Commons debates strong borders act at length amid auto and trade clashes

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1. deflected
   Automotive IndustryAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.Denies the ban premise and accuses Conservatives of talking down industry instead of addressing price impacts on vehicles.I find it rich that the Conservatives are choosing to take this position instead of talking up a growing and important industry.
2. deflected
   Automotive IndustryAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.Acknowledges tariffs but pivots to promoting EV benefits without addressing job losses or ending the mandate.An EV standard actually makes sure that new electric vehicles are available to Canadians.
3. misdirected
   Automotive IndustryAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Evan Solomon (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores Brookfield conflict allegation and shifts to trade war support for auto workers.we are in a trade war launched by the United States that is targeting our auto workers and our auto sector.
4. deflected
   Automotive IndustryPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.Corrects the ban premise and references Quebec rules without addressing freedom of choice or price increases.We are not banning gas-powered cars.
5. deflected
   Automotive IndustryPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). rhetorical question.Denies forcing EVs and promotes their benefits instead of addressing lifestyle needs in northern Quebec.It is also important to mention that EVs are less expensive to use and are cheaper to maintain.
6. deflected
   Automotive IndustryPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.Dismisses the argument as ridiculous and pivots to supporting the auto industry without engaging on choice or affordability.what we are hearing right now is completely absurd and a bit ridiculous.
7. partly answered
   Canada-U.S. RelationsYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). rhetorical question.Discusses the G7 meeting and tariff progress but does not directly address worker satisfaction with the 30-day deadline.I am confident that we have made progress, but we will not stop until this matter is resolved.
8. deflected
   Government PrioritiesYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). rhetorical question.Defends the bill as responding to tariffs but implies the asker opposes provincial cooperation rather than addressing priority concerns.I know that my friend from the Bloc Québécois may not be happy about us working with the provinces and territories to do great things in Canada, but that is precisely what we are going to do.
9. partly answered
   Government PrioritiesYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer rebuts the economic impact claim with data but ignores the accusation that the bill is the PM's self-serving plan harming Quebec workers.Economists who have studied the impact of free trade within Canada have found that this measure will add $200 billion to the Canadian economy and grow the GDP by 2% to 4%.
10. deflected
    Automotive IndustryBrad Redekopp (Conservative) asked Evan Solomon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to the US trade war and urges support for the auto sector without addressing the EV mandate or its claimed effects in cold weather.Let us hope that my colleagues will join us by not attacking the auto sector, but by supporting jobs across the auto sector in all forms and making sure that our communities remain strong in that industry.
11. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryBrad Redekopp (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as absurd and attacks the Conservatives' framing rather than engaging the job-loss or mandate claims.this line of questioning is somewhat absurd.
12. deflected
    Automotive IndustryZiad Aboultaif (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to question the opposition's line but cuts off without addressing the poll, job losses, or repeal request.I am having trouble understanding the actual line of questioning from the opposition.
13. deflected
    Automotive IndustryKerry Diotte (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer uses a folksy gas-station analogy to assert choice exists while avoiding any discussion of the EV mandate or its reversal.If someone happens to have a diesel engine, they stick that pump into their vehicle.
14. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryMatt Strauss (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). substantive question.The answer counters by questioning why Conservatives criticize EVs during US tariffs instead of addressing the mandate or sales decline.Why, in this moment, when we are facing unjustified tariffs from the United States, are they talking down a climate-competitive industry that is right here in our country?
15. deflected
    Automotive IndustryRichard Martel (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer jokes about Zambonis and asserts consumer options without engaging the regional cold-weather or transit concerns raised.Maybe he breathed in too much Zamboni exhaust.
16. deflected
    Automotive IndustryRichard Martel (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to regional investment and Doug Ford's EV stance rather than addressing price hikes or the mandate's impact on rural areas.I want to also suggest to my Conservative colleagues across the way that there is a guy in Queen's Park.
