Commons debates housing and groceries bill amid cost-of-living clashes

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1. deflected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer mocks the asker and pivots to a bill instead of addressing the cost reversal timeline.Canadians know not to take advice from the Leader of the Opposition when it comes to the economy.
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   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists government plans without addressing the yes-or-no question on reversing costs before Thanksgiving.What we have presented is a five-point plan.
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   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition leader and repeats the turkey joke rather than addressing the promised price reversal.The last time the Conservative leader advised Canadians, it was about buying crypto.
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   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer begins a personal remark about Canadians having no fun and cuts off without addressing the turkey price question.the Leader of the Opposition can have as much as he wants, but one thing I can say is that Canadians have no fun these days because they know—
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   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to urging support for a bill instead of addressing why costs have risen or reversing them.If the Leader of the Opposition wants to give a gift to Canadians for Thanksgiving, why does he not support Bill C-56
6. misdirected
   Official LanguagesMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). loaded question.The answer disputes the premise on French decline and attacks the Bloc rather than addressing the immigration minister's stance.The Bloc Québécois can shout and get angry all it wants, but the fact is that more people are speaking French.
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   Official LanguagesMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the member personally and shifts to defending Quebecker identity instead of addressing reception capacity in immigration reform.He should be ashamed of himself.
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   The EconomyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists past programs without admitting or addressing whether the plan is to save the government politically.We have been putting in place programs to support Canadians with bill after bill and law after law.
9. deflected
   HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses drug cost reductions and pharmacare but ignores the question on health care privatization by Shoppers Drug Mart.We need to and must do much more.
10. misdirected
    The EconomyMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative delays on legislation instead of addressing the carbon tax and food price question.if the Conservative member wants to see grocery prices lowered, I hope that she asks her leader why it is that the Conservatives continue to delay the legislation that is before the House.
11. misdirected
    The EconomyMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes Conservative voting tactics rather than addressing the request to reverse food price hikes by Thanksgiving.there are important measures that can be immediately implemented to help Canadians, but the problem is that, we hear from Conservatives very sincere concerns in question period, but when it comes time to vote and debate legislation, we see procedural delay tactics and Conservatives voting against the interests of Canadians.
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    The EconomyMr. Kyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to criticizing Conservative procedural tactics instead of responding to the food affordability and carbon tax question.I do not understand how the Conservatives can claim to be sincere in their concern for Canadians while using procedural tactics to prevent us from helping Canadians.
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    The EconomyMr. Kyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer questions Conservative positions on legislation rather than addressing the food price and carbon tax promise.perhaps the Conservatives can explain in debate what it is about cutting GST on the construction of new homes that they disagree with.
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    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to climate change impacts on harvests instead of addressing the carbon tax reversal for Thanksgiving costs.Something they never talk about is the fact that climate change is also increasing the cost of groceries.
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    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc and urges support for Bill C-56 rather than addressing the carbon tax and price promise question.The Conservatives are still voting against these measures.
16. partly answered
    HousingMr. Denis Trudel (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms Quebec will receive the funds and negotiations are progressing but dismisses the urgency with insults.Negotiations are progressing. Quebec will get $900 million.
17. partly answered
    HousingMr. Denis Trudel (Bloc) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges ongoing talks but sidesteps the demand to release funds without conditions.I am in discussion with Minister Duranceau.
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    HousingMr. Denis Trudel (Bloc) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to attacking the Bloc and Conservatives instead of addressing the funding timeline.The thing that is bothering the Bloc is that it is not at the negotiating table and never will be.
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    The EconomyMr. Dan Albas (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' past record and climate policy rather than addressing grocery prices.The Conservatives' solution is to stop taking action on climate change, which is the very thing driving that problem.
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    The EconomyMrs. Karen Vecchio (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to criticizing Conservative pension policy instead of responding on food prices.Will the Conservative leader stand up in the House and tell his colleagues to keep their hands off Canadians' pensions?
