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Thursday, October 3, 2024 · sitting No. 348

House debates privilege motion on green funding documents

The House spent the largest share of its sitting on a privilege debate over the government's refusal to produce documents related to Sustainable Development Technology Canada funding. Conservative MP Kelly McCauley said Parliament had ordered the documents and cited the law clerk's statement that the House has no limit on ordering production. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux countered that Conservatives had their own record of scandals and had never turned materials directly to the RCMP.

Question period featured repeated Conservative attacks on the same funding matter and on bail decisions after a police officer was shot. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asked why the Prime Minister was violating the Speaker's ruling. Liberal House leader Karina Gould replied that the motion would override police independence and charter rights.

Committees business occupied nearly as much time, with the fisheries committee report and a concurrence motion on the disability benefit both raised. NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo said the benefit failed to lift people out of poverty while Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux defended it as the first such federal program.

Decided that day

  • S-235 advanced in the first chamber
  • C-76 received royal assent
  • C-49 received royal assent

From the Hansard record of the sitting. Full Hansard

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Who held the floor · 2024-10-03

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 29%, opposition 71% of the words spokenRoutine proceedingsQuestion PeriodOrders of the Day▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 10:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:00Last speech 18:25Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 8 h 25 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
47Privilege points crowd out the agendaThe sitting devoted the bulk of its time to privilege and committee business amid 123 points of order or privilege and scant substantive debate. A handful of bills nevertheless advanced to royal assent.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

Committees of the House

NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo said the government had broken its promise on the Canada disability benefit and was violating human rights, while Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux said the program marked the first time federal money reached people with disabilities.

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International Trade

Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron said two unelected senators were blocking Bill C-282 and called on all parties to pressure the Senate to pass it.

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Seniors

Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien said the House had demanded a royal recommendation for Bill C-319 to end two classes of seniors and asked whether the government would grant it.

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Marine Transportation

NDP MP Taylor Bachrach said three years after the Ingenika sinking the government had still not strengthened marine personnel regulations.

