Commons sees heated exchanges over capital gains tax as Bloc backs Liberals

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1. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes tax fairness and Quebec benefits while ignoring the specific accusation about the Bloc vote and thumbs-up.We also understand that our decision will give Quebec an additional $3 billion that it can use to invest in health care, for example.
2. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats fairness talking points and notes Quebec's similar policy but does not address claimed impacts on doctors or farmers.They understand that it is very important for a nurse not to pay tax at a higher rate than the ultrarich.
3. misdirected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' position instead of engaging with the growth, housing, and food-bank statistics presented.At the end of the day, the Conservatives are always on the side of those at the very top and always against working people.
4. deflected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer corrects a supposed factual error and attacks the questioner rather than addressing the housing and food crisis tax impacts.The Conservative leader also does not bother to actually stand on the side of working people.
5. misdirected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to an income comparison in Ottawa-Carleton and attacks the questioner instead of addressing the listed crises.The average person in Ottawa-Carleton could only dream of earning $250,000 in a given year, but the Conservative leader thinks his average constituent should pay tax on their hard-earned salary at a higher rate than someone who is earning more than $250,000 in capital gains alone.
6. deflected
   TaxationMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer thanks the Bloc for its vote and restates fairness but does not commit to working on the proposed amendments.I would like to begin by thanking the Bloc Québécois for its vote on tax fairness yesterday.
7. partly answered
   TaxationMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes the $3 billion to Quebec but stops short of addressing the specific request for amendments on lifetime exemptions.Through this measure, Quebec will receive $3 billion.
8. answered
   HousingMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly cites the $1.5 billion measure to remove housing from the market and explains its purpose.This housing rights group noted that we invested $1.5 billion to take housing out of the market.
9. deflected
   HousingMs. Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists government housing investments without addressing the accusation of partnering in exploitative practices.the current government was the first government that made historic investments in housing.
10. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the asker's financial literacy and cites an IMF report instead of committing to the requested legal guarantee.a moment ago, the Leader of the Opposition already demonstrated his financial illiteracy.
11. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer quotes the asker's past words to attack consistency rather than addressing the request to enshrine the claim in law.Do members know who said that? The member for Carleton did.
12. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the asker's understanding and ridicules his riding's income instead of answering the yes-or-no request for a legal amendment.Carleton's MP is not on the side of working people earning that wage in his own riding.
13. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the asker's history of voting against programs instead of addressing why the budget claim is not put into law.for about 20 years, the Conservative leader has been skulking around this place without really much contact with the outside world.
14. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates government talking points on fairness and attacks Conservatives instead of committing to an amendment protecting welders.we will take no lessons from the Conservatives.
15. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates the 0.13% figure then attacks the asker for sidelining his caucus instead of answering the amendment request.I hear the leader across, who has never seen a support for a single Canadian that he is prepared to vote for, talking about sidelining people.
16. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges concerns and states a delay in rollout but does not detail further corrective actions.we delayed a certain aspect of the app's rollout.
17. answered
    Public Services and ProcurementMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The minister directly commits to ensuring the documents are provided to the committee.I will see to it that the CBSA provides the Standing Committee on International Trade with all the appropriate documents, that is, the requested documents.
18. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The response attacks the Conservatives' nervousness instead of addressing the amendment request.we can see how nervous and how anxious the Conservatives are.
19. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reframes the issue as a choice without committing to exempt carpenters or answering yes or no.Do they think someone who makes a salary of $58,000 a year, such as a person in Carleton whose only income is their wage, should pay tax at a higher marginal rate than someone earning capital gains of more than $250,000 a year?
20. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The response cites historical precedent and accuses the opposition rather than addressing the exemption for restaurant owners.However, these Conservatives have shown their true colours.
21. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer accuses the Conservative leader of squirming and restates a choice instead of committing on farmers.the Conservative leader is squirming.
22. partly answered
    LabourMr. Taylor Bachrach (NDP) asked Seamus O'Regan (Liberal). substantive question.The minister affirms support for mediation but does not address staggering negotiations specifically.I will make sure that both sides remain at the table and that they are fully supported by our federal mediation and conciliation service
23. partly answered
    JusticeMs. Lori Idlout (NDP) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). substantive question.The response acknowledges the harm and ongoing support but offers no specific action on justice mechanisms.We will continue to work and support the families and those who survived.
24. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer quotes the asker and restates the policy rationale without committing to an exemption for the grandmother.When they sell those assets, they accrue a capital gain.
25. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner's past statements instead of addressing the specific tax concern raised.
26. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to listing occupations without addressing the proposed amendment or the grandmother example.the leader opposite has spent the entire question period talking about electricians, farmers, fishers and carpenters—
27. partly answered
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the law's threshold but does not commit to an exemption for farmers, fishers or electricians.what will be in the law is that anyone who makes a capital gain over $250,000 in a given year, the first $250,000 being exempt, 50% inclusion rate, will pay 66%.
28. deflected
    JusticeMr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states general opposition to hate but does not address repealing the religious exemption or supporting the Bloc bill.That is why the government introduced its bill to address online hate.
29. deflected
    JusticeMr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates opposition to hate speech without addressing the religious exemption or the Bloc bill.No form of hate speech will be accepted or tolerated.
30. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to personal background and challenges the questioner instead of addressing the exemption for fish harvesters.
31. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader's credibility and quotes a union president rather than addressing electricians and the tax hike.With this vote [the Conservative leader] has shown that he believes that an ordinary worker flipping burgers for a living should be taxed on 100% of their income while his CEO friends making millions of dollars from flipping stocks should be taxed only on half of that income
32. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses union values and past votes but does not commit to exempting union workers from the tax increase.the union workers I talk to, those we talk to and have dialogue with, and whom the finance minister just quoted, are people who believe in solidarity, who believe in caring for others, who believe in dental plans, child care, the Canada child benefit and every other single thing that the leader has voted against
33. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the yes/no question by promoting tax fairness and attacking the opposition instead of addressing the amendment.Lo and behold, the Conservatives are against tax fairness. Who would have thought it?
34. partly answered
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses the income premise by stating the actual threshold but does not commit to an amendment.actually, there is a $250,000 threshold, so the new rate kicks in only after one has made $250,000 in capital gains in a given year.
35. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' position rather than addressing the exemption request or spending criticism.They took a position on the side of multi-millionaires, against working people and against fairness.
36. partly answered
    Public SafetyMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Ms. Iqra Khalid (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses ongoing anti-racism efforts and support for communities but does not commit to specific new support for the incident mentioned.We will continue to work with partners in all levels of government, including civil society, to ensure that we are supporting communities such as the member's.
37. partly answered
    Persons With DisabilitiesMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Kamal Khera (Liberal). loaded question.The answer explains the new benefit and investment but does not directly address the poverty reduction estimates or timeline given.for the first time in Canadian history, we have a federal disability benefit that is going to strengthen the financial security of more than 600,000 persons with disabilities.