Supply motion on taxes dominates as Poilievre presses Freeland on carbon pricing

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the questions on carbon tax and red tape and pivots to criticizing the opposition.The Conservatives do not have a climate plan.
2. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the tax and affordability questions and attacks the Conservatives instead.the Conservatives do not have a climate plan.
3. misdirected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the EI tax hike and accuses the opposition of draining pensions and EI.Now it is time for the Conservatives to drop their utterly reckless scheme to drain our pensions and EI
4. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the food affordability question and attacks the opposition on pensions and climate.The people who are out of touch are in a party that believes it is a good idea to slash our pensions and undermine the EI system.
5. misdirected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer evades the tax and food bank question and instead highlights past Liberal achievements while attacking the opposition.Our government has lifted hundreds of thousands of Canadian children out of poverty with the Canada child benefit.
6. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids tabling contracts and shifts to general support for immigration.Immigration is important to Canada and Quebec; it is important to our economy.
7. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the request for unredacted contracts and discusses the border with the US instead.We are working with our American counterparts on issues related to our common border, including the safe third country agreement.
8. partly answered
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the importance of reconciliation but does not address the specific record on clean water access.Our government is working very hard and very sincerely towards reconciliation, and I think all Canadians are.
9. deflected
   Indigenous AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Acknowledges reconciliation broadly but ignores the specific water crisis and broken promise.Our government is working wholeheartedly to invest a great deal in reconciliation.
10. deflected
    TaxationMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Pivots to accusing Conservatives of U-turns instead of addressing the carbon tax hike.It is now time for the Conservatives to do another political U-turn and support the other elements of our plan.
11. deflected
    TaxationMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Shifts to general climate action without engaging the request to cancel the tax increase.I believe that we need climate action, and I hope that all members of the House will agree.
12. partly answered
    TaxationMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.Explains rebates and BC policy but does not address canceling the planned tax increases.the rebates that are provided to the vast majority of families in this country are more than they actually pay.
13. answered
    TaxationMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.Directly counters each point on rebates, emissions, and the BC system.the rebate system that is in place wherever the federal backstop is in place provides more money back to people than they actually pay.
14. misdirected
    TaxationMrs. Rosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.Dismisses the questioner's statements as untrue rather than addressing the call to cancel the tax.so what she is saying in the House is simply not true.
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    TaxationMrs. Rosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the carbon tax question entirely and attacks Conservatives on unrelated disability policies.if Conservatives cared about affordability, they would have voted in favour of the unanimous consent motion yesterday that would have seen hundreds of thousands of Canadians with disabilities lifted out of poverty by moving forward with the Canada disability benefit.
16. deflected
    Border SecurityMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.Discusses general cooperation and resources but avoids the expansion timeline or suspension of the agreement.There are pressures at Roxham Road. That is why we continue to work with the Government of Quebec.
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    Border SecurityMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the listed criticisms and pivots to refugee contributions plus an attack on the opposition.The Bloc Québécois needs to stop complaining in the House and start coming up with real solutions.
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    Border SecurityMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses the agreement's value and ongoing contacts but never addresses suspension or the timeline.We are in constant contact with the U.S. government on issues related to our shared border, including the safe third country agreement.
19. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Brad Redekopp (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the premise about pensions instead of addressing the planned payroll tax increases.
20. deflected
    TaxationMr. Bob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Ms. Yvonne Jones (Liberal). substantive question.The answer recounts past COVID support but never answers whether paycheque tax increases will be cancelled.We have been there for them through COVID.
21. deflected
    The EconomyMike Lake (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends fiscal metrics and pivots to pensions without addressing the affordability crisis causes.Canadians also know that we need to be compassionate and support our neighbours with affordability.
22. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMs. Lori Idlout (NDP) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms $100 million spent and ongoing projects but does not commit to delivering the full promised amount.91 projects are under way in communities, to a total of about $100 million.
23. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Blake Desjarlais (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes existing investments but does not confirm full funding of the promised initiative before the next budget.That is why, in budget 2022, we invested more than $4 billion to close the gap that exists in indigenous communities.
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    TaxationMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights the child benefit but never addresses scrapping the planned tax increases.That is why we brought in the Canada child benefit for families, which has lifted 450,000 children across the country out of poverty.
25. deflected
    TaxationMr. Blake Richards (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer evades by criticizing opposition rhetoric rather than addressing the carbon tax policy.What we are hearing throughout this question period and over the last two weeks are games and rhetorical rhetoric that, frankly, are not contributing to the solutions we need.
26. partly answered
    TaxationMrs. Cheryl Gallant (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.The response defends the carbon tax as an efficient market-based approach but does not directly answer about axing taxes.With respect to the price on pollution, if we asked 100 economists, 99 will tell us that it is the most efficient way to reduce emissions and incent innovation.
27. deflected
    TaxationMr. Michael Kram (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.Response shifts to the costs of inaction on climate change instead of addressing the carbon tax increase.Taking action on climate change is about addressing affordability for Canadians, particularly for younger Canadians.
28. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMs. Louise Chabot (Bloc) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states commitment to reform but provides no specific timeline.We look forward to launching our long-term plan to improve the EI system.
29. answered
    Employment InsuranceMs. Louise Chabot (Bloc) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). substantive question.The response specifies that the long-term plan will be launched before the end of the year.As I told my colleague, that will happen before the end of the year.
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    Indigenous AffairsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer highlights past actions rather than agreeing to a discussion in the House.I am so pleased to see the Leader of the Opposition 's ambition in this space, because that is exactly what we have been showing since 2015
31. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Arnold Viersen (Conservative) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). loaded question.The response attacks the Conservatives for delaying legislation instead of addressing the carbon tax.What are the Conservatives doing? They are playing procedural games to delay that legislation which will enable Canadians to receive that help now.
32. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Colin Carrie (Conservative) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to the Canada disability benefit instead of responding to the carbon tax question.I will take this opportunity to remind everyone in the House that we have a historic moment in front of us right now to come together and support the Canada disability benefit
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    JusticeMr. Alex Ruff (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends Bill C-5 and attacks prior Conservative policies instead of addressing the yes/no request to scrap it.Failed Conservative policies on tough-on-crime, with minimum mandatory penalties and no possibility of conditional sentence orders, have only clogged the justice system with less serious cases that have resulted in the over-incarceration of indigenous, Black and racialized people in our system.
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    JusticeMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Answer corrects a quoted remark and defends the bill's intent rather than answering when maximum penalties will be applied to violent offenders.If he believes an indigenous woman with a problematic addiction, who is trying to keep bread on the table for her three children, sells some prescription drugs on the side and then gets tackled with a minimum mandatory penalty, is the kind of serious offender we need to lock up for that period of time, I would suggest he is absolutely wrong.
35. partly answered
    JusticeMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Answer acknowledges local violence and states the bill's goal but does not address what victims' families would think of removing mandatory minimums.Our goal with Bill C-5 is to increase resources to deal with serious crimes, which will always have serious consequences.
36. deflected
    Women and Gender EqualityMs. Leah Gazan (NDP) asked Ms. Jenna Sudds (Liberal). substantive question.Answer restates general support for abortion access without addressing the specific request to end charitable status for crisis pregnancy centres.In Canada, universal access to abortion is guaranteed under the Canada Health Act.
37. answered
    HousingMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists concrete federal measures already taken or planned on investor taxation and housing as an asset class.We are introducing a two-year ban on foreign investment in Canadian residential real estate.
38. misdirected
    Business of the HouseAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). rhetorical question.Question is rhetorical and answer pivots to thanking Conservatives then listing unrelated bills instead of confirming House business.I want to thank them for helping to move it to committee and for their work to move it through committee.