Commons spends day on budget as Poilievre presses on drugs and spending

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1. deflected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes the government's budget and attacks Conservatives rather than addressing the question on Bloc support and poverty.The only thing the Conservatives want is austerity.
2. deflected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer disputes facts and attacks Conservatives on austerity instead of addressing debt, interest costs or Bloc votes.The Conservatives oppose our plan because all they support is austerity and their rich friends.
3. partly answered
   Mental Health and AddictionsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Ya'ara Saks (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the exemption request and states it is under review but does not directly address recriminalization.we are reviewing the exemption request.
4. misdirected
   Mental Health and AddictionsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the opposition leader on unrelated issues instead of responding to the statement.last week we saw the Leader of the Opposition once again encourage supporters of white supremacy, anarchy and misogyny.
5. misdirected
   Mental Health and AddictionsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition leader's character and leadership instead of addressing the decriminalization question.This is not leadership. This is political cowardice.
6. deflected
   The BudgetMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer criticizes voting records of opposition parties rather than addressing respect for jurisdictions or compensation.If we listened to the Conservatives and the Bloc, Quebeckers would wind up with nothing.
7. deflected
   The BudgetMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer accuses the Bloc of picking fights and voting against measures instead of addressing federal interference or opt-out requests.the people in the Bloc Québécois are the real experts in picking fights.
8. answered
   Persons with DisabilitiesMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the disability benefit by noting it is the first step and involves further work with provinces.This is just the first step. We recognize there is more to do, including working carefully with provinces and territories, and we are going to do it.
9. partly answered
   Persons with DisabilitiesMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.Acknowledges the benefit but pivots to provinces without addressing the meeting request or amount.We understand that we now need to work closely with the provinces and territories.
10. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsKerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative) asked Ya'ara Saks (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the question and instead attacks Conservatives' past record while listing their own measures.The opposition leader and members of the Conservative Party talk a big talk about investing in treatment, but Conservatives cut two-thirds of the drug treatment fund when they were last in government.
11. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsKerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative) asked Ya'ara Saks (Liberal). loaded question.Dismisses the question as slogans and fear without engaging the policy failure claim.All they offer Canadians are slogans and fear.
12. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsMrs. Laila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Ya'ara Saks (Liberal). loaded question.Avoids ending the policy and instead promotes harm reduction while accusing Conservatives of dividing.Conservatives continue to divide.
13. misdirected
    Mental Health and AddictionsMrs. Laila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Turns to attacking the asker for partisanship instead of addressing the policy expansion or deaths.I would ask the member opposite, instead of trying to seek opportunity to attack in the House, to work collaboratively on evidence-based solutions that save lives.
14. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsMr. Todd Doherty (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Begins to question the evidence base rather than answering whether the policy will end.I would ask clearly what evidence the Conservatives are basing their decisions on.
15. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Ya'ara Saks (Liberal). loaded question.Defends the pilot and lists tools while noting the MP's past comment instead of committing to end it.He said himself, "I asked if safe injection sites were helping.
16. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Corrects a factual error and notes budget support but does not address the processing backlogs directly.It actually takes three months.
17. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes shortened wait times but pivots to regularization instead of addressing delays directly.over the past few months, we have shortened existing wait times, and we can do even better.
18. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores the question entirely and attacks the asker for reading from a sheet.this is the height of absurdity. It is typical of a Bloc Québécois member to stand up and read from a sheet, accusing other people of reading from a sheet even though they were not reading from a sheet.
19. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer avoids the carbon tax and bill request by redirecting to the Conservative House leader.as the member well knows, Bill C-234 is in the hands of the Conservative House leader
20. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the question and pivots to attacking Conservatives on the budget and austerity.That is because the only thing they know how to do is cut, cut, cut; impose austerity; and quietly keep on delivering tax breaks to their rich friends.
21. deflected
    Carbon PricingMs. Lianne Rood (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the carbon tax and food banks by listing government programs and attacking Conservatives.our government believes in fairness for every generation, especially younger Canadians.
22. partly answered
    Foreign AffairsMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Bill Blair (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses export controls in general but does not engage with the specific company or incident raised.Canada has one of the most rigorous military export regimes in the world, and we are vigilant in ensuring that all military technology being shared with any other foreign country rigorously meets the standards that have been set for us.
23. deflected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer restates general positions on exports and ceasefire but does not address the notice to exporters or embargo request.our position when it comes to arms export permits is well known and absolutely clear.
24. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the poverty and spending question and instead attacks the Leader of the Opposition on unrelated extremism claims.
25. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the spending question entirely and attacks the Conservative leader instead.The Leader of the Opposition is speaking without conviction or clarity on what should be a very simple issue.
26. deflected
    FinanceMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the budget's investments but avoids addressing the call to stop spending.This budget gives every generation a chance by investing in the priorities of Quebeckers.
27. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to past Conservative policy and voting records rather than current spending.the last time the Conservative leader was in power he tried to change the age of retirement to 67.
28. partly answered
    Canada Border Services AgencyMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the concern and commits to raising the issue with CBSA.I intend to raise these important questions with the CBSA.
29. partly answered
    Canada Border Services AgencyMrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the process and affirms intent to work on the port issue.we understand the importance of the port of Valleyfield.
30. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends fiscal responsibility with external quotes but sidesteps the Bloc support claim.The Governor of the Bank of Canada said, "The budget does respect the fiscal guardrails that the government put in place.... [T]he budget also commits to those guardrails going forward".
31. deflected
    Automotive IndustryMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the asker of disinformation and pivots to job creation without addressing foreign workers.instead of spreading disinformation, the member should be standing with all Canadians in this House and making sure that we maximize jobs for Canadians.
32. deflected
    Automotive IndustryMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer mocks the asker and shifts to praising investments rather than releasing contracts.it is amazing that the member would be against creating jobs in this country and maximizing jobs.
33. deflected
    HousingMr. Eric Melillo (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer engages the goal but pivots to attacking the opposition plan rather than addressing adoption of it.However, the difference between our side and theirs is that they do not have a plan to achieve that reality.
34. misdirected
    Public SafetyRob Moore (Conservative) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the bill reversal request by attacking the member's voting record instead.What I do not have respect for are the instructions he gets from his leader on how to vote.
35. deflected
    Public SafetyRob Moore (Conservative) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer begins to address bail but is cut off and does not engage the private member's bill proposal.that member knows that repeat violent offenders are already dealt with by our bail regime.
36. answered
    Mental Health and AddictionsMr. Gord Johns (NDP) asked Ya'ara Saks (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly states the action of re-establishing the expert advisory committee as requested.I have asked the department to re-establish an expert advisory committee and work is under way.
37. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Kevin Vuong (Independent) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). loaded question.The answer refuses to discuss the specific case on the floor of the House rather than addressing the intervention.as the member well knows, these are not matters that we talk about publicly, much less on the floor of the House of Commons.