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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 · sitting No. 342

Conservatives move non-confidence motion in government

The House spent most of the day on a Conservative motion of non-confidence in the Prime Minister and the government, moved by Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre said the government had doubled housing costs and the national debt while forcing two million Canadians to food banks. Liberal MP Karina Gould said the Conservative record in government included divisive politics and a failure to fight climate change.

In Question Period, Poilievre said the government had doubled the cost of housing, tripled housing costs in Montreal and pushed Quebec to the breaking point on immigration. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said inflation had fallen to 2 per cent and was within the Bank of Canada's target range. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said the government was too weak to stop Conservative premiers from privatizing health care.

Decided that day

  • 18th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food passed

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Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 37%, opposition 63% of the words spokenGovernment businessQuestion PeriodGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 10:0511:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:00Last speech 18:25Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 8 h 20 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
32Supply talk fills the day, one report slips throughThe House devoted most of its time to Business of Supply and passed a single committee report on agriculture. Question period produced almost no direct answers while few other items advanced.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Other moments

Points of Order

NDP MP Laurel Collins said the Leader of the Opposition used unparliamentary language by referring to the sellout of the NDP and asked for an apology.

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Seniors

Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien said the Liberals should stop creating two classes of seniors by denying the 10 per cent OAS increase to those under 75.

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe said Quebec is welcoming half of Canada's asylum seekers and asked what the minister would do to stop Canada from dumping its responsibilities in Quebec's backyard.

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International Trade

Conservative MP Ryan Williams said the Prime Minister dismissed the doubling of U.S. softwood lumber tariffs as a small issue that matters.