21. partly answered
    Carbon PricingMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer clarifies no federal carbon tax applies in Quebec but does not address the Bloc's alleged support for a second tax.first of all, there is no federal carbon tax in Quebec because the Province of Quebec is a leader in the fight against climate change.
22. answered
    HousingMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly affirms agreement on using federal land and continuing national housing strategy investments.I agree that we should be using federally owned land to achieve that outcome.
23. partly answered
    JusticeMr. Matthew Green (NDP) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes officials are reviewing the report and will make recommendations but gives no commitment on release.Senior officials and civil servants are looking carefully at the Deschênes commission report and will be making recommendations soon on the options that are available.
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    The EconomyMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to accusing Conservatives of delay tactics instead of addressing food price measures.Consistently, what we have seen from the Conservatives are delay tactics.
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    The EconomyMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' voting record instead of addressing whether food prices will be lowered.I find it curious that my hon. colleague is standing up only now to defend the interests of low-income families that might need the services that food banks provide, when his party, over the course of my time in the chamber, has consistently voted against the measures that would make life more affordable for them.
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    Carbon PricingMr. Clifford Small (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses climate change and farming practices but does not address the carbon tax or food bank usage.the agri-food sector has endured more extreme weather events, particularly in the province of the member, such as increasingly severe and frequent storms, soil erosion, erratic and unpredicted rainfall, and higher-than-ever temperatures, including here in Ottawa in the last three days.
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    Carbon PricingMr. Clifford Small (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader and party instead of responding to the question about axing the tax.The present Conservative leader, the member for Carleton , does not believe in climate change.
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    Climate ChangeMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the oil production increase by noting the emissions cap but does not fully explain the apparent contradiction with climate goals.That is why our government put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector.
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    Climate ChangeMs. Monique Pauzé (Bloc) asked Ms. Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.The answer turns to attacking the Bloc leader's past record instead of addressing the legacy question on oil production.If the Bloc Québécois is so interested in the oil issue, I would like to know why the leader of the Bloc Québécois, when he was Quebec's environment minister, said without hesitation that the Government of Quebec planned to go ahead with the development of the oil industry in Quebec.
30. answered
    Innovation, Science and IndustryMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains the government's response to the allegations of mismanagement.As soon as the allegations were made, we commissioned an independent expert report.
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    Innovation, Science and IndustryMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the question about confidence in current management by explaining the focus on governance reforms.We are going to ensure that taxpayers' money is managed properly.
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    Canadian HeritageMrs. Rachael Thomas (Conservative) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives with an expert quote instead of addressing the podcast registry or censorship concerns.Professor Pierre Trudel calls the Conservative argument "a complete disconnect with reality".
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    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.The answer refuses to address the allegations by citing the ongoing investigation.To protect the integrity of the investigation, we will not be providing any further comment at this time.
34. misdirected
    Small BusinessMr. Brad Vis (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative member's voting record instead of addressing business insolvency statistics.Common sense does not mean voting against supports for small businesses.
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    Small BusinessMr. Brad Vis (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends past supports while attacking the opposition leader rather than addressing current policy failures.the Leader of the Opposition called the supports we provided small businesses "big fat government" supports.
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    HealthMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses standing up for public health care via investments but ignores provincial failures and staff shortages.We made an investment of $200 billion in our health system, and we are making sure not only that this money flows but that there are indicators so Canadians can see how health outcomes are improving for them in every corner of this country.
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    Foreign AffairsMr. Kevin Vuong (Independent) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids specifics on new evidence or India diversion by restating general commitments.That is why the Minister of Public Safety and I have been working on this over the past months.
38. answered
    Points of OrderMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Mr. Ken Hardie (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly apologizes for the social media post as requested.Mr. Speaker, I did go elbows up on Twitter and I apologize for that.
39. misdirected
    Points of OrderMr. Matthew Green (NDP) asked The Speaker (Liberal). substantive question.The Speaker's response ignores the point of order and shifts to an unrelated retirement announcement.Today, after over 30 years of service to the House of Commons, we have the retirement of one of our table officers, Michel Patrice.