House debates citizenship bill as Poilievre presses Freeland on economy

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1. misdirected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the question about Bloc support for the government and pivots entirely to inflation data.Inflation was at 2% in August. It is back down to where it was before the pandemic.
2. misdirected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader instead of addressing why the Bloc supports the government.once again, the Conservative leader is displaying his incompetence as far as the economy is concerned.
3. misdirected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the call for an election and instead attacks Conservatives while touting economic data.However, Conservatives do not want to talk about it. They are so weak and spiteful that, for them, good news for Canadians is bad news they want to ignore.
4. misdirected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer avoids the carbon tax election question and instead claims Conservatives are panicked about good economic news.I think we all know why the Conservatives are so panicked about an election; it is because they can see that the economic news is good.
5. misdirected
   Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer shifts to housing policy and attacks Conservatives rather than addressing the carbon tax vote request.However, the weak and spiteful Conservatives cannot celebrate good news for Canadians, because it is bad news for their partisan interests.
6. partly answered
   SeniorsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms support for seniors but deflects from the specific bill implementation by attacking past Conservative policy.That is what we did after 10 years of the Conservatives punishing seniors.
7. deflected
   SeniorsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges senior costs but pivots to urging Bloc support for dental care instead of committing to the royal recommendation.That is why I am calling on the Bloc Québécois to support us on dental care.
8. deflected
   Grocery IndustryMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the grocery price cap and teaming-up accusation, instead calling for congratulations on inflation and mentioning fair taxes.I hope the NDP and indeed all members of the House will set partisanship aside for one moment to congratulate Canadians on the light at the end of the tunnel
9. deflected
   HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer denies the team-up premise and pivots to unrelated party contrasts without addressing rents or gouging.I do not think anybody listening to question period today, or frankly any day, imagines that the Liberals are teaming up with the Conservatives or that we agree with them about very much at all.
10. misdirected
    Women and Gender EqualityMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservatives on feminism instead of addressing the finance minister's replacement or conflicts.Until the Conservatives stand up for that, they have no right to talk about feminism.
11. misdirected
    Women and Gender EqualityMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer insults the asker and pivots to partisan attacks rather than engaging the record on poverty or taxes.Juvenile playground insults from the wannabe MAGA, "maple syrup" Conservatives do not frighten me at all.
12. misdirected
    Women and Gender EqualityMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Kamal Khera (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader's record instead of addressing the finance minister's replacement or humiliation.it is a bit rich to hear a member of the Conservative Party pretend to care about feminism, when their own leader was using misogynistic hashtags on videos to attract men who hate women.
13. misdirected
    FinanceMs. Leslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to child care and abortion instead of addressing the carbon tax, homelessness, or the finance minister's role.If they care about that single mother, they should be supporting affordable child care.
14. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader's advisers rather than addressing Carney's conflicts or swearing-in.The Conservative leader gets his advice on helping Canadians with their grocery bills from a Loblaws lobbyist.
15. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer condemns personal attacks without addressing Carney's conflicts or the finance minister's position.We should be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
16. deflected
    SeniorsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer poses a counter-question about dental care instead of clarifying the government's position on the Bloc's demands.speaking of clarity, can the leader of the Bloc Québécois clarify exactly what he is saying to the hundreds of thousands of Quebeckers who are currently benefiting from dental care, which he voted against?
17. misdirected
    SeniorsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc leader's past votes rather than addressing the bill's implementation or royal recommendation.when he does vote, the Bloc Québécois leader votes against lowering retirement age to 65.
18. misdirected
    SeniorsMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to accusing the asker of harming seniors instead of responding to the call for implementing Bill C-319.When he votes against lowering the retirement age to 65, it is not about interference in jurisdictions, he is voting against seniors.
19. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy on housing without addressing the specific cost-of-living examples from Saguenay.The only thing they want to do is cut funding for housing construction and tear up the dozens of agreements that we signed with cities across the country.