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Criminal Code

Conservative MP Raquel Dancho said one woman is murdered every 48 hours in Canada and that about 60 per cent of murdered women are killed by an intimate partner.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the confidence question and pivots to dental care enrollment.Another thing that he still does not understand is the importance of dental care for Quebeckers.
  2. misdirected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to attacking Conservatives on abortion instead of addressing the election or Quebec vote.The first thing he should do is get his caucus under control and reassure women here in Canada that this right will not be touched.
  3. misdirected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer counters with unrelated attacks on Conservative health plans rather than the carbon tax question.Conservatives are going to cut the dental, they are going to axe pharmacare, they are going to break the health system and they are going to destroy child care.
  4. deflected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer returns to defending dental care stats instead of engaging the carbon tax or single-payer claims.Well, I have news; 750,000 people across this country got care.
  5. deflected
    Carbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer begins redefining freedom but cuts off without addressing the carbon tax election call.I will tell the House what freedom does not look like.
  6. deflected
    SeniorsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists past Liberal actions but avoids stating a choice on OAS for under-75s.We increased the guaranteed income supplement by $1,000.
  7. deflected
    SeniorsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats Bloc voting record instead of answering yes or no on OAS increase.Bloc members have always voted against seniors.
  8. misdirected
    HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the NDP leader's recent actions rather than explaining Liberal stance on provincial privatization.two days after the NDP leader got a letter from the Leader of the Opposition saying to back out of standing up for pharmacare
  9. misdirected
    HealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader instead of addressing Liberal inaction on provincial privatization.whose cuts and approach to health care, to destroy pharmacare, to attack dental care and to undermine the deals that we have signed with provinces and territories, greatly menace this thing that we treasure, public health.
  10. deflected
    Carbon PricingMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to weather losses and attacks the opposition rather than addressing the carbon tax or election call.What is the answer from the Leader of the Opposition ? Let the planet burn.
  11. misdirected
    Carbon PricingMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks Conservatives for protecting oil interests instead of responding to food bank statistics or the election demand.the reality is that the Conservative Party and its leader are not there to protect Canadians.
  12. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer criticizes opposition facts and lists investments rather than addressing food insecurity or calling an election.it would be great in the House if the official opposition actually worked with facts.
  13. partly answered
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses food insecurity via a new program but ignores the carbon tax and election request.we introduced the school food program. This program will help feed 400,000 more children
  14. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights inflation progress and attacks Conservative austerity instead of addressing Quebec-specific grievances or an election.The good news is that in August, inflation fell to 2%.
  15. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists federal investments in Quebec but sidesteps the quoted criticism and election demand.We have been there for Quebec as a government. We have made exemplary investments in aerospace,
  16. answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Mr. Paul Chiang (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly acknowledges the Quebec issue and commits to helping fix the asylum seeker distribution problem.We are there for Quebeckers and we are going to help them fix this problem.
  17. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends federal role and attacks the Bloc instead of addressing actions to involve other provinces.Obviously, when things are going well and getting better, that is not so good for the Bloc Québécois.
  18. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to praising Liberal-Quebec collaboration and attacks Conservatives rather than addressing their role.Over the past few weeks, we have made three almost consecutive collaborative immigration announcements about temporary foreign workers twice, and about international students several other times.
  19. misdirected
    HousingMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of using homeless as props and having no plan instead of addressing the carbon tax election question.Instead, they use people who are homeless as props here in the House of Commons.
  20. partly answered
    HousingMrs. Tracy Gray (Conservative) asked Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly rebuts the claim of no plan by citing votes and investments but does not address the election question.There have been 87,000 people taken off the street as a result of investments we have made.
  21. deflected
    TaxationMr. Marty Morantz (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes tax fairness principles and attacks Conservative hidden agenda without addressing the election or capital gains specifics.We believe that a Canadian teacher or nurse should not be paying tax at a higher rate than a multi-millionaire.
  22. deflected
    Public SafetyMr. Jamil Jivani (Conservative) asked Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal). loaded question.Answer emphasizes Parole Board independence and accuses Conservatives of fearmongering instead of addressing repeat offender policy.What is sad is that the Conservatives would rather politicize the independence of our judicial system in order to create fear and to fearmonger for their own political gain.
  23. deflected
    HealthMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends universal health care and warns of Conservative cuts without addressing Alberta cuts or Canada Health Act enforcement.That is why the threat of Conservative cuts, the attacks they want to make on our health system, are so menacing.
  24. misdirected
    HealthMs. Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of threatening dental care and refuses to engage the Liberal threat mentioned.the member will well know that the only party that is threatening dental care in this country is the Conservative Party of Canada, whose members refuse to answer a question.
  25. deflected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes Conservatives and mentions an offer to Quebec without addressing the election demand or order's impact.We just made an offer to the Government of Quebec worth nearly half a billion dollars.
  26. misdirected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Richard Martel (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition leader instead of responding to the jobs or election question.He has nothing to offer the people of Quebec, whether in terms of the environment, the economy or jobs.
  27. misdirected
    Forestry IndustryMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to past elections and attacks the Conservative Party rather than addressing the jobs or election call.The House does not trust the Conservative Party, which is there to protect the interests of its friends, not the people of Canada.
  28. partly answered
    The EnvironmentMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly rebuts the factual claims about emissions and targets while ignoring the jet damage and Bloc support points.Greenhouse gas emissions are the lowest they have been in 25 years.
  29. deflected
    Access to InformationMr. Martin Champoux (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates general obligations under the Access to Information Act without addressing the specific request or delay.all government organizations, all departments, all Crown corporations and all agents working for the Canadian government have the same responsibility to respect the Access to Information Act
  30. partly answered
    Access to InformationMr. Martin Champoux (Bloc) asked Kamal Khera (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states commitment to transparency and notes the request will be released but does not address dismissal or abolition.The request will be released ahead of the extension and given to the Information Commissioner.
  31. deflected
    International TradeMr. Ryan Williams (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the government's record on trade and forestry without addressing the tariff increase or PM's comments.The government stands up for our workers, we stand up for our forestry sector and we will continue to do this work for Canadians and for our workers.
  32. deflected
    International TradeMr. Ryan Williams (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative trade positions instead of addressing the softwood lumber tariffs or negotiation timeline.when it comes to securing trade deals, we are not going to take any lessons from the Conservatives.
  33. deflected
    International TradeMr. Bob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Mary Ng (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to housing affordability instead of addressing tariffs, mill closures or the 'small issue' claim.On this side of the House, we are really proud that we are tackling housing and are building affordable homes.
  34. misdirected
    International TradeMr. Kyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives on unrelated Ukraine and steel tariffs rather than addressing softwood lumber failures.when Putin told the Conservatives to vote against the free trade deal with Ukraine, they said, "okay, fine"
  35. misdirected
    International TradeMr. Kyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer again attacks Conservatives on past trade stances and does not address softwood lumber or the Prime Minister's comment.When the U.S. imposed illegal section 232 tariffs on our steel and aluminum, we stood up for Canadians.
  36. misdirected
    International TradeMr. Randy Hoback (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of disdain for workers and tells them to grow up instead of addressing softwood lumber negotiations.there is only one party in the House that shows disdain to Canadian workers, and it is the Conservative Party of Canada.
  37. deflected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMs. Laurel Collins (NDP) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.Answer quotes NDP members on carbon tax and criticizes NDP flip-flop rather than addressing oil and gas lobby meetings or emissions cap.I think there are a lot of people out there who are very concerned about climate change, who are wondering what is happening with the NDP
  38. deflected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights emissions reductions and attacks NDP on carbon pricing instead of responding to TMX subsidy or COP intentions.I do think that many are very concerned about the NDP's backing away from having any credible policy with respect to climate change.