House opens debate on online streaming act as emergencies act draws fire

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   Public SafetyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer justifies invocation but never identifies the specific threat of violence required by the threshold.However, it was necessary to be done to give local law enforcement across the country the tools to handle these illegal blockades
2. deflected
   Public SafetyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats that tools were given but does not address whether legal criteria or expert concerns were met.the threshold was met for the Emergencies Act and now across the country, police of jurisdiction have the tools necessary to keep people safe
3. misdirected
   Public SafetyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question contains unsupported premise about admiring dictatorships; answer pivots to attacking Conservatives instead of responding.the Conservatives simply cannot have it both ways.
4. misdirected
   HealthCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question mixes personal attacks with a mandate query; answer shifts to Emergencies Act and accuses Conservatives of partisanship.What people will see is that the Conservatives never stopped playing personal partisan politics.
5. answered
   HealthMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly endorses the request and outlines the planned Canada mental health transfer.It is why we are committing to establishing the Canada mental health transfer to expand the delivery of high-quality free mental health services.
6. partly answered
   HealthCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges mental-health impacts and states that science is followed, but gives no timeline for ending mandates.We will continue to follow the science every step of the way to keep Canadians safe.
7. deflected
   Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer defends the Act nationally but does not address the request to exclude provinces that oppose it.The provinces and territories that do not need to use it do not need to do so.
8. deflected
   Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.Question makes a rhetorical historical comparison without asking a concrete question; answer restates federal support without engaging the War Measures Act reference.We have total respect for Quebeckers and all Canadians, but we will provide the necessary tools to maintain order and keep all Canadians safe and free.
9. deflected
   Public SafetyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses systemic racism in general but avoids the specific question on convoy treatment disparity.We work closely with Black and indigenous communities to make sure that we are reducing barriers and ensuring equitable treatment, particularly in moments of crisis like this one.
10. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly confirms the Act is targeted and discretionary where needed.It is targeted to where it is needed. It gives local law enforcement more tools in case they need them.
11. partly answered
    Public SafetyMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the rationale for invocation but does not detail what changed between February 11 and 14.On Monday, we chose to invoke the Emergencies Act to give them even more tools.
12. deflected
    Public SafetyMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to national impacts without addressing why the Act must apply nationwide despite provincial objections.these illegal blockades are impacting the whole country.
13. misdirected
    Public SafetyMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks Conservatives instead of addressing when judicial advice on the Act will be released.once again, the members of the Conservative Party are trying to have it both ways.
14. misdirected
    Public SafetyMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends mandates and attacks Conservatives rather than addressing the question on divisive leadership.Unfortunately, the Conservatives are now supporting illegal blockades that are harming our economy.
15. partly answered
    Public SafetyMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines initial steps taken but does not fully explain the legal justification for the Act.As time went on and these illegal blockades became more and more dug in, we saw there was a need for more tools
16. deflected
    Public SafetyMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates proportionality without providing the requested legal justification or addressing historical comparisons.That is why we not only laid out the rationale and explained to Canadians why and how we are doing it, but made sure that the new powers are circumspect, are proportional and are to be used only where they are needed.
17. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question builds in assumptions about the order and comparisons while answer pivots to general pandemic impacts without addressing specifics.this pandemic has been hard on all Canadians.
18. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly cites federal health funding sent to provinces but ignores jurisdiction critique and blame for security issues.the federal government sent $63 billion in health care funding to the provinces and territories to help all Canadians through this pandemic.
19. misdirected
    Public SafetyMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question quotes PM's past words to accuse inconsistency; answer attacks Conservatives for associating with protesters instead of addressing the shift.Conservative Party members can stand with people who wave swastikas.
20. misdirected
    Public SafetyMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question demands admission of lost control; answer attacks specific Conservative members and reframes as choice between blockades and Canadians.Are they for the blockades or are they for communities, our economy and regular Canadians?
21. deflected
    Public SafetyAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question contrasts past and present responses to protests; answer warns member without engaging the inconsistency or China remark.I would advise the hon. member to be careful in that line of questioning before people actually look into what he and his fellow Conservative Party members said—
22. deflected
    Public SafetyAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates support for peaceful protest and condemns blockades but avoids addressing selective enforcement or personal decision claim.These illegal blockades are hurting Canadians and their livelihoods and are hurting and endangering the well-being of people in communities across this country.
23. partly answered
    The EconomyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists pandemic supports provided but cuts off before fully addressing housing and cost-of-living frustrations raised.every step of the way through this crisis, from the beginning of the pandemic, we have had Canadians' backs with unprecedented supports
24. partly answered
    The EconomyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer references child care savings and prior supports but does not commit to new measures on housing or cost of living.there are families across the country, in places like Alberta and Manitoba, who are saving hundreds of dollars a month with less expensive and more affordable child care spaces.
25. deflected
    HealthMr. Blaine Calkins (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids providing any plan and pivots to general statements on science and safety.We are going to continue to monitor the situation carefully and ensure that we follow the science as we keep Canadians safe.
26. misdirected
    HealthMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks critics and reframes around unity instead of addressing leadership failures on mandates.Yes, there have been people who have been harassing and intimidating frontline workers, and yes, there are people involved in illegal blockades, but the vast majority of Canadians continue to stand alongside each other and support one another.
27. deflected
    Public SafetyMrs. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the Emergencies Act criticism and pivots to general pandemic fatigue without addressing division or overreach.I believe the member opposite misspoke.
28. partly answered
    HealthMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes provincial responsibility for most measures and highlights recent border changes but does not address a full federal reopening plan.the vast majority of health measures in Canada are imposed by the provinces.
29. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer lists past spending instead of addressing debt concerns or Emergencies Act legitimacy in Quebec.At every step of the way, the federal government was there for everyone, including Quebeckers, and that is why the Bloc Québécois is disappointed.
30. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer defends the Act's structure but avoids discussing lack of consensus or alternatives for Quebec.it is extremely important for everyone to understand that the Emergencies Act is written and structured in an extremely clear way and that we are following the instructions for applying it to the letter.
31. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Dane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer ignores the demand for apology and shifts to blockades without addressing the swastika remark.Canadians deserve their freedoms back.
32. misdirected
    Public SafetyMr. Dane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks Conservatives for supporting blockades instead of apologizing or retracting the remark.even as the members of the Conservative Party were calling on us to take more action on this over the past two weeks, they continued to stand with and encourage these illegal blockades.
33. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Dane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the demand for an apology and instead discusses the blockades.these illegal blockades have been going on in Ottawa for 20 days now.
34. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the leadership criticism and pivots to accusing Conservatives while restating actions taken.While the Conservatives continue to encourage these illegal blockades, we are working to help local police remove them.
35. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the division and timing critique to discuss pandemic fatigue and vaccination instead.We want this whole thing to be over, but I would remind the Conservative member that illegal protests are not the way to end this pandemic.
36. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the call for apology and reframes the election and mandates as endorsed by voters.in the last election, which the Conservative Party did not win, Canadians were consulted on the issue of vaccine mandates and vaccination.
37. answered
    Public SafetyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the concern by distinguishing legal protests from illegal ones and affirming charter rights.Of course, we will always stand up for Canadians' charter rights.
38. misdirected
    Points of OrderMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Mr. Yvan Baker (Liberal). substantive question.The answer proposes an unrelated motion about Ukraine instead of responding to the Emergencies Act motion for Quebec.That the House: a) stand firm in supporting sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity in the face of growing Russian aggression in and around Ukraine;
39. deflected
    Points of OrderAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids ruling on privilege and instead lectures on values while attacking the opposition.I call on the members opposite not to stand with those who are sharing those views.