20. misdirected
    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to past Conservative cuts on fisheries instead of addressing food bank shortages or the current government record.Under Harper, they cut the budget of Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists by $80 million.
21. deflected
    FinanceMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates Conservative austerity history without engaging the question about Bloc support for spending or the party's purpose.They made cuts to science and to programs that help families, and they cut just about everything they could, because the only thing they know how to do is austerity.
22. deflected
    FinanceMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes Liberal investments and rejects austerity but does not address the Bloc's role or the spending votes raised.With the Liberal Party, investments are up, jobs are up and the economy is up.
23. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMr. Blake Desjarlais (NDP) asked Mr. Jaime Battiste (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the need for action on indigenous policing and references a committee motion but offers no concrete steps on accountability.That is why the Liberals, including myself, put forward a motion at the INAN committee in April saying we should study this.
24. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMs. Lori Idlout (NDP) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms commitment to justice for victims but does not commit to releasing the specific RCMP file requested.It is something I know the minister takes incredibly seriously, and we will continue to work on this specific case with her.
25. misdirected
    FinanceMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the question about Liberal-Bloc deal and pivots to attacking Conservatives instead.What are the Conservatives doing? They vote against those measures every time.
26. misdirected
    FinanceMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the query on Bloc support and accuses Conservatives of a hidden agenda to fire public servants.The Conservatives' hidden agenda is to lay off, to fire, tens of thousands of public servants here in the Ottawa-Gatineau area and across the country.
27. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids addressing the carbon tax or election call and instead highlights government investments while attacking Conservative cuts.Conservatives would cut these very programs that Canadians are relying on.
28. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). loaded question.Answer cuts off without engaging the carbon tax question and repeats the claim about Conservative program cuts.Conservatives have just admitted they would cut the very programs that Canadian families are relying on, families who are benefiting from—
29. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the need for a fair plan across provinces but provides no timeline or specific resettlement details.Two provinces are contributing more than their fair share: Ontario and Quebec.
30. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the request for the minister to act and instead criticizes the questioner for scoring political points.without further comment, it is certainly dangerous to see politicians scoring points on the backs of asylum seekers.
31. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Damien Kurek (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends the carbon tax policy and attacks the NDP rather than addressing whether Liberals will axe the tax.Shame on them. They will have to explain that to their voters down the road.
32. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. Damien Kurek (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.Answer reiterates the policy benefits and tells the member to do homework instead of answering the election call question.I would ask the hon. member across the way to actually do his homework.
33. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMrs. Rosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Jenna Sudds (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts entirely to child care announcements instead of addressing the carbon tax election call.Over the summer, we have made a number of announcements on new, affordable, $10-a-day child care spots.
34. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids federal responsibility by redirecting blame to provinces on bail decisions.The people who are making decisions on bail are provincially appointed justices of the peace or provincial judges.
35. partly answered
    Fisheries and OceansMr. John Williamson (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends the herring quota cut with science rationale but does not address reversing it.We reduced herring stocks to save the regional economy.
36. misdirected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Stephen Ellis (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives on climate beliefs and past moratoriums rather than addressing current enforcement in Nova Scotia fisheries.Then again, I am not surprised because the Conservatives do not believe in climate change.
37. deflected
    Persons with DisabilitiesMs. Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) asked Kamal Khera (Liberal). loaded question.Answer criticizes NDP alignment with Conservatives instead of discussing increasing the disability benefit amount.we will not take any lessons from the NDP, which has started to take orders from the Conservative Party
38. misdirected
    InfrastructureMr. Brian Masse (NDP) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to praising Windsor investments and auto sector instead of addressing hazardous materials on the Ambassador Bridge.Windsor is about a revival. With the investment we have brought to Windsor, Windsor will never look the same again.
39. answered
    Hon. Chuck StrahlAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal). substantive question.Tribute question is substantive and the answer directly honors the late member's service and roles.Although I sat across the aisle from him for 18 years, I always had a deep respect and admiration for him.