Commons debates Conservative motion to cancel carbon tax on food production

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1. deflected
   FinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores carbon tax and spending questions to list unrelated Conservative oppositions.the Conservatives are nothing if not consistent. They continue to ask us to stop being there to support Canadians.
2. deflected
   FinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer evades inflation and food bank questions by repeating opposition to dental and child care supports.the Conservatives say they stand with Canadians, but then they stand in opposition to measures that ensure Canadians can send their kids to the dentist.
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   Carbon PricingMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps carbon tax and heating bills to highlight child care fee cuts instead.I was just in the hon. member's province a few days ago to make the announcement that child care fees have been cut in half, saving families hundreds and even thousands of dollars a month.
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   Carbon PricingMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids carbon tax cancellation request by listing other supports and noting Conservative opposition.We are there with help for dental care for children, we are there with help for low-income renters, we are there to ensure more affordable child care across the country.
5. misdirected
   Carbon PricingMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the question by accusing Conservatives of ridiculing CERB rather than addressing the carbon tax.it is unbelievable to see the Conservatives once again attacking the assistance we are providing to citizens, such as CERB.
6. partly answered
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the contract issue and states steps are being taken on national security.We are very concerned about what happened with these contracts with Sinclair Technologies, and our government is looking at them carefully.
7. answered
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly explains the two specific reviews requested of the minister and officials.That is why we asked the minister and officials to review two things.
8. partly answered
   HealthMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer addresses child health concerns by committing to work with provinces but offers no immediate action.We will continue to work hand in hand with the provinces and territories to improve health care and deliver real results for Canadians.
9. deflected
   HealthMr. Don Davies (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends public health care and funding but avoids addressing the call for an urgent premiers' meeting.we will always defend our public health care system.
10. deflected
    FinanceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends COVID benefits but does not address wasteful spending claims or ending inflationary policies.I do not think the 13 million Canadians who got individual COVID benefits would agree that this was wasteful spending.
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    FinanceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer reiterates compassion and trust in Canadians but sidesteps accounting for specific waste and affordability fears.We start from a place of compassion and from a place of trust.
12. misdirected
    FinanceMs. Michelle Ferreri (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservative position on pandemic programs instead of addressing accountability for specific spending amounts.how ironic is it that the Conservative Party of Canada's strategy to combat an affordability crisis is to do less for Canadians in their time of need?
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    FinanceMs. Michelle Ferreri (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.Answer cites Auditor General on lives saved but ignores the call to investigate nearly $30 billion and end inflationary spending.whether the Conservatives like it or not, the Auditor General really did say in her report that the programs we put in place helped save lives and jobs.
14. partly answered
    FinanceMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses poverty reduction and new rental benefit but does not directly tackle ending inflationary policies or food cost increases.it is because of the actions of the government and the measures that we have put in place that two million fewer Canadians are living in poverty today.
15. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Mark Strahl (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer criticizes Conservative financial advice on crypto instead of responding to food inflation and skipping meals.what Canadians cannot afford is bad financial advice from the Conservatives opposite.
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    Financial InstitutionsMr. Jean-Denis Garon (Bloc) asked Ms. Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to general environmental actions without addressing measures to encourage banks toward renewable energy.I would like to take this opportunity to talk about everything we are doing for the environment.
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    Financial InstitutionsMr. Jean-Denis Garon (Bloc) asked Mr. Terry Duguid (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer restates climate plan without addressing bank oil investments or incentives for renewables.we are committed to concerted climate action, and that is why we have the most ambitious climate plan in Canada's history
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    The EnvironmentMs. Monique Pauzé (Bloc) asked Ms. Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses unrelated programs instead of clarifying rules for protected areas and resource development.We have the oceans protection plan and we are making investments in that.
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    FirearmsMr. Dane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Mr. Vance Badawey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives rather than addressing First Nations opposition or treaty rights concerns.Unfortunately, the Conservatives continue to be part of the problem versus being part of the solution.
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    FirearmsMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Mr. Vance Badawey (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer thanks other parties but provides no response to the withdrawn statement or bill concerns.I want to take this opportunity, as well, to thank the Bloc, and in particular its MPs, those who are on the committee and the one who brought the motion forward.
21. partly answered
    FirearmsMr. Dane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Ms. Pam Damoff (Liberal). loaded question.Answer denies targeting hunting guns but ignores consultation and reconciliation issues raised.the government has been very clear that it is not targeting the guns commonly used for hunting.
