Commons advances transport accountability bill amid carbon tax clashes

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1. deflected
   Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer discusses emissions cuts but ignores the question on carbon tax relief for farmers and all Canadians.We have a plan to fight climate change and help Canadians with affordability.
2. misdirected
   Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Mr. Francis Drouin (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition leader's past record instead of addressing the carbon tax exemption bill.When it came time to decrease funding to farmers, the Leader of the Opposition sat on his hands at the cabinet table.
3. deflected
   Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights child benefit impacts but does not address carbon tax removal or food bank statistics.This is one story of the 3.5 million Canadian families that receive this benefit each and every month.
4. partly answered
   Carbon PricingMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer notes carbon tax does not apply in Quebec but avoids the call to cancel the second tax increase.the carbon tax does not apply to Quebec, as the member knows full well.
5. deflected
   Carbon PricingMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). loaded question.Answer mentions community funding but sidesteps the carbon tax cancellation demand and Quebec food bank crisis.Through the community services recovery fund, we have put $400 million into community organizations to help address these problems.
6. answered
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mr. Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly explains Quebec's authority over its immigration targets and federal respect for that jurisdiction.Quebec sets its own immigration targets.
7. deflected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mr. Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer reiterates respect for Quebec's role but avoids committing to future consultations on thresholds.We respect Quebec's jurisdiction on immigration.
8. partly answered
   HousingMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). substantive question.Answer cites national housing strategy units delivered but does not specify new builds for Halifax's immediate crisis.there are 70,000 new units for individuals who have experienced homelessness, and 122,000 people who were close to being homeless are not homeless because of the national housing strategy.
9. deflected
   The EconomyMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Mr. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives and promotes their bill without addressing corporate gouging protections for the named individual.Meanwhile, we see the Conservatives shudder at even the thought of standing up to corporations.
10. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Mr. Jaime Battiste (Liberal). loaded question.Answer discusses climate impacts and heat pump incentives but avoids addressing the carbon tax on home heating or the MP's prior statement.That is why I am proud our government has incentivized heat pumps and created incentives for medium- and low-income families to ensure they can make the transition to clean and affordable energy.
11. partly answered
    Carbon PricingMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Mr. Darren Fisher (Liberal). loaded question.Answer explains the pause on home heating oil tax and related rebates but does not commit to axing the entire carbon tax.That is why we are pausing the price on pollution on home heating oil for three years, doubling the rural rebate and creating a new program to deliver cleaner, more affordable heat pumps to families in the region while we save them thousands of dollars every year.
12. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Tom Kmiec (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes heat pump incentives and attacks Conservatives' ties to oil without addressing the request to axe the full carbon tax for Albertans.What is it the Conservatives do not like about it? I will tell members what it is: It is making Canadians less dependent on their big-oil friends.
13. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Tom Kmiec (Conservative) asked Mr. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer insults Conservatives as 'champagne' and pivots to listing other programs instead of addressing the carbon tax or food bank issues raised.it is hard to take these champagne Conservatives seriously.
14. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Bob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to wind power statistics and attacks Conservatives on renewable energy rather than addressing carbon tax impacts on Yukon shipping and food costs.I think a lot of Canadians wonder why the Conservative Party is opposing the development of clean, renewable energy for Atlantic Canadians and, in fact, for all Canadians.
15. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Bob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer praises their own Yukon MP and accuses Conservatives of not believing in climate change instead of addressing the carbon tax on heating and food.What the Conservatives have against climate change is the fact that they do not believe in it.
16. answered
    Small BusinessMs. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Bloc) asked Mr. Bryan May (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the CEBA loan repayment deferral request by confirming the one-year extension already announced.That is why we recently announced a full one-year extension on the term loan repayment.
17. answered
    Small BusinessMs. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Bloc) asked Mr. Bryan May (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states the new three-year repayment extension as the action taken today.If someone is a small business owner and does not currently have the funds to repay their CEBA loan, they now have three years to repay it in full.
18. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Michael Kram (Conservative) asked Mr. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' record instead of addressing the current carbon tax policy.it is hard to take the Johnny-come-lately Conservatives seriously.
19. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Dave Epp (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to criticizing Conservatives' climate stance rather than explaining the heating tax pause.All the Conservatives want to do is take us back to a time when polluters could actually pollute for free.
20. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer reframes the question around the clean fuel standard and Conservative platform instead of the new tax impact.That is something that was in the Conservative Party of Canada's 2021 election platform.
21. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question by claiming confusion and pivots to defending the clean fuel standard.I can understand that the member opposite would be a bit confused.
22. partly answered
    HealthMs. Rachel Blaney (NDP) asked Mr. Darren Fisher (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines the overall policy approach but does not specify when the national plan will be delivered.Since 2016, the government has had the view that we need a comprehensive, collaborative and evidence-based substance use policy with harm reduction and treatment as the key part.
23. answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer details the government's actions on hostage release and evacuation support.We have also sent a team of experts to the region to support the work of securing their release.
24. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Scott Aitchison (Conservative) asked Mr. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' past record instead of addressing current spending and food bank increases.While the current government created the first-ever national food policy for Canada, invested in the local food infrastructure fund, invested over $100 million into food security organizations during COVID-19 and advanced social protections that lifted 2.7 million Canadians out of poverty, what did the Stephen Harper Conservatives do?
25. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Scott Aitchison (Conservative) asked Mr. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservatives' past record instead of addressing when spending will end.That was in the dark era of the Conservatives for almost a decade, when food insecurity continued to get worse and worse.
26. misdirected
    FinanceMike Lake (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to attacking the asker and Alberta premier instead of confirming interest payment facts.There are 30 silent Conservative voices, MPs who are all from Alberta, saying nothing about Danielle Smith's reckless and irresponsible attempt to take Albertans out of the CPP.
27. misdirected
    FinanceMike Lake (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses Conservatives of wanting breadlines and attacks their history rather than answering yes or no on interest versus health transfer.What did they want? They wanted breadlines, poverty and decimation in our streets.
28. partly answered
    Families, Children and Social DevelopmentMs. Sylvie Bérubé (Bloc) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses ongoing work on a national school food policy but does not confirm the $1 billion promise or timeline.We are working with provinces, territories, municipalities, indigenous partners and others to develop a national school food policy and support the creation of a national school food program.
29. partly answered
    Families, Children and Social DevelopmentMs. Sylvie Bérubé (Bloc) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates consultation work but again avoids confirming the specific funding promise or transfer to Quebec.We continue to work with our partners, the provinces, territories, indigenous partners, stakeholders and children to inform the path forward on this.
30. deflected
    HousingMr. Pat Kelly (Conservative) asked Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to local housing projects and criticizes the asker's past committee stance without addressing deficit control.At no point did he ever stand up and go against the austerity agenda of that party's leader.
31. answered
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states they welcome the RCMP investigation and expect legal compliance.We welcome any investigation into these allegations.
32. answered
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly denies blocking any investigation and welcomes scrutiny of the allegations.There is nothing being blocked by the Prime Minister or the government.
33. deflected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the RCMP documents and committee shutdown entirely, pivoting instead to attack Conservatives over an unrelated trip.
34. deflected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). loaded question.The response sidesteps the claim about the PMO blocking RCMP documents and instead mocks Conservatives over meals and trips.I am curious. Was the chateaubriand that they consumed a steak or a 600-euro bottle of wine?
35. deflected
    Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMr. Bernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). loaded question.The answer evades the question about Bloc support and RCMP testimony by returning to the same lobbyist-trip attack.Maybe the Conservatives who went on a lobbyist-paid trip could come to committee and explain that.
36. partly answered
    TaxationMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Mr. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists specific tax measures taken but does not address the call for a global wealth tax.That is why we have permanently raised the corporate income tax by 1.5% on the largest banks and insurance companies in Canada; implemented a recovery dividend of 15% on the financial sector to pay for the cost of COVID-19; implemented a luxury tax on private jets, luxury cars and yachts; and we will implement a 2% tax on share buybacks.
37. deflected
    TaxationMs. Elizabeth May (Green) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer details existing oil-and-gas measures but never responds to the request for an excess-profit tax on fossil fuels.We already have regulations in place to ensure that they reduce methane emissions, a very powerful greenhouse gas, by at least 40% by 2025 and at least 75% by 2030.