House advances online news bill to third reading amid ethics and health clashes

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1. deflected
   FirearmsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer focuses solely on condolences and avoids the firearms policy question entirely.I really want everyone to remember that he was an exceptional man and an extraordinary parliamentarian.
2. partly answered
   FirearmsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the gun ban but ignores the specific criminal case and border resources raised.Most Canadians understand that this means eliminating the guns that are most dangerous, those guns that are designed to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time.
3. deflected
   FirearmsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The response attacks the Conservatives as being in the pockets of the gun lobby rather than addressing the promise request.That is why they are in the pockets of the gun lobby and that is why we are standing strong.
4. deflected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general modernization but does not address the 60,000 files assigned to former employees.That is why we are investing in our system to provide a modern client experience and a more efficient immigration system.
5. misdirected
   EthicsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to a recent election result instead of addressing accountability for the minister's contract violation.Yesterday, the residents of Mississauga—Lakeshore had a choice.
6. partly answered
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges Quebec's jurisdiction but does not address the specific calculation or 60,000 files issue.This decision is up to Quebec, and we respect Quebec's jurisdiction with regard to immigration, as we do across our system of government.
7. deflected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates recognition of Quebec's role but pivots to criticizing the notwithstanding clause instead of addressing jurisdictions fully.However, we do want to point out that the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is something that the federal government should never support.
8. partly answered
   HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes meetings with premiers and demands results but does not commit to a new meeting or specific solutions for the pediatric crisis.We need to have results for families, for seniors and for young people.
9. partly answered
   HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses regular contact with premiers but pivots to conditions on funding rather than committing to a meeting.not only have I been speaking regularly with premiers, not only have our health ministers and other ministers been engaging directly with their counterparts across the country
10. deflected
    FinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the policy question entirely to open with condolences for a colleague.before answering the member's question, I would just like to state the deep sadness that we are all feeling at the passing of our friend and colleague, the Hon. Jim Carr
11. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answers a different question by defending the Canada child benefit instead of addressing ethics or carbon tax.what the hon. colleague is talking about is the Canada child benefit that is helping nine out of 10 Canadian families
12. deflected
    FinanceMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). substantive question.Lists government measures and opposition votes but never addresses the debt-to-income statistic or spending's role in inflation.throughout the fall, we have put in place various measures to help Canadians with the cost of living, and each step of the way we invited Conservative members of the House to vote with us
13. misdirected
    FinanceMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Turns to attacking the Conservatives' ideology and voting record rather than responding to the listed spending examples.we can observe a fundamental ideological divide between His Majesty's loyal opposition and the governing side of this chamber
14. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Gudie Hutchings (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the carbon tax and Nova Scotia plan to promote a federal grant instead.I love to get up and talk about Atlantic Canadians, where I am from, because I was so proud when my hon. colleague behind me was in Halifax
15. partly answered
    Carbon PricingMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Corrects the cost figures and defends rebates but does not address ending the carbon tax.with due respect to my hon. colleague, his mathematics are simply off
16. partly answered
    HealthMr. Mario Simard (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.Acknowledges pressures on health care but rejects unconditional transfers without addressing the requested meeting.Sending unconditional transfers to the provincial finance ministers is not a health care plan
17. deflected
    HealthMr. Mario Simard (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists past investments without addressing the 35% funding demand or current impasse.An additional $72 billion was invested in the Canada health transfer.
18. partly answered
    HealthMr. Luc Thériault (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes investments and ongoing talks but avoids explaining refusal to meet premiers directly.We are in talks at several levels with the provinces and territories.
19. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipTim Uppal (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer disputes the premise and pivots to record settlements instead of addressing nonexistent officers.Every single case is attached to a code that has been sent to a relevant processing facility.
20. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipTim Uppal (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer calls the claim false and highlights reductions without explaining how inactive codes were handled.the hon. member's allegation that files are resting with officers who do not exist is unequivocally false.
21. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer reframes codes as tracing tools and pivots to backlog reductions without apologizing.When officers leave the IRCC, we maintain their codes so we can trace who touched employees' files.
22. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends the process and cites progress without addressing the CBC report or offering apology.
23. answered
    National DefenceMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly commits to implementing all 48 recommendations and states this time is different.It is my intention and the Department of National Defence's intention to implement all 48 recommendations of the Arbour report.
24. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Jenny Kwan (NDP) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer explains code conversion for processing but avoids addressing deliberate limbo or destroyed lives.we convert the codes in a manner that allows us to send those cases to the location where they can be most effectively processed.
25. deflected
    FirearmsMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to Bill C-5 reforms for marginalized groups without addressing the specific case or double standard.With Bill C‑5 , we abandoned policies that were unnecessarily harsh, especially towards indigenous people and Black or marginalized people.
26. deflected
    FirearmsMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Answer restates general principles on evidence-based policy without addressing the specific case or timeline requested.However, we also have a duty to follow the evidence and set aside failed policies that did not work.
27. partly answered
    FirearmsMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly explains conditional sentence rules but avoids addressing the policy priorities or double standard.I would remind the hon. member, hon. members and Canadians across Canada that conditional sentence orders are only available where there is no threat to public security.
28. misdirected
    FirearmsMr. Larry Brock (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives' voting record instead of addressing the specific case or policy priorities raised.What did the Conservatives do? They voted against it.
29. answered
    COVID-19 Economic MeasuresMs. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Bloc) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the auditing process and recovery of funds for ineligible loans.Now that the programs have ended, the Canada Revenue Agency has an auditing job to do.
30. deflected
    Official LanguagesMs. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc) asked Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes Bill C-13 and tools for the commissioner without addressing the zero implementation rates cited.It is an ambitious bill that will make changes in federally regulated private businesses throughout Quebec and in regions with a strong francophone presence outside Quebec.
31. partly answered
    EthicsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accepts responsibility and apologizes but does not address the call to resign.As the report indicates, I take full responsibility for my actions.
32. deflected
    EthicsMr. James Bezan (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats apology without addressing resignation demand or prior ministers' actions.I have taken and am taking full responsibility for my actions.
33. deflected
    EthicsMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates the apology and acceptance of recommendations without addressing the call to step down.The minister has certainly accepted all the recommendations and has already answered questions from the other side of the House.
34. deflected
    Carbon PricingMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Mr. Terry Duguid (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' record instead of addressing when the carbon tax will be cancelled.What did Conservatives do when they were in power? They did absolutely nothing for 10 years.
35. deflected
    Carbon PricingMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to historical examples rather than addressing cancellation of the carbon tax.in 2004, the Liberal government in Ontario moved to shut down coal-fired power, and the federal Conservative Party claimed that was its climate plan.
36. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Fraser Tolmie (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to Conservative voting record and an election result instead of addressing the carbon tax.Time and time again, the Conservatives have voted against our measures.
37. partly answered
    FirearmsMs. Lisa Marie Barron (NDP) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses listening to indigenous concerns on the bill but does not commit to cleaning up the mess.Last week, I spent the better part of a morning consulting and engaging with indigenous leaders right across the country to make sure we protect indigenous traditions, including as it relates to food security.
38. deflected
    FirearmsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Dan Vandal (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates government position on not targeting hunting rifles without addressing withdrawal of the amendment.we will always respect hunters, sport shooters, and indigenous peoples and their traditions.
39. misdirected
    Presence in GalleryMr. Mario Simard (Bloc) asked The Speaker (Liberal). substantive question.The speaker ignores the motion entirely and discusses the clerk's retirement instead.next month, Charles Robert, Clerk of the House of Commons, will retire after 42 years of service to the Parliament of Canada.