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    FirearmsMr. Scot Davidson (Conservative) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). loaded question.Answer counters with insults and restates intent without addressing diversity of opinion or specific bill impacts.after what we just heard from our Conservative colleagues and the insults they have hurled at my colleagues, we will take no lessons from them on this.
23. partly answered
    FirearmsMr. Alistair MacGregor (NDP) asked Ms. Pam Damoff (Liberal). substantive question.Answer reassures on hunting guns and notes committee work but does not explain how the amendment mess will be fixed.We spent two hours at committee today, getting very technical answers on what is included in the bill and the types of guns that are being considered under this legislation.
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    FirearmsMr. Taylor Bachrach (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer emphasizes committee role and bill intent without committing to fixes for rural or hunting concerns.We have been very clear from the beginning that the bill's intention is to remove assault-style weapons from our streets and handguns that are involved in terrible tragedies.
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    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Helena Jaczek (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges concerns and notes the contract suspension but sidesteps the incompetence accusation.we also share these concerns around this contract that the RCMP had with Sinclair Technologies.
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    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Ms. Pam Damoff (Liberal). loaded question.The response emphasizes safeguarding democracy and reviews but avoids accepting responsibility for any failure.there is nothing more important than safeguarding our democracy.
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    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Helena Jaczek (Liberal). loaded question.The answer states actions taken on threats but does not address the spinelessness claim or lack of security checks.As soon as threats are identified, we take action.
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    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The response agrees the contract should not have been signed and pivots to other actions without addressing the information-denial premise.I think we all agree, as parliamentarians and as Canadians, that this contract should never have been signed.
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    Post-Secondary EducationMr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights research funding and council independence but ignores the request to let Quebec manage chairs.Canada's research councils are independent from government.
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    Post-Secondary EducationMr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The response affirms inclusion and diversity but does not address whether excluding groups aligns with inclusion policy.We all agree on inclusion and diversity.
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    FinanceMr. Kelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Carla Qualtrough (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the approved approach and verification process but does not commit to ending wasteful spending.the entire House approved an approach to the COVID benefits that was quick, that got money into the hands of Canadians quickly
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    Financial InstitutionsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The response attacks the Conservatives' voting record instead of addressing the Bank of Canada bailout question.What I do not understand is that in an hour's time, we will be voting on Bill C-32 and the Conservatives have consistently voted against the bill.
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    Financial InstitutionsAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific question on Bank of Canada losses by pivoting to unrelated economic metrics.Thanks to the decisions that our government has made, we still have a AAA credit rating.
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    TaxationMr. Joël Godin (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' climate stance and shifts to an unrelated bill instead of addressing tax increases.I still do not understand how the Conservatives from Quebec can be against the actions our government is taking to deal with climate change.
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    Carbon PricingMr. Greg McLean (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes unrelated grants and rebates without addressing the carbon tax increase or European comparisons.I am pleased to remind the hon. member that I had the pleasure of making an announcement in Nova Scotia of a new national program that is going to see $5,000 grants to help homeowners install heat pumps
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    Carbon PricingMr. Greg McLean (Conservative) asked Mr. Terry Duguid (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking the opposition leader on cryptocurrency and promotes a bill instead of addressing the tax's inflationary effects.Do members know what they will not benefit from? The advice of the Leader of the Opposition to invest in cryptocurrency.
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    HousingMs. Jenny Kwan (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the existing housing benefit amounts and programs but does not commit to expanding or extending the $500 top-up.The fact of the matter is that we are the government that introduced the Canada housing benefit, which is already delivering an average of $2,500 to vulnerable renters across the country
38. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Kevin Vuong (Independent) asked Ms. Pam Damoff (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines general actions on foreign interference but does not address the specific strategy critique or RCMP equipment issue.We begin with our national security agents.
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    Jean Paul RiopelleMr. Martin Champoux (Bloc) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer raises an unrelated point of order instead of responding to the consent request on the motion.It troubles me greatly that during question period, while the member for Fredericton was asking me a question, the member for Haldimand—Norfolk called her an anti-Semite.
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    Points of OrderMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). substantive question.The answer insists on checking records and expresses shock without engaging the denial or request to replay the recording.It was something that I heard as I was preparing to answer the question.