to bring back, to re-legalize, assault weapons.
33. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Glen Motz (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservatives on gun policy and the election instead of addressing the 1977 lie accusation.The Conservative Party is proposing to reverse that ban.
34. deflected
    HealthMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the election mandate and vaccine policy without addressing the timing or divisive intent of the election call.Canadians had their say on those issues during that election, and the vast majority voted for members of parties that supported these vaccine mandates.
35. deflected
    HealthMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to listing government actions and calls on Conservatives to end blockades rather than admitting any mistake on division.I encourage the Conservatives to be there for Canadians and call for an end to the blockades.
36. misdirected
    COVID-19 ProtestsCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer accuses Conservatives of supporting blockades instead of answering whether the Prime Minister will meet with other leaders.Unfortunately, we see Conservatives members continuing to encourage and support the blockades that are going on in downtown Ottawa, at the Coutts border crossing and at the Windsor bridge.
37. partly answered
    COVID-19 ProtestsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the economic impact and illegality of the blockade but does not detail specific actions to end the Windsor shutdown.Illegally blocked trade routes mean empty shelves, higher prices and layoffs in the trucking, manufacturing and retail sectors.
38. partly answered
    Natural ResourcesMs. Elizabeth May (Green) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the pipeline's economic role but does not commit to a full transparent review of costs and benefits.That is why the Trans Mountain pipeline, which allows us to get product to countries other than the United States, is important for our economy.