Commons clashes over economy housing and carbon tax dominate question period

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. misdirected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores election question and attacks Poilievre's motives instead.However, he prefers to play political games rather than help meet Canadians' needs.
2. deflected
   Forestry IndustryPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to general environment-economy balance without addressing job loss order reversal.We will continue to work with the Government of Quebec.
3. misdirected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps election call and accuses Poilievre of caring only about himself.However, he does not care about Canadians.
4. deflected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids wackonomics critique and pivots to housing plan plus attack on Conservatives protecting the wealthy.The Conservative leader is choosing to demonstrate what everyone knows Conservative parties do, which is protect the wealthiest
5. misdirected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores sunny ways question and attacks Poilievre's use of sound bites and lack of solutions.He is standing against dental care, against pharmacare, against investments in the middle class
6. partly answered
   Official LanguagesMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly commits to following up on Canada Post language issue while defending record.We will follow up on this issue, because it is important that we continue to defend our two official languages across Canada.
7. deflected
   Official LanguagesMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids decline admission and accuses Bloc of picking identity fights while ignoring francophones outside Quebec.I know that the Bloc Québécois cares nothing about francophone communities in Canada outside Quebec
8. deflected
   The EconomyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores corporate penalties question and pivots to tax record and NDP voting history.We have continued to step up on asking the wealthiest to pay a little more in this most recent budget
9. deflected
   The EconomyMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.The response lists programs instead of addressing the claim of being out of touch.we recognize that Canadians are struggling with affordability challenges.
10. answered
    Foreign AffairsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly states the action taken on the IRGC listing.today we have listed the IRGC as a terrorist entity.
11. deflected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The response repeats the eight-out-of-ten claim without addressing the $30-billion cost inclusion.the Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that eight out of 10 Canadians in jurisdictions that have the federal carbon price get more money back from the Canada carbon rebate than they pay with this price on pollution.
12. deflected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again cites the PBO rebate figure and attacks the questioner's figures rather than addressing the economic cost.once again, the Conservatives are basing their attacks on climate action and affordability on erroneous calculations that the Parliamentary Budget Officer has admitted that he made.
13. deflected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The response reaffirms the rebate claim without incorporating the admitted $30-billion cost into the calculation.
14. misdirected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner's supposed disbelief in climate change instead of answering the math question.it is quite stunning to hear the leader lay it out so clearly that all of his math depends on one factor that he believes, which is that climate change is not real.
15. misdirected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The response accuses the questioner of not believing in climate change rather than addressing the carbon-tax impact claim.
16. partly answered
    Official LanguagesMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer references past NAFTA negotiations but does not commit to protecting Bill 96 from U.S. pressure.
17. deflected
    Official LanguagesMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question frames multiple grievances to imply neglect of French; answer attacks asker for picking fights and restates Liberal support without addressing the future of French.I understand that the leader of the Bloc Québécois is always looking to pick a fight.
18. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question accuses Bloc of enabling tax hikes and asks why Liberals take Quebec's money; answer pivots to attacking Conservatives instead of addressing the accusation.although the Bloc Québécois is a party that sometimes picks fights with the federal government, it still recognizes the Conservatives' propensity for defending the wealthy
19. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks for a specific amendment to exclude non-wealthy from tax hike; answer avoids the yes/no and attacks Conservatives while praising Bloc alignment.from time to time, we come together to pick a fight with the Conservatives, who want to continue to defend those who are better off
20. answered
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks if PM will amend tax to exclude under $100k earners; answer directly states the policy affects only those with over $250k in annual profits.our increase of the capital gains inclusion rate will affect people who make more than $250,000 in profits when they sell successful investments within a given year.
21. deflected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question cites Liberal critics and asks if PM will reverse the tax; answer ignores critics and attacks Conservatives for opposing the tax.it should actually be no surprise to Canadians to see the Conservatives, after pretending to care about workers and after pretending to care about vulnerable people, revert to type
22. partly answered
    HousingMs. Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks why no action on specific seniors' housing site; answer addresses general housing plan and public lands but not the Mary Street location.we get to do even more with the most ambitious plan on housing this country has ever seen.
23. partly answered
    Fisheries and OceansMs. Lisa Marie Barron (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks if decision includes funds for impacted communities; answer affirms support for indigenous economic opportunities but gives no specifics on funds or plan.we are also going to be there to make sure that we are supporting indigenous communities with economic opportunities and growth
24. misdirected
    TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question cites Liberal critics of carbon tax and capital gains tax then asks if PM admits he is NDP; answer ignores premise and attacks Conservatives.we have demonstrated over the past nine years that investing in the middle class and people working hard to join it can create growth for the country.
25. deflected
    HousingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes general housing initiatives without addressing the specific Toronto permit issue raised.That is part of where we have been investing with communities across the country in the housing accelerator fund that is delivering more homes built faster.
26. deflected
    HousingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer gives an unrelated GST example instead of addressing the Toronto funding and gatekeeper question.Last year, we made a decision to take off the GST on purpose-built, middle-income apartment buildings, the kind of apartment buildings we need more of right across the country.
27. misdirected
    HousingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative record and plan rather than addressing the proposed condition on federal funds.The Conservative leader has no plan to address the housing crisis.
28. partly answered
    Forestry IndustryMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states readiness to assist Quebec but does not explicitly agree to let Quebec negotiate alone with industry and indigenous groups.The federal government remains ready to work with and assist the Quebec government while it implements measures to ensure the species' recovery as part of a comprehensive strategy.
29. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer restates partnership with Quebec without engaging the specific point about avoiding federal decrees.we agree that we need to work hand in hand with Quebec.
30. misdirected
    Forestry IndustryPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the Conservatives on the environment instead of responding to the decree or jobs point.day after day, the Conservative Party is showing us that it does not understand that the only way to build a healthy economy for Canadians for years to come is also to protect the environment.
31. deflected
    Forestry IndustryPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer invokes Mulroney and environment protection without addressing whether the decree will be rescinded.It is unfortunate to see the Conservative Party abandoning something that the Progressive Conservatives understood very well.
32. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes investigations and suspensions but does not address personal cooperation by the Prime Minister.All federal contracts with these companies have been suspended as the investigations continue.
33. deflected
    Government PrioritiesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores consultants entirely and pivots to tax policy and attacks on Conservatives.However, the Conservatives continue to protect the wealthiest instead of supporting Canadians.
34. deflected
    Government PrioritiesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the food and travel spending question to repeat attacks on Conservatives protecting the wealthy.the Conservative leader continues to use cheap attacks and slogans while he tries to hide from the fact that he is standing with the wealthiest Canadians
35. deflected
    Government PrioritiesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer cuts off without engaging the carbon-tax election or homelessness claims, defaulting to prior framing.Mr. Speaker, once again, we see the extent of—
36. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Blake Desjarlais (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists broad indigenous investments but does not address the specific five-year funding request for Trade Winds.Budget 2024 includes over $1 billion to improve access to proper health care for indigenous people, $338 million to support indigenous entrepreneurship and a monumental investment of $5 billion for the indigenous loan support program.
37. answered
    Democratic InstitutionsMs. Elizabeth May (Green) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly states preference for public inquiry and notes the need for opposition leader's clearance.We feel that the public inquiry is the best place for these discussions to continue, and we are pleased that the commission has agreed to study this.