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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 · sitting No. 382
House advances committee reports amid privilege debate and QP clashes
The House devoted the largest share of its sitting to committee business and a privilege debate. Members presented multiple reports from standing committees on justice, agriculture and procedure, then turned to a privilege motion that consumed 14 per cent of the day.
Question period featured repeated exchanges between Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over deficits, housing costs and border control. Poilievre pressed the government on its broken promises while Trudeau defended recent tax measures and accused the opposition of obstruction.
Decided that day
- 2nd reading of Bill C-380 failed
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Tax Relief
Liberal MP Churence Rogers said Conservatives voted against GST exemptions on groceries and children's items.
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Conservative MP Don Stewart cited Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie's criticism of the federal carbon tax.
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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet urged removal of the religious exception for hate propaganda in the Criminal Code.
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Liberal MP Lori Idlout called for better accountability in the non-insured health benefits program for first nations.
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- misdirectedLeader of the Liberal Party of CanadaPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition leader instead of addressing control or party dissent claims.
Their leader is muzzling them and will not let them be the voice of their community here in Ottawa.
- deflectedThe EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer avoids confirming the deficit promise and pivots to attacking Conservative voting record.
The Conservative Party will surely vote against it because it will include initiatives that are going to help Canadians during these difficult times.
- misdirectedLeader of the Liberal Party of CanadaPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer criticizes the opposition for lacking diversity of opinion rather than addressing cabinet or party dissent.
The Leader of the Opposition refuses to let his backbenchers or any of his team members have any opinions at all.
- misdirectedLeader of the Liberal Party of CanadaPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to general unity against Trump instead of responding to party leadership challenges.
- misdirectedTaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses the asker of partisan games and ignores the carbon tax and job impact questions.
If he actually cared about helping Canadians and cutting taxes, he would not have voted against taking off the sales tax for Canadians for the next few months.
- deflectedJusticeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames Conservative filibuster instead of stating readiness to remove the religious exception.
if the Bloc Québécois really cared about tackling hate crimes, it would be open to stopping or preventing the Conservative filibuster here in the House
- deflectedJusticeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer again blames obstruction rather than committing to removing the Criminal Code sections.
Unfortunately, the Conservatives continue to obstruct the work of this Parliament, and the Bloc Québécois is not stopping them.
- partly answeredTaxationMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer confirms temporary GST suspension but does not address making it permanent on essentials.
we are actually moving forward to suspend the sales tax for Canadians so they can afford the basic necessities they will need.
- deflectedTaxationMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes tax holiday on groceries but ignores GST on diapers/clothing and attacks Conservatives instead.
It is a way to tell Canadians that we see how hard they are struggling, but we are here to invest and to lend them a hand, unlike the Conservatives who keep voting against help for Canadians, against tax holidays and against dental care.
- deflectedTaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Poilievre's vote record and promotes programs but does not address carbon tax on farmers or Maserati Marxist claim.
the Leader of the Opposition had the opportunity to axe the sales tax for Canadians.
- deflectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer avoids confirming $40 billion deficit cap and instead highlights economic statement and past inflation reduction.
If he really wants to see it, he could perhaps stop the obstruction of Parliament to allow us to move forward on dealing with Canadians and the challenges they are facing.
- deflectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer defends investments and claims inflation control but does not confirm or deny the $40 billion deficit promise.
All of these investments are aimed at helping Canadians, but they still made it possible to lower inflation and bring it back in the Bank of Canada's target zone.
- misdirectedMental Health and AddictionsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accuses Poilievre of exploiting encampments for votes instead of addressing decriminalization, sentences or precursor chemicals.
Exploiting Canadians is not the way to move forward.
- misdirectedMental Health and AddictionsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Poilievre's motives and photo ops rather than reversing drug policies or addressing overdose deaths and border chemicals.
He is there for a clip and he is there for a photo op, but he is not there to do the work of delivering based on science, based on compassion or based on a public health approach on dealing with the toxic drug epidemic.
- misdirectedMental Health and AddictionsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accuses Poilievre of cheap partisanship and fails to confirm reversal on nationwide fentanyl decriminalization.
- deflectedJusticeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer pivots to Conservative filibuster blocking other bills instead of committing to end religious exception for inciting violence.
We would like to see a similar openness extend to initiatives to protect the health care system for the most vulnerable, but this work is being blocked by the Conservative filibuster.
- misdirectedJusticeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer criticizes Bloc positions on unrelated programs instead of addressing the 24-hour bill passage proposal.
it always comes back to interference in Quebec's jurisdiction.
- misdirectedHousingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader's housing stance and internal party issues rather than responding to the OECD data or election call.
the Conservative leader has been having a rough few weeks since he promised he would be shutting down housing projects across the country.
- deflectedHousingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to criticizing proposed Conservative cuts instead of addressing the evidence on slowed construction after federal funding.
mayors across the country, including those in Conservative-held ridings, are speaking out about the reckless cuts that the Conservative leader is proposing
- misdirectedHousingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the Conservative leader of picking fights rather than engaging with the GST removal proposal or housing cost data.
He picks fights with journalists.
- misdirectedHousingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists past Liberal tax measures the Conservatives opposed instead of addressing the housing tax election proposal.
if the Leader of the Opposition really wanted to put money in the pockets of Canadians, he would not have voted against the Canada child benefit
- misdirectedThe EconomyMs. Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer criticizes NDP voting history instead of addressing the affordability crisis or food bank reliance.
I remember a time when NDP members stood up for workers across this country, but when we put forward a proposal to send a $250 cheque to working Canadians right across the country, t
- partly answeredIndigenous AffairsMs. Lori Idlout (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges AFN review and ongoing work with indigenous leadership but does not address the specific accountability or criminal records concerns.
AFN chiefs are right now engaged in a review of the entire program.
- misdirectedLeader of the Liberal Party of CanadaPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the Conservative leader of obstructing Parliament instead of addressing the NDP leader's quoted criticisms or coalition dynamics.
the Conservative leader has spent the last few months in the House trying to demonstrate that Parliament cannot work for Canadians.
- deflectedLeader of the Liberal Party of CanadaPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question builds on unsupported claims about firing the PM and pushes an election call without seeking factual response.
once again, the Conservative leader demonstrates that he is trying very hard to prevent anything from being delivered for Canadians
- deflectedCarbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question uses First Nations quote to demand election but answer pivots to climate history instead of addressing the court challenge or rebate claim.
indigenous people have been the first and have for the longest stood up to highlight the dangers of climate change
- deflectedCarbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question cites First Nations and Ontario Liberal to press for election; answer ignores both and restates general climate and rebate points.
indigenous peoples across this country know better than most the cost of inaction on climate change
- partly answeredGovernment PrioritiesMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question asks if PM understands Quebec readiness for election over specific bills; answer addresses delivery on seniors and dental care but not the election question.
that is another fine example of the Bloc Québécois looking to pick a fight, while we are delivering results for Quebeckers and all Canadians
- partly answeredJusticeMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Question challenges members to vote on hate propaganda bill; answer notes openness to discussion and references Bill C-63 but does not commit to immediate vote.
we are very open to discussing, debating and moving forward on this issue
- deflectedLeader of the New Democratic Party of CanadaPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question quotes union and NDP leader to demand non-confidence vote; answer shifts to Conservative obstruction without addressing the motion or union statement.
we can tell why the Conservative leader is so desperate to bring Parliament to a halt
- deflectedNatural ResourcesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question cites Liberal premier on energy cap and Trump; answer discusses climate change and emissions without addressing the premier's criticism or production impact.
across the country, except on the Conservative benches, Canadians know climate change is real
- deflectedNatural ResourcesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Question challenges emissions cap and electricity costs with Ontario data; answer restates cap is on emissions not production and defends the policy.
our oil and gas emissions cap is a cap on emissions, not on production
- deflectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses immigration policy adjustments without providing the requested number of illegal residents.
The situation has changed and it is a good thing that we have a flexible immigration system because we were able to lower our immigration targets to ensure that our economy catches up to our level of growth.
- deflectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer emphasizes system integrity and measures without stating how many people are in Canada illegally.
We have put measures in place to ensure that people return home when their visitor, work or study visas have ended, and we will continue to ensure the rigour and integrity of our system.
- misdirectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to attacking the questioner's motives and importing foreign rhetoric instead of answering the count.
Where the Conservative leader is once again seeking to divide Canadians, seeking to import right-wing rhetoric from south of the border, we are going to continue to stay true to our Canadian values
- deflectedSportMs. Niki Ashton (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes consequences and committee independence but does not address why the government is blocking accountability efforts.
As the member well knows, committees in Parliament are independent and do their work independently.
- partly answeredPassportsMr. Alain Rayes (Independent) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.The answer mentions opening more Service Canada outlets and ongoing talks but does not outline a specific plan B or contingency measures for the strike.
As far as passports go, we have opened more Service Canada outlets.
- misdirectedPresence in GalleryMr. Martin Champoux (Bloc) asked Robert Oliphant (Liberal). rhetorical question.The response raises a separate decorum issue about name-calling rather than addressing the proposed motion on hate speech.
I feel the need to draw your attention to the increase in name-calling during question period.
- deflectedPoints of OrderMs. Lori Idlout (NDP) asked The Speaker (Liberal). substantive question.The Speaker's response welcomes athletes and ignores the request for an apology and withdrawal regarding possessive language toward Indigenous peoples.
Through your efforts, team Canada won 27 medals, including 9 gold medals, at the Olympic Games.