Commons advances reconciliation council bill amid ArriveCAN clashes

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1. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accepts AG recommendations but sidesteps PM responsibility and crony claims.We accept the recommendations so that we can ensure that this never happens again.
2. partly answered
   Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses recommendations and future measures but ignores specific allegations of waste and whiskey.Some of the report's recommendations have already been implemented.
3. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer notes internal audit but avoids admitting PM involvement or app failure.We take the obligation of managing taxpayers' money very seriously.
4. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer thanks AG and notes measures but evades PM accountability and contractor issues.We are committed to continuing to ensure that contracts are delivered in a fair, efficient and transparent manner.
5. misdirected
   Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks opposition record on border cuts instead of addressing ArriveCAN waste.I am surprised that the Leader of the Opposition would mention investing in border security, when his government cut 1,000 officers
6. partly answered
   JusticeMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges Quebec work but explains legal barrier without committing to timeline change.There is no quick fix to safely allow an exception for Quebec on this issue.
7. deflected
   JusticeMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.Answer stresses prudence but avoids direct response on Quebec exemption or 2027 delay.We owe it to Canadians and Quebeckers to address these issues in a thoughtful way and to proceed with caution.
8. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer thanks AG and accepts recommendations but ignores consultant waste and out-of-touch claim.We have accepted all her recommendations.
9. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer acknowledges AG findings but avoids the motive accusation and pivots to general assurances.The Auditor General identified circumstances that were entirely inappropriate.
10. misdirected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the question as unfounded allegations rather than addressing the cost or contracting details.just because our colleague repeats a series of allegations that are not borne out by the facts does not make them true.
11. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer labels the question as misinformation and shifts to COVID context instead of addressing responsibility or overruns.it is completely unacceptable to spread misinformation and disinformation.
12. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer denies the premise of the question and restates that steps were taken without addressing the rigging claim.again, repeating the last part of my hon. friend's question does not make it true.
13. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accepts AG recommendations and notes prior actions but does not address recovering funds.we have accepted all of the Auditor General's recommendations.
14. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer reframes around crisis duties and border needs instead of addressing the specific cost or corruption claims.in times of crisis, the Canadian government has two responsibilities.
15. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer cites crisis pressures and notes unacceptable data issues but avoids the cost or accountability question.the lack of cohesion, quality and data collection and sharing by the CBSA was unacceptable
16. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Julie Vignola (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.Answer explains border volume needs but does not address the 750% overrun or ministerial oversight failure.there were 150,000 travellers a day who needed to cross the border into the United States and back into Canada
17. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Julie Vignola (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general accountability measures but does not identify the decision-maker or explain lack of reprimand.We conducted an internal audit, which is still in progress.
18. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Julie Vignola (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.The response acknowledges the issue but pivots to the context of the pandemic without addressing the failure to sound the alarm.Yes, it is true that billions of dollars in economic activity were lost every week and that hundreds of people lost their lives because of COVID‑19, but that is no excuse for the information the Auditor General reported this morning.
19. misdirected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Garnett Genuis (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The question assumes the process was rigged with a false premise, and the answer rejects the claims without engaging the specific allegations.my colleague can repeat a series of things that the facts do not bear out
20. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Garnett Genuis (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer reiterates actions taken but avoids confirming or denying the rigging claim from the Auditor General's report.If people did something that was not appropriate or that met a criminal standard, they will obviously be held to account.
21. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Jake Stewart (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The response thanks the Auditor General and lists future steps without addressing the rigging or overpayment allegations.we have followed many of the recommendations that we find in that report
22. answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly clarifies that no export permits for weapons have been approved since October 7, 2023.I have not received and therefore have not approved any export permits for weapons to Israel since October 7, 2023
23. partly answered
    Public SafetyMr. Peter Julian (NDP) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.The answer commits to legislation but provides no timeline for when action will occur.
24. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Larry Brock (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to pandemic context and responsibilities without addressing the rigging or insider payment claims.What we know from COVID-19 is that $1 billion in economic costs to Canadians was incurred every day.
25. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Larry Brock (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer agrees rules were broken but ignores demand for repayment and pivots to future measures.As we have said, we are putting in place and already have put in place a series of measures to ensure that the circumstance is never repeated.
26. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer acknowledges unacceptable situation but avoids apology by restating pandemic context and obligations.We had to act quickly to save hundreds and even thousands of lives and billions of dollars in economic costs.
27. misdirected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to border protection needs instead of addressing Treasury Board oversight failure or anonymous contracts.That is why we implemented the ArriveCAN app, to prevent the border with the United States, under President Trump, from being completely closed
28. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Answer rejects motion premise and notes lack of consultation but does not address reimbursement request.What the member is proposing is a motion on which Quebec has not even been consulted.
29. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly states federal transfers to Quebec and notes two provinces doing more than their share.We have transferred $5.2 billion to Quebec since 2015.
30. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends transparency by attacking Conservative chair's handling of documents rather than addressing cover-up claim.the Conservative chair decided not to share them with the members.
31. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Kelly Block (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer again blames Conservative chair for not sharing audit and avoids committing on continued study.The Conservative chair decided not to share it with the members, because it might somehow prevent them from asking a series of partisan questions
32. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer reframes as potential scandal of inaction on border while acknowledging Auditor General findings without addressing cost overrun or bogus invoices.Nevertheless, the Auditor General's recommendations from this morning are troubling.
33. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Kelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses internal investigations and transparency without addressing the total cost of the app or confirming the amount spent.Our government is being transparent, and will always be, to ensure that taxpayer money is well spent.
34. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Kelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer emphasizes transparency and RCMP independence but avoids explaining what is being hidden or committing to full disclosure on ArriveCAN.It may surprise him, but it is not politicians who direct the operational work of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
35. misdirected
    Committees of the HouseMr. Kelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Ms. Joanne Thompson (Liberal). rhetorical question.The question is a statement announcing committee actions rather than seeking information, and the answer begins by shifting to unrelated public sentiment.Mr. Speaker, like many people across the country, I have been deeply disturbed by attacks—
36. deflected
    TaxationMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights job creation statistics instead of addressing the proposed beer tax increase or reversing the decision.The Canadian economy, in January, added 37,000 new jobs.
37. answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains the program's status, challenges with local authorities, and ongoing departmental review to extract family members.We have a unique program, unique in the world, to get family members of Canadians out from Gaza.
38. answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). substantive question.The response directly retracts the unparliamentary statement as requested in the point of order.Mr. Speaker, if that in fact was the case, I of course retract that statement.