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Tuesday, June 7, 2022 · sitting No. 83

Conservatives move supply motion on inflation and cost of living

The House devoted the largest share of its sitting to a Conservative supply motion on inflation and the cost of living. Conservative MP Candice Bergen moved the motion, which cites record gasoline and diesel prices, a 9.7 per cent rise in food prices and the persistence of inflation beyond the government's earlier projections. The motion calls on the government to take immediate action before the summer adjournment and remains before the House.

In Question Period, Conservative MP Candice Bergen pressed the government on affordability measures and passport processing delays. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland defended increases to the Canada workers benefit and the old-age security top-up. Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien demanded weekend passport office hours and an end to extra fees for urgent applications, while Minister Karina Gould said Service Canada staff are already working extended hours.

Decided that day

  • Bill C-25 passed 2nd and 3rd reading and adoption
  • Bill C-24 passed 2nd and 3rd reading and adoption
  • Main and supplementary estimates concurred in
  • Opposition motion on financial relief defeated
  • Several stages of Bill C-19 passed or failed

From the Hansard record of the sitting. Full Hansard

Question Period – June 7, 2022. Video from CPAC. Watch on YouTube

Who held the floor · 2022-06-07

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 39%, opposition 61% of the words spokenGovernment businessGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 10:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:00Last speech 23:25Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 13 h 25 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
69Supply bills pass, relief motion failsThe House spent the bulk of its time on estimates and supply, advancing and passing appropriation bills C-24 and C-25 along with parts of the budget implementation act. An opposition motion for immediate financial relief was defeated while Question Period answers were largely deflected.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Other moments

Taxation

New Democrat MP Jagmeet Singh called for an excess-profits tax on oil and gas companies and big-box retailers to fund relief for families facing food insecurity. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland pointed to the government's 1.5 per cent corporate tax increase on banks and insurers and the proposed Canada recovery dividend.

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Public Safety

Bloc Québécois MP Kristina Michaud said 2021 was Montreal's most violent year in a decade and argued that Bill C-21 fails to address illegal firearms used by organized crime. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the bill's handgun freeze and new penalties for organized crime will make communities safer.

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Justice

Conservative MP Rob Moore asked the government to respond to a Supreme Court ruling that reduced parole ineligibility for the killer of three New Brunswick Mounties. Justice Minister David Lametti said the ruling is under review and that serious crimes will continue to carry serious consequences.

