Conservatives demand carbon tax relief on all home heating in heated question period

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1. deflected
   Carbon PricingKerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer shifts to listing Conservative oppositions rather than addressing fairness of the heating tax pause.when it comes to fighting climate change, all I ever hear from the Conservative Party members is what they oppose.
2. deflected
   Carbon PricingKerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer promotes heat pumps and attacks Conservatives instead of addressing unequal application of the pause.we are helping Canadians all over the country move away from expensive polluting fuels as quickly as possible to fight climate change.
3. misdirected
   Carbon PricingKerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservative record on unrelated issues and calls their approach reckless rather than addressing regional fairness.every day Liberal MPs stand up against the Conservative Party, which routinely votes against vital supports for affordability, housing and health care.
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   Carbon PricingMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer notes Quebec has no carbon price and lists Conservative oppositions instead of addressing the 97% exclusion claim.When it comes to fighting climate change, all we hear from the Conservatives is that they oppose it.
5. misdirected
   Carbon PricingMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer pivots to accusing Conservatives of opposing affordability measures instead of addressing the vote or carbon tax on heating.every day, Liberal members oppose the Conservative Party, which consistently votes against essential support measures for affordability, housing and health care.
6. partly answered
   Canadian HeritageMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mr. Taleeb Noormohamed (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges job losses and ties response to Bill C-11 but does not outline further immediate steps.The reality is that this is the reason why we need to continue our work on Bill C‑11
7. partly answered
   Canadian HeritageMs. Christine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mr. Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer expresses sympathy and points to Bill C-11 but offers no new plan beyond existing legislation.That is why Bill C‑11 is so important.
8. answered
   Northern AffairsMs. Lori Idlout (NDP) asked Dan Vandal (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly explains the compliance committee, harvesters grant and community foods program as reforms.That is why we have established the nutrition north compliance audit review committee, to look at how the subsidy is rolled out.
9. deflected
   Grocery IndustryMs. Lisa Marie Barron (NDP) asked Mr. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). substantive question.The answer describes government actions on grocery prices but never addresses whether Liberals will support the NDP plan.That is why we called the CEOs of the largest grocery chains to Ottawa, and they have developed action plans.
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    Carbon PricingMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the government's heating-oil policy but avoids stating whether the member will vote for the Conservative motion.The recent changes are about home-heating oil, the dirtiest way to heat one's home.
11. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative claims and pivots to climate-change debate rather than addressing the vote request.Conservatives keep claiming that pollution pricing is driving up inflation, and that is just false.
12. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy on carbon pricing instead of answering whether Liberal MPs will support the motion.Now, that member has many constituents who use home-heating oil, and that is bad for our air quality, it raises emissions, it is the dirtiest and it is the most expensive way to heat one's home.
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    Carbon PricingMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' past platform and trustworthiness rather than addressing the specific vote request to the named Liberal MPs.As I said before, it would be great if we could spend some time in this House debating how we fight climate change, not if we fight climate change.
14. deflected
    Carbon PricingMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the questioner for inconsistency but does not state whether Liberals will support the Conservative motion.The member who just spoke was part of the Quebec National Assembly when it put a price on pollution.
15. deflected
    Carbon PricingMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats that the questioner once supported carbon pricing but never answers whether the government will back the motion.I do not understand how this member can rise in the House today and say that a price on pollution is not one of the best ways to fight climate change.
16. partly answered
    Canadian HeritageMr. Martin Champoux (Bloc) asked Mr. Taleeb Noormohamed (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly links the layoffs to the purpose of C-11 and C-18 while noting Conservative opposition, addressing the core question about sufficiency of the bills.this situation is another sad example of what the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act are meant to address.
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    Canadian HeritageMr. Martin Champoux (Bloc) asked Mr. Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames Conservatives and promotes C-11 without addressing regional news protection measures.This situation could have been avoided and all of those workers would still have jobs if the Conservatives had not spent the past few years opposing Bill C-11 .
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    Carbon PricingMr. Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes heat pumps program and ignores the request to end carbon tax for all Canadians.Therefore, I encourage our Conservative members to talk to the Conservative premiers, to call us and to get involved, so that we can make sure that we provide free heat pumps to all Canadians and make sure we get off oil energy as quickly as possible.
