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Tuesday, December 10, 2024 · sitting No. 386
House committees table reports on procurement, Arctic research and languages
Committees of the House consumed the largest share of sitting time as members presented multiple reports. Conservative MP Kelly McCauley presented the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates on Indigenous procurement. Liberal MP Valerie Bradford presented the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research on Arctic research related to climate change, while Conservative MP Ben Lobb filed a dissenting report citing concerns over coordination and spending effectiveness.
Liberal MP René Arseneault presented the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages on language requirements for Governor in Council appointments. Liberal MP Lena Metlege Diab presented two justice committee reports on Islamophobia and antisemitism, prompting Conservative MP Tako Van Popta to file a dissenting report that criticized a shift toward anti-Palestinian racism.
In Question Period, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pressed the Prime Minister on deficits exceeding $40 billion and cabinet divisions over spending. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau countered that Conservatives voted against tax breaks, dental care and school food programs.
Decided that day
- Bill C-79 passed second and third reading and adopted
- Supplementary Estimates (B) 2024-25 concurred in
- Eighth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts adopted
- Opposition motion to repeal Bill C-5 defeated
- Opposition motion on federal sales tax on new homes defeated
From the Hansard record of the sitting. Full Hansard
Question Period – December 10, 2024. Video from CPAC. Watch on YouTube
Who held the floor · 2024-12-10
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Business of Supply
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre moved a supply motion stating that radical liberalization of drugs contributed to 47,000 deaths and an 200% annual increase since 2016.
Read the exchangeImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe asked why nearly 750 asylum seekers in Quebec with criminal records or security concerns had not been deported.
Read the exchangeAir Transportation
New Democrat MP Taylor Bachrach urged the government to use regulatory power against airlines charging junk fees for checked baggage rather than merely consulting executives.
Read the exchangeNobel Peace Prize
New Democrat MP Lisa Marie Barron sought unanimous consent for a motion recognizing the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the organization of atomic bomb survivors.
Read the exchangePublic Services and Procurement
Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay called for an Auditor General investigation into repeated crashes of the CBSA's CARM assessment system and its cost overruns.
Read the exchangeQuestion Period, exchange by exchange
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- misdirectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the asker instead of addressing the deficit dispute or cabinet conflict.
Canadians are not winning when the Leader of the Opposition chooses to vote against all of these measures, when he refuses to help Canadians and when he cares only about his own future, not that of Canadians.
- misdirectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific promise on the $40 billion deficit and pivots to personal attacks.
there is only one person in this room who objects to helping Canadians, and it is the Leader of the Opposition
- misdirectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Response evades the question on deficit size and cabinet split by listing opposition votes.
Canadians lose when the Conservative leader votes against a dental plan for seniors.
- deflectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to Bank of Canada rates and accuses the asker of controlling MPs rather than confirming the deficit cap.
The Leader of the Opposition is also perplexed, because he does not let his own MPs speak out on anything he does not stamp and approve.
- misdirectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids the deficit and inflation question entirely, instead praising Canada and attacking the asker.
Canadians got us through the pandemic. Canadians got us through the challenge of high inflation.
- partly answeredDiversity and InclusionMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer defends individual freedoms but does not address the minister's attacks on the Quebec premier.
Freedom of thought, freedom of belief and freedom of expression are rights that our government will always defend.
- deflectedDiversity and InclusionMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). substantive question.Response reiterates support for freedoms without engaging the request to have the minister wait for Quebec action.
We all have fundamental individual freedoms, and we will always defend them.
- misdirectedTaxationMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Answer sidesteps the GST and tax-cut question by accusing the asker of siding with Conservatives and Diagolon.
Even though he wanders around the country talking about taxes, hanging out with certain questionable Diagolon folks, he continues to vote against the interests of Canadians.
- deflectedHealthMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Justin Trudeau (Liberal). loaded question.Addresses investments and jurisdiction but ignores Legault and abandonment claim entirely.
we always respect provincial jurisdictions.
- deflectedFinanceMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores all specific claims about deficit, tensions and bullying to pivot to unity.
on this side of the House, we are united in working for Canada and Canadians—
- deflectedFinanceMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Avoids deficit, credibility and tensions questions by restating focus on national interest.
on this side of the House, we are united, and on this side of the House, we recognize what a privilege it is every single day to work hard for Canada and Canadians
- partly answeredFinanceMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Promises future statement and fiscal anchors but does not state current deficit figure.
I look forward to tabling the fall economic statement in the House on Monday.
- deflectedFinanceMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Promises future statement on anchors but never gives current deficit number requested.
I will be tabling the fall economic statement in this House on Monday.
- misdirectedFinanceMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Answers a different question about long-term sustainability instead of current deficit size.
current fiscal policy in Canada is sustainable over the long term.
- deflectedFinanceMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.Repeats fiscal-anchor talking points while refusing to state the deficit figure asked.
I will be tabling the fall economic statement next Monday, here in the House of Commons.
- answeredImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.Directly addresses the escape incident with concrete security steps taken.
I have asked border services to conduct an immediate review of the facility's security systems.
- deflectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The minister rejects the binary premise outright and pivots to general responsibilities without addressing resources or will.
it will come as no surprise to my colleague that the answer is neither.
- deflectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The response restates acceptance of responsibility but supplies no data on enforcement or consequences for ignored orders.
deporting people who do not have legal status in Canada and who have violated our criminal law is a serious responsibility that we accept.
- deflectedFinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The minister ignores the deficit size query and instead cites a long-term sustainability finding.
current fiscal policy in Canada is sustainable over the long term.
- deflectedFinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promises a future statement and fiscal anchors but never states the current deficit figure.
I do really look forward to tabling the fall economic statement in the House on Monday.
- misdirectedFinanceMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The reply turns the question into praise for government unity and programs instead of naming the deficit.
Canadians are going to win because our government is united.
- deflectedFinanceMr. Luc Berthold (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The minister again points to the upcoming statement and anchors without disclosing the deficit number.
In next week's fall economic statement, we will show that the government is maintaining its fiscal anchor
- misdirectedHousingMs. Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives for jeering rather than addressing regulatory action on landlords or renter protections.
As the jeering continues, Canadians should be ashamed of the behaviour of the Conservative Party, which uses homeless people as props.
- partly answeredAir TransportationMr. Taylor Bachrach (NDP) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.The minister confirms concern and plans to call executives but does not confirm use of regulatory power.
I will be speaking with the airline executives.
- deflectedFinanceMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids the specific question on new spending and instead pivots to fiscal anchors without addressing the reported concerns.
In next week's fall economic statement, we will show that the government is maintaining its fiscal anchor.
- answeredFinanceMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The minister gives a direct yes to the explicit question on confidence in the Prime Minister.
- deflectedFinanceMs. Michelle Ferreri (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the question about the minister's choice and instead attacks the Conservatives' voting record.
They talk out of one side of their mouths and do the absolute opposite all of the time.
- deflectedFinanceMs. Michelle Ferreri (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the question on fiscal guardrails and instead accuses the Conservatives of bullying while listing government programs.
the only people who are engaging in bullying tactics in the House are the members of the Conservative Party.
- partly answeredPublic Services and ProcurementMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the committee motion and Auditor General cooperation but does not commit to supporting an investigation.
If the Auditor General decides to investigate, the government will obviously be very happy to co-operate.
- answeredPublic Services and ProcurementMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains the system's replacement and ongoing fixes without deflection.
We are addressing all the problems quickly to guarantee quick responses for importers.
- deflectedFinanceMs. Lianne Rood (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the deficit and guardrail question and instead attacks the Conservatives while listing tax cuts.
When it is time to step up, the Conservative Party never steps up to support small businesses.
- deflectedFinanceMs. Lianne Rood (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the fiscal guardrail question and pivots to attacking Conservatives for wanting to cut supports.
What we hear from Conservative members of Parliament is that, when times are tough, they look to take supports away from Canadians
- deflectedFinanceMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids addressing the specific GST cut, deficit promise or PM demands by citing general G7 metrics and attacking the opposition.
What would be irresponsible is to do what the Conservatives are doing.
- deflectedFinanceMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the yes-or-no deficit question and instead accuses Conservatives of voting against tax breaks.
again, what we see from Conservative members of Parliament is their attempt to distract from the fact that when given the opportunity to vote for a tax break for Canadians, they voted against it.
- misdirectedFinanceMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Arif Virani (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots from the deficit query to defending the finance minister on unrelated gender-empowerment grounds.
It is because she empowers women around this country.
- deflectedFinanceMr. Marty Morantz (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer refuses to state the current deficit figure and instead points to a future statement while praising the minister.
the member knows very well that we are bringing forward the fall economic statement next Monday.
- answeredNatural ResourcesMr. Charlie Angus (NDP) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly commits to sitting down with Timmins stakeholders on the mine transition.
I am certainly very happy to sit down with the folks in Timmins to have that conversation.
- partly answeredNatural ResourcesMs. Heather McPherson (NDP) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses the impact assessment and 2030 phase-out commitment but does not fully respond to the immediate protection request.
We still have a commitment to phase out thermal coal export by 2030 and she also knows that 10 indigenous—