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Points of Order

Conservative MP John Nater raised a point of order citing unparliamentary language used by Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller toward NDP MP Brian Masse. Miller later said he would apologize if the words were unparliamentary.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. deflected
    HealthCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to vaccination encouragement without addressing restrictions or the PM's trip.When we hear the opposition speak positively about public health measures but badly about vaccination, it confuses the public.
  2. partly answered
    The EconomyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists specific benefit increases but does not address support for the Conservative motion.This year a family of three is getting $2,300 more.
  3. misdirected
    The EconomyCandice Bergen (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the questioner's personal situation rather than engaging the affordability critique.what is out of touch is for someone who lives in government accommodation to suggest that a cheque for $2,300 for a family of three working at minimum wage is piddly.
  4. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer quotes PBO on causes of inflation instead of responding to calls for immediate relief measures.The ultimate impetus for the resurgence of high inflation can [be] traced back to the COVID‑19 pandemic.
  5. partly answered
    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer reiterates existing benefit increases without addressing why no new immediate actions are being taken.The reality is that we understand very well that affordability is important to Canadian families.
  6. partly answered
    PassportsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges weekend openings but does not commit to eliminating extra fees for urgent cases.a dozen offices are open almost every Saturday to ensure that we can respond to urgent requests.
  7. answered
    PassportsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly states fees should not apply after 20 days and commits to raising the issue.those fees should not apply if the passport is not delivered within the normal 20-day period.
  8. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer details tax measures on banks and luxuries but does not address excess profits tax or immediate grocery relief.We have permanently raised the corporate income tax on the largest and most profitable banks and insurance companies in Canada by 1.5%.
  9. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses corporate taxation but limits to banks and insurance without mentioning oil and gas or big box stores.our government is committed to making sure that everyone pays their fair share.
  10. deflected
    TaxationMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The response criticizes the Conservative Party instead of providing a government plan.the party that needs a coherent policy is the Conservative Party, and it just does not have one.
  11. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.Provides some actions but does not address importing positive policies or directly helping with gas prices via tax cuts.we have committed to increasing oil and gas production by 300,000 barrels per day by the end of the year.
  12. deflected
    TaxationMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.Diverts to criticizing past Conservative positions on carbon pricing instead of addressing gas tax reduction.in 2007, the Harper government proposed a $15 tax.
  13. deflected
    TaxationMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Focuses on Conservative inconsistency rather than explaining refusal to cut gas taxes.once again, the Conservatives need to pick a lane on fiscal policy.
  14. deflected
    TaxationMrs. Laila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.Explains government actions but deflects by noting opposition's votes against other measures.The opposition voted against tax cuts for the middle class.
  15. partly answered
    TaxationMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Provides details on payments but does not acknowledge negative impacts.our plan is designed so that the majority of households in Canada receive more money from the climate incentive payment than they pay.
  16. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.Commits to the bill without addressing whether it solves illegal weapons issue.I very much look forward to starting the debate on this bill, because the measures it contains can make all communities and all Canadians safer.
  17. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). rhetorical question.Minister promotes the bill without addressing 2021 enforcement failures on illegal guns.This bill is an important step.
  18. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Rhéal Fortin (Bloc) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). rhetorical question.Minister endorses the goal but pivots to blaming Conservatives and urging passage of Bill C-21.It is too bad that the Conservatives picked a fight on Friday when we had time to start this debate.
  19. partly answered
    JusticeRob Moore (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Minister states they are evaluating options but does not commit to a timeline or specific response.we are looking carefully at that ruling.
  20. deflected
    JusticeRob Moore (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Minister discusses rarity of parole for mass murderers without addressing legislative response to the ruling.The Supreme Court ruling is clear and unanimous.
  21. misdirected
    JusticeKerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.Minister attacks the questioner's reading of the bill and pivots to support for Bill C-21.if my colleague had read the bill, she would see that this initiative tackles organized crime head-on
  22. deflected
    JusticeKerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.Minister accuses Conservatives of stalling instead of addressing gun violence in Surrey.what playing politics looks like in this chamber is exactly what we saw last Friday
  23. partly answered
    Airline IndustryMr. Taylor Bachrach (NDP) asked Omar Alghabra (Liberal). substantive question.Minister acknowledges concern for working conditions but shifts to global context and resources without specifics.of course our government is concerned about working conditions for all employees
  24. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Robert Oliphant (Liberal). substantive question.Minister highlights total sanctions imposed but does not provide details on frozen assets or transparency.Since February 24, we have levelled sanctions at over 1,400 individuals and entities
  25. deflected
    HealthMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains differences between travel modes but avoids any commitment on ending mandates.As I said yesterday, it is a lot different travelling on a boat versus a plane.
  26. deflected
    HealthMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer begins to address statistics but cuts off without engaging the core claim about mandates being political.
  27. deflected
    HealthMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer praises vaccines and vigilance but sidesteps the request to end mandates.
  28. misdirected
    HealthMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition for politicizing while defending mandates without addressing the quoted specialists.However, I would posit that it is that side that is making this political.
  29. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMr. Mario Beaulieu (Bloc) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges French decline and Bill C-13 but does not address the contradiction with Bill 96 or the QCGN point.our government is the first to recognize that French is in decline in Canada, including in Quebec.
  30. misdirected
    Official LanguagesMr. Mario Beaulieu (Bloc) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the decline statement then pivots to accusing opposition of wasting committee time.we saw members of the opposition, including the Bloc, simply waste that time.
  31. partly answered
    JusticeMr. Bernard Généreux (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the intent of Bill C-5 but does not address rising shootings or softness on crime.We are targeting the overrepresentation of Black and indigenous people in the criminal justice system.
  32. deflected
    JusticeMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.The answer calls the premise misinformation and restates bill goals without engaging the victim's quote or racism claim.these attempts to spread misinformation about Bill C-5 are appalling.
  33. deflected
    JusticeMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses Bill C-21 support but ignores the racism allegation and Quebec minister comparison.Minister Guilbault announced her support for this bill.
  34. answered
    EthicsMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly states the minister was not involved and the contract was disclosed and reviewed.I was not involved in the awarding of it, and this contract was reviewed by the civil service to ensure compliance with the rules.
  35. deflected
    EthicsMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats disclosure facts then pivots to pandemic job creation instead of addressing the investigation or apology request.I think our record speaks for itself. Five million jobs were—
  36. answered
    EthicsMr. Kelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Mona Fortier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer affirms all contracts follow regulations and justifies non-competitive processes under thresholds.all TBS contracts are issued in accordance with government contract regulations and Treasury Board contracting policy, guidelines and procedures.
  37. partly answered
    HealthMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Harjit S. Sajjan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer claims doses are being delivered but does not address the specific shortfall numbers or WHO criticism.In fact, the 200 million doses we promised we have actually been delivering to multiple countries around the world.
  38. answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms the government is advancing the park project and working with Indigenous partners.in fact, I stood in this House to announce that we were moving ahead with this very project.