Commons opens throne speech debate as Carney and Scheer clash over tariffs

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1. deflected
   FinanceAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer thanks constituents and restates tariff policy without addressing honesty or shortfall funding.Our tariffs have maximum impact on the United States and minimum impact on Canada, and we are dedicating all the revenues from those tariffs to supporting the workers and businesses affected by the unjustified American actions.
2. deflected
   FinanceAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer references a prior plan and restates legislative priorities without explaining budget timing.Our plan includes legislating for one Canadian economy and for nation-building projects immediately, to grow the economy, and we expect the support from all members of the House.
3. deflected
   Oil and Gas IndustryAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats economic growth plan without addressing Bill C-69 or pipeline policy.Canada's new government is acting immediately to grow the economy, one Canadian economy out of 13, with nation-building projects and one project office, working with the provinces to co-operate.
4. deflected
   FinancePierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer states a plan for one economy without disclosing spending details or budget plans.Canada's new government has a bold, ambitious plan to create one Canadian economy out of 13 and to implement nation-building projects.
5. partly answered
   FinancePierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists immediate tax measures but does not commit to a summer budget.the government will take immediate action to cut taxes for the middle class.
6. deflected
   FinancePierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer disputes the $20 billion figure origin and restates tariff targeting without addressing budget timing.We have put in place tariffs, a tariff response targeting the United States, and they have maximum impact in the U.S. and minimum impact here in Canada.
7. partly answered
   Speech from the ThroneYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes the throne speech addressed global trade transformation but does not explain absence of tariff specifics.for those who were there, the Speech from the Throne talked about the transformation of the global trading system.
8. deflected
   Intergovernmental RelationsYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer calls for unity and mentions premiers meeting without addressing centralization concerns.we are in the midst of an economic crisis.
9. answered
   Climate ChangeYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Directly affirms the premise with a clear yes.yes, the climate crisis is real.
10. deflected
    Natural ResourcesShannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the repeal question and pivots to general project-building promises.It is time to get many projects built in Canada.
11. partly answered
    Natural ResourcesShannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses pipelines with a conditional but avoids explicit repeal commitment.Yes, we will support new pipelines if there is consensus in Canada for them.
12. deflected
    Natural ResourcesEllis Ross (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). substantive question.Avoids the production cap question and shifts to general energy superpower rhetoric.I am interested in getting things built, including pipelines where there is consensus.
13. deflected
    Natural ResourcesEllis Ross (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the yes-or-no cap question and restates low-carbon goals.If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, the Prime Minister has stated that energy is going to be low-cost, low-risk and low-carbon.
14. deflected
    Carbon PricingJonathan Rowe (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). substantive question.Avoids repeal and pivots to defending the carbon tax principle.making sure that polluters pay is a central part of moving forward and being competitive as an energy superpower.
15. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the repeal question entirely and turns to trade war and investment instead.we know that we are in a trade war that has been launched by the U.S.
16. deflected
    Natural ResourcesRichard Martel (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Avoids the repeal question and shifts to protecting jobs amid tariffs.
17. deflected
    Democratic InstitutionsXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the poll, costs, and out-of-touch claim by restating throne speech tradition and sovereignty.I would also like to remind my colleagues in the Bloc Québécois that Canada is a sovereign country.
18. deflected
    Democratic InstitutionsXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the budget and monarchy spending critique to pivot to an unrelated tax cut announcement.The first thing we announced is a tax cut for 22 million Canadians.
19. deflected
    HousingMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the question on price increases by thanking voters and listing unrelated tax and housing plans.I am also looking forward to pursuing the most ambitious affordable housing plan in the history of Canada
20. deflected
    HousingMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer evades the price trajectory question by accusing the asker of wanting seniors to sell homes cheaply.The member may wish to force seniors to sell their homes for less, but we are going to focus on building more affordable housing
21. deflected
    HousingScott Aitchison (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the GTA sales collapse and shortage warning to promote the GST cut instead.We are eliminating the GST for first-time homebuyers in the country for houses up to $1 million.
22. misdirected
    HousingScott Aitchison (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservatives for questioning the tax cut rather than addressing bureaucracy versus building homes.it is concerning to hear a member talk down a measure that will help 22 million Canadians in this country; it is shocking.
23. deflected
    HousingGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer bypasses the price reality question to highlight the GST cut for first-time buyers.We are going to eliminate the GST on homes at or under $1 million for first-time homebuyers.
24. partly answered
    Public SafetyLeslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses crime concerns by pledging bail tightening but does not engage with repealing Bill C-5.We will make sure that we tighten up bail reform, and we will ensure that our government will always be there to protect Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
25. deflected
    Public SafetyLeslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.The response highlights crime reductions but ignores the call to repeal specific bills.Since that time, we have been working together with law enforcement to work towards safer communities across Canada.
26. partly answered
    Public SafetyTim Uppal (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). substantive question.It commits to stricter sentences but sidesteps collaboration with the opposition on the specific bill.We will impose stricter sentences for repeat offenders.
27. partly answered
    Mental Health and AddictionsMichael Ma (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.Addresses cracking down on fentanyl but not the specific proposal for life sentences.Liberals are accelerating our work to crack down and dismantle the fentanyl trade and the organized crime that profits from it.
28. partly answered
    Public SafetyAmarjeet Gill (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.Provides commitments on bail but avoids addressing the minister's statement directly.We will make it tougher for violent criminals to get bail, and we will impose stricter sentences for repeat violent offenders.
29. deflected
    EthicsMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses opposition of digging dirt instead of confirming the facts about investments.Opposition members like to distract Canadians with these hypotheticals and conjured scenarios.
30. deflected
    EthicsMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Responds by contrasting actions rather than providing the requested assurance on holdings.What the Prime Minister is busy doing is not what the member is busy doing.
31. deflected
    EthicsLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Reiterates compliance and accuses opposition of mudslinging without answering the offshore assets question.Naturally, the Prime Minister is meeting and exceeding all the requirements in the ethics code
32. deflected
    EthicsLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Focuses on ethics code and attacks opposition instead of disclosing information or answering yes or no.If the Conservative Party wants to keep trying to dig up dirt, I think voters are going to be disgusted.
33. deflected
    FinanceJasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer announces a fall budget and pivots to tax cuts without explaining the delay.we are being very clear that there will be a budget in the early fall of this year.
34. deflected
    FinanceJasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Shifts to tax cuts and economic goals instead of addressing spending transparency.we are cutting taxes. As the Minister of Finance just mentioned, this new government is cutting taxes on the middle class.
35. deflected
    FinanceSandra Cobena (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.Provides a plan outline but avoids explaining absence of spring budget.I have one simple answer: We have a plan, and it is a plan in action.
36. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansClifford Small (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). loaded question.Avoids the policy question by affirming general support for fisheries.This government continues to understand the cultural and economic importance of the fisheries.
37. partly answered
    EmploymentDon Davies (NDP) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.Mentions focus on skills and thriving but lacks concrete steps.This government is very focused on protecting workers and on making sure that youth and, indeed, workers of all ages have the skills and abilities to thrive as our economy transitions.