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    Carbon PricingMr. Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks oil heating instead of addressing the vote choice or carbon tax fairness for Calgary.It is the most expensive way to heat one's home, and it is the dirtiest way to heat one's home.
20. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Greg McLean (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the Conservative Party and differentiates heating types rather than addressing the motion or vote.We already know that the Conservative Party of Canada is here for the oil and gas sector.
21. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Greg McLean (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends carbon pricing and heat pumps without addressing the motion to remove the tax or the vote.pricing carbon is a market-based solution.
22. partly answered
    Small BusinessMr. Richard Cannings (NDP) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses the extension request by detailing flexibilities offered but does not confirm a full one-year extension.This includes a full one-year extension on the term loan repayment deadline, more flexibility on refinancing and more time to access loan forgiveness, which is both balanced and fiscally responsible.
23. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Blake Desjarlais (NDP) asked Mr. Jaime Battiste (Liberal). substantive question.Answer commits to working with Métis people but does not address meeting specifically with Métis Nation British Columbia.Our government is committed to working with Métis people.
24. deflected
    Carbon PricingMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes oil heating relief and rebates without addressing the motion or the member's vote choice.we are targeting home heating with oil across the country.
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    Carbon PricingMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to premiers and heat pumps without addressing the vote request.I would encourage the member of the Conservative Party to talk to the provincial premiers.
26. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Tako Van Popta (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to unrelated health committee accusations instead of the carbon tax vote.It is not the only place we are seeing inaccuracies.
27. partly answered
    Carbon PricingMr. Tako Van Popta (Conservative) asked Mr. Taleeb Noormohamed (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses the heating oil relief but avoids the explicit vote choice posed.The plan we have put forward will benefit thousands and thousands of British Columbians who continue to use home heating oil.
28. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMs. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Bloc) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer explains pandemic context but does not address the specific wasted contract or refund demand.That is why we entered into agreements with several companies to create any kind of vaccine
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    Public Services and ProcurementMs. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Bloc) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer claims details were available but sidesteps explaining the $150 million loss.every detail was available, not just to the Auditor General, but to all the parties.
30. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. Jake Stewart (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives on climate denial instead of addressing the carbon tax quadrupling question.after a year in which Canadians have experienced record hurricanes and destruction from other natural disasters such as wild fires, the Conservatives still cannot say the words "climate change".
31. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Jake Stewart (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes heat pumps and criticizes the premier without addressing the call to axe the tax.I am going to spend the next couple of weeks talking to Conservative provincial members to try to convince the premier of Ontario to sign on
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    Carbon PricingMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of withholding information and filibustering instead of addressing the carbon tax question.If the member cared about jobs, he would have voted for Bill C-49
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    Carbon PricingMr. Pat Kelly (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer promotes heat pump program instead of addressing the vote permission question.it is a Canada-wide program, and it is about getting Canadians off home heating oil, not in one region but in all regions
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    Carbon PricingMr. Pat Kelly (Conservative) asked Mr. Marc Serré (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer shifts to criticizing Conservatives in northern Ontario rather than addressing the minister's vote or Alberta representation.I am really happy to see that now, for the first time, the Conservative Party is paying attention to northern Ontario.
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    Carbon PricingMr. Bernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer repeats that Quebec has no federal carbon tax instead of addressing the motion or listening to Canadians.There is no federal carbon tax in Quebec, but members from Quebec can contribute to the fight against climate change.
36. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Mr. Jaime Battiste (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges climate impacts and offers to work with the member but provides no commitment on all-weather roads.I look forward to talking with the member opposite and to figuring out how our government can provide more support.
37. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Ms. Pam Damoff (Liberal). substantive question.Answer condemns Hamas and calls for pauses and aid but does not address calling for a ceasefire.We continue to call for humanitarian law to be upheld and for humanitarian pauses.
38. deflected
    Points of OrderMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer disputes the accuracy of the point of order instead of engaging the carbon tax topic raised.what he is saying is not entirely true.