Conservatives move to suspend carbon tax and fuel taxes until Labour Day

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   TaxationAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer mocks the premise and math instead of addressing the motion or vote.this is a prime cut of Conservative baloney.
2. deflected
   TaxationAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservative math rather than responding to the call for a carve-out or compassion.I know math is not the forte of the Conservative Party of Canada.
3. misdirected
   TaxationAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to attacking Conservative policies on dental care and child care instead of fuel taxes.
4. deflected
   TaxationMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the savings claim with exaggerated travel distances without addressing the motion or Bloc support.the Conservative Party of Canada's calculations and purported savings are hogwash.
5. deflected
   TaxationMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer again ridicules the math and travel distance instead of addressing gas taxes or Quebeckers' costs.To achieve the savings that the Conservatives are suggesting, a family would have to burn through 3,293 litres of gas over three months in one summer.
6. misdirected
   HealthMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to defending Liberal members and criticizing Quebec government instead of federal underfunding.this is proof once again that it takes a Liberal member from Quebec to stand up for Quebeckers
7. misdirected
   HealthMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Bloc voting record on pharmacare and dental care rather than addressing health transfers.the Bloc Québécois is voting against pharmacare.
8. partly answered
   HousingMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). loaded question.Answer acknowledges shared goal on homelessness and notes government funding to municipalities.The housing plan has given more money to the municipalities to help them put a roof over the heads of everyone who needs it.
9. deflected
   Persons with DisabilitiesMs. Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer references general health agreements and contraception but avoids specific actions on disability-related pregnancy care barriers.Specifically on sexual and reproductive health, we are making sure that we are there for women with the sexual and reproductive assistance that they need
10. deflected
    TaxationMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the math behind the claimed savings instead of addressing the proposed vote or policy request.This has nothing to do with reality. It would be nice for the Conservative Party of Canada to come down to earth and leave la-la land for a little while.
11. deflected
    TaxationMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the rebate and notes past Conservative votes but sidesteps ending the carbon tax or the motion.What they point out are challenges faced by Canadians. In those recommendations, which the Conservatives ignore, they point to programs that the government has continued to support
12. misdirected
    TaxationMrs. Rachael Thomas (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer mocks the Conservative plan and attacks their climate stance rather than addressing the fuel tax vote.What is the cost? It is to give up the future of the planet. Kids do not have to worry about climate change.
13. misdirected
    TaxationMrs. Rachael Thomas (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to criticizing the member's premier and Alberta gas taxes instead of responding to the federal tax motion.I do note that the member fights against a regime that sends eight out of 10 Albertans more money than they pay in, but she was a little sheepish, a little quiet, when her own premier, Danielle Smith, hiked gas taxes 13¢ on fuel
14. deflected
    TaxationMr. Kyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). substantive question.The answer dismisses the motion as a slogan and pivots to attacking the Conservative housing plan instead of addressing the fuel tax vote.the Conservative motion is written on the same napkin as their housing plan. The reality is that whenever it comes to serious issues of the day, all they have are hollow slogans.
15. deflected
    TaxationMr. Kyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists government achievements but avoids any direct response to supporting the summer fuel tax relief motion.This is what our government is doing on this side of the house. Why will the Conservatives not get onside and support Canadians?
16. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.The answer references ongoing task force work and past funding transfers but does not commit to reducing immigration levels.that is precisely what we are doing in the task force with Minister Fréchette and other provincial ministers.
17. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts blame to Quebec and claims wrong legislature instead of addressing federal responsibility.once again, it appears that the member opposite is asking the question of the wrong legislature.
18. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the questioner for blaming immigrants rather than addressing integration capacity or humanitarian concerns.again, he is going to blame immigrants for rising food prices.
19. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Question builds on premise of economic ruin forcing emigration; answer pivots to attacking Conservatives and US health care instead.I wondered, as they continually put down our country, who they want us to be and what they want to emulate.
20. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Mr. Taleeb Noormohamed (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids emigration statistics by praising immigration and attacking Conservatives for talking the country down.Conservatives keep talking this country down, but there are people around the world who would choose to come to this country
21. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Eric Duncan (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores emigration data and pivots to US abortion access to attack Conservative policies.That is the kind of future that the Conservatives want for Canadian women, and we will fight for their freedom.
22. partly answered
    Canadian HeritageMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). substantive question.Answer addresses funding by citing new budget allocation but adds partisan note about Conservative votes.I thank my colleague for her question, since it gives me an opportunity to talk about budget 2024, in which we reinvested $31 million in festivals.
23. answered
    Mental Health and AddictionsMr. Gord Johns (NDP) asked Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly explains rejection of Toronto request and outlines the government's health-based approach.We refused the Toronto Public Health request because it did not adequately protect public health and maintain public safety.
24. misdirected
    HousingMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner's party on math and cuts instead of addressing permit delays or housing construction demands.The only thing the party across the way wants to do is make cuts to infrastructure and insult mayors.
25. deflected
    HousingMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' plan rather than addressing the question about mayors.Their plan is zero. That simply does not work.
26. misdirected
    HousingMr. Bernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The response focuses on insulting the Conservative leader instead of addressing the permit delays.Six is the number of affordable housing units that the Conservative leader , the champion insult-hurler, built from coast to coast to coast during his tenure as housing minister.
27. deflected
    HousingMr. Bernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). loaded question.Shifts to infrastructure and Conservative cuts instead of permit issues.Building a house involves certain essentials called infrastructure, like water, electricity, sidewalks and roads.
28. partly answered
    JusticeMr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Bloc) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses judge appointments and investments but does not directly answer if delays are acceptable.I have appointed judges to the bench at the fastest rate in Canadian history.
29. deflected
    JusticeMr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Bloc) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). substantive question.Focuses on criticizing the use of notwithstanding clause instead of addressing support for the bill.The opposition leader opened the floodgates last month when he stated that he would use the notwithstanding clause to trample on the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the charter.
30. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsMrs. Laila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Avoids committing to ending the program and instead discusses community choices.In fact, if communities are not comfortable with safe supply, then they are not using safe supply.
31. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Liberal). loaded question.Criticizes the question as dehumanizing rather than addressing the policy success.what we have been hearing from the Conservative side is dehumanizing.
32. partly answered
    Mental Health and AddictionsMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Liberal). substantive question.States no application received but does not explicitly reassure against replicating the model.With respect to the application for exemption, we have not received one from Montreal yet.
33. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Bob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The minister admits no knowledge and promises to investigate later.I have no knowledge of this issue. We will look into it and get back to the member as quickly as possible.
34. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Bob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Reiterates promise to investigate without addressing the question.as I said, we will look into it and get back to the member as fast as possible.
35. deflected
    Natural ResourcesMr. Blaine Calkins (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges previous responses but deflects again with sarcasm.I answered this question twice in English. I know my English could stand some improvement, so I will answer in French.
36. partly answered
    Emergency PreparednessMr. Richard Cannings (NDP) asked Mrs. Sherry Romanado (Liberal). substantive question.The response focuses on collaboration and resources without committing to a dedicated force.We will always be there for them. We are ensuring that we have the proper resources in place to make sure we are ready for this year.
37. partly answered
    Electoral ReformMs. Elizabeth May (Green) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). substantive question.Acknowledges the issue and ongoing studies without a direct answer.PROC is studying this matter as well, and we have introduced reforms to the Canada Elections Act.
38. answered
    Business of the HouseMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Despite criticism, the schedule is shared.This evening, we will deal with report stage of Bill C-64 respecting pharmacare. Tomorrow, we will commence second reading of Bill C-65 , the electoral participation act.
39. partly answered
    Points of OrderMike Lake (Conservative) asked Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Liberal). substantive question.Supports the request for clarity while referencing a similar situation.I would like to say that I do agree with the member and what he said.
40. answered
    PrivilegeMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal). substantive question.Both sides agree to provide comments later.We do take it seriously, and we would like to provide comment back at some point in time in the near future.