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Justice

Liberal MP Ben Carr asked the justice minister how Bill C-40 would help prevent miscarriages of justice after another exoneration in Winnipeg.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. deflected
    Government PrioritiesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer ignores the question about thanking the Bloc and instead attacks the Conservative leader on dental care.What is bizarre is that the Conservative leader says the Canadian dental care plan does not exist.
  2. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives on charter rights instead of addressing the Speaker's ruling or evidence handover.What the Conservatives are doing right now is trying to end rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms using the extraordinary powers of the House.
  3. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the opposition of trampling charter rights rather than responding to the demand for evidence in the scandal.The Conservatives are trying to use the extraordinary powers of this place to circumvent the judicial requirement of police to protect the charter rights of Canadians.
  4. misdirected
    Public SafetyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to accusing the opposition of trampling charter rights instead of addressing bail policy failures.However, what is extremely concerning is what the Leader of the Opposition is doing in the House today.
  5. partly answered
    Public SafetyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges the shooting and notes federal bail amendments but pivots to provincial responsibilities without directly addressing the policy critique.In terms of decisions made about bail, these are important considerations and considerations where we have made amendments to the bail regime.
  6. deflected
    SeniorsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc's voting record on dental care instead of addressing the royal recommendation for Bill C-319.He voted against the new federal Canadian dental care plan that 6,900 people in the riding of La Prairie have signed up for.
  7. deflected
    SeniorsMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists past Liberal actions for seniors but avoids committing to the 10% OAS increase or royal recommendation.When we improved the guaranteed income supplement, when we brought in dental services for seniors, when we invested in housing, the Bloc was against that.
  8. deflected
    HousingMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer criticizes the Conservative leader's housing record instead of addressing why Liberals and Conservatives created the crisis.During his entire career as minister responsible for housing, he built six affordable housing units across the country.
  9. deflected
    Persons with DisabilitiesMs. Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) asked Kamal Khera (Liberal). substantive question.Answer promotes existing plan and attacks opponents instead of addressing calls to increase benefit or remove tax credit barrier.While the NDP and the Conservatives are focused on their own political ambitions, we are focused on delivering for some of the most vulnerable in our communities.
  10. misdirected
    The EconomyMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Terry Beech (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives and pivots to unrelated policies rather than addressing the specific economic comparison raised.Unfortunately, because of the dangerous promises of the Leader of the Opposition , they do not want Canadians to hear about that.
  11. misdirected
    The EconomyMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Terry Beech (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as ridiculous and shifts to attacking the opposition leader without engaging the statistic.what the member opposite is saying is ridiculous.
  12. misdirected
    The EconomyMr. Adam Chambers (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of admiring Alabama and pivots to health care attacks instead of addressing living standards decline.the member opposite is now the second member to admire Alabama and say that Alabama is doing better than Canada.
  13. deflected
    The EconomyMr. Adam Chambers (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges challenges vaguely then attacks Conservatives' plan and promotes dental care instead of admitting to declining standards.The Conservatives' answer is to provide a slogan and no plan.
  14. misdirected
    The EconomyMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the call for an election and instead attacks the Conservative leader's past record on housing.Before the member's arrival in the House of Commons, her Conservative leader , the chief insult-hurler, created a total of six affordable housing units during his entire time in office.
  15. misdirected
    The EconomyMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing past Conservative policies and austerity instead of addressing current economic decline or election call.Quebeckers will not forget these examples. The Conservatives are a one-trick pony.
  16. misdirected
    SeniorsMs. Andréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores the royal recommendation request and instead promotes dental care while attacking the member's vote.in the riding of Shefford alone, in Granby and the surrounding area, 13,300 Canadians have signed up for the Canadian dental care plan.
  17. deflected
    SeniorsMs. Andréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer corrects a statistic then pivots to pandemic support and attacks the Bloc instead of addressing the OAS increase.The Bloc Québécois will continue to vote against them.
  18. deflected
    SeniorsMs. Andréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights past Liberal support for seniors and attacks the Bloc rather than addressing the OAS claim.It was the Quebec members of the Liberal Party of Canada, not the Bloc Québécois.
  19. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the Conservative motion on charter grounds instead of addressing the documents or SDTC scandal.Both the RCMP and the Auditor General have raised their extreme concern with what the Conservatives have put forward.
  20. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses the asker of erratic behaviour and charter trampling rather than responding to the documents request.I think my hon. colleague's erratic and unhinged behaviour is because he knows that he is being completely false in what he is putting forward to this place.
  21. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to criticizing Conservatives for pursuing partisan gain and trampling charter rights instead of addressing the documents.The only thing they are interested in doing is pursuing their naked pursuit for partisan gain while they trample the charter rights of Canadians.
  22. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsMs. Leah Gazan (NDP) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the bill and expresses willingness to work with the member but offers no explicit commitment to support it.I would like to thank my colleague from Winnipeg Centre for her work in bringing forward the bill that would recognize residential school denialism as a hate crime.
  23. answered
    Marine TransportationMr. Taylor Bachrach (NDP) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly addresses the delay by stating the government is implementing TSB recommendations on marine safety.We are working now to implement recommendations and strengthen safety measures.
  24. misdirected
    Government AccountabilityMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the lobbying commissioner request and instead attacks Conservatives over their comments on Alabama.Is that what the Conservatives admire about Alabama?
  25. misdirected
    Government AccountabilityMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to Conservative charter issues instead of addressing Carney or carbon tax election.While the Conservatives continue to talk down Canadians and talk down our country, the bigger concern is what they are trying to do in this place, where they are overriding the charter rights of Canadians.
  26. misdirected
    Government AccountabilityMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives for criticizing appointees rather than addressing Brookfield tax or lobbying concerns.this is another typical attack from the Conservatives against Canadians who do not support their vision for Canada.
  27. misdirected
    Government AccountabilityMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses query as personal attack and pivots to defending progressive vision instead of friendship disclosure.again this is just a simple personal attack because the Conservatives are sad or disappointed that there are eminent Canadians who do not support their dangerous vision of Canada
  28. partly answered
    International TradeMr. Yves Perron (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.Answer affirms Liberal support for supply management but does not address Senate obstruction or action to pass the bill.the Liberal Party has always supported supply management in Canada.
  29. deflected
    International TradeMr. Yves Perron (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats past Liberal support and Trump negotiations but avoids Senate blocking or calling senators.We have demonstrated that support on many occasions, including during the difficult negotiations with President Trump.
  30. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of inaccurate information and charter violations instead of addressing green fund documents or RCMP request.Conservative members are the ones violating Canadians' charter rights.
  31. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.Answer claims statements are false and pivots to concerns over Conservative motion rather than documents or repayment.The Auditor General and the RCMP have said that they are extremely concerned about the Conservatives' motion because it violates Canadians' rights.
  32. misdirected
    Innovation, Science and IndustryMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer changes subject to dental care cards in the riding instead of addressing documents or returning funds.One thing that should not be kept secret is that, in his riding, 11,900 seniors have received their membership card for the new Canadian dental care plan.
  33. deflected
    EthicsMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates a general rule about committee testimony without addressing the specific allegation about the minister.obviously, when witnesses testify before committees, they are obliged to provide the information that is asked of them.
  34. deflected
    EthicsMr. Michael Cooper (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the prior general statement on witnesses without engaging the new evidence or question about the minister's testimony.as I stated earlier, if a witness is asked to provide information to a committee, we expect that they provide it.
  35. misdirected
    Public Services and ProcurementMrs. Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the procurement ombud question and instead attacks the Conservatives on charter rights and power abuse.I would actually turn that question around on my hon. colleagues who have decided to abuse the power of this place and to use their powers to upend and override the charter rights of Canadians.
  36. partly answered
    The EconomyMs. Leila Dance (NDP) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges shared goals like dental care but pivots to attacking Conservatives rather than addressing corporate greed directly.We then have a party obsessed with slogans that have nothing behind them.
  37. answered
    Mental Health and AddictionsMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Mrs. Élisabeth Brière (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the funding query by noting ongoing departmental exchanges and broader program investments.I also know he has recently had exchanges with our department and that another meeting has been scheduled to discuss this further.
  38. deflected
    Mental Health and AddictionsMs. Elizabeth May (Green) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer discusses House tone and slurs but does not engage the specific request or topic of bail and investigations.It is disturbing to me as a member of Parliament to hear other members of Parliament use names and slurs toward constituents.
  39. partly answered
    Business of the HouseAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists passed bills but does not address the question about scheduling the ways and means motion or abandoning the tax initiative.For one thing, we passed Bill C‑76 to give Jasper the tools it needs to rebuild.