17. answered
    Carbon PricingJean-Denis Garon (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly explains the reason Quebec receives no rebate.Quebec did not participate in consumer carbon pricing. The rebate is an adjustment for communities and provinces subject to such pricing.
18. answered
    Carbon PricingJean-Denis Garon (Bloc) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer addresses the factual premise underlying the rhetorical attack.The carbon tax did not apply in Quebec, so Quebeckers did not get the rebate.
19. deflected
    HousingShelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the question about the minister's statement and pivots to government achievements.That is why they elected us to represent them and drive the pace of housing construction in Canada.
20. misdirected
    HousingShelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition leader instead of addressing the minister's conflict or housing policy.Canadians remember when Pierre Poilievre stood in front of a Canadian woman's house in Niagara Falls and called it a "shack".
21. deflected
    HousingPat Kelly (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the minister's ethics compliance but sidesteps the policy critique and apology request.Doubting that is, frankly, unseemly on the part of the member.
22. partly answered
    HousingPat Kelly (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer provides national housing starts data but does not address the specific cities or accelerator fund critique.The housing starts across Canada are up to almost 280,000 pace this year, which is almost at a record level.
23. misdirected
    HousingRosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative members' properties and the leader rather than addressing the minister's portfolio or policy.a lot of the Conservative members also have quite a few investment properties.
24. partly answered
    JusticeFrank Caputo (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the fentanyl crisis and promises reforms but does not address Bill C-5 or house arrest sentencing.Going forward, we are going to be implementing a series of reforms that will target violent offenders, repeat offenders and organized crime
25. deflected
    JusticeFrank Caputo (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the demand for legislation by urging collaboration and decrying partisanship instead of addressing the bill's impact.I hope we can avoid turning something as serious as the fentanyl crisis into a partisan issue for political gain
26. deflected
    JusticeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner for the premise rather than addressing the specific case or bail reforms requested.it is beyond reprehensible that a member of the House would accuse another member of caring more about criminals than about Canadians
27. misdirected
    JusticeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking a Conservative member's bail proposal instead of explaining why no justice bills were advanced.what actually happened was that a Conservative member was seeking to advance reforms that would have made it easier for people who have been charged with intimate partner violence to get out on bail
28. deflected
    JusticeMichael Ma (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights police actions but never addresses the request to adopt mandatory minimums for extortion.Project Yankee has resulted in the seizure of firearms and vehicles, the arrest of 20 individuals and more than 100 criminal charges
29. partly answered
    Gender-Based ViolenceDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists some gun and violence measures but does not address whether the system failed the victim or correct prior mistakes.We will automatically revoke gun licences for individuals convicted of intimate partner violence offences and those subject to protection orders
30. deflected
    Gender-Based ViolenceDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Nathalie Provost (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends past gun bans without tackling the claim that C-5 and C-75 protect criminals over victims.I am here with the Liberal government because, up until March of this year, the Liberal government worked tirelessly to reduce the risk of gun violence in Canada by banning assault-style weapons
31. deflected
    National DefenceJames Bezan (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists spending figures but does not reconcile them with the reported low equipment readiness rates.In the last decade, we have tripled our defence spending
32. misdirected
    National DefenceJames Bezan (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to Ukraine funding and general spending cuts instead of providing a plan to restore operational readiness.the Prime Minister announced $4.5 billion yesterday for our efforts in Ukraine
33. partly answered
    Marine TransportationDan Albas (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses the funding restriction but evades the personal guarantee and moral failure framing.I have written to the Province of B.C. to make clear that the federal government's support for BC Ferries, which is explicitly for operating support, must not be used for anything other than the operation of ferries.
34. misdirected
    Marine TransportationDan Albas (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise by attacking the questioner rather than addressing the conditions or team Canada claim.I want to object, in the strongest possible terms, to the insult to a premier of a Canadian province and a suggestion that a Canadian premier would act in the interests of China and not of Canada.
35. partly answered
    Marine TransportationTamara Kronis (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer clarifies jurisdiction and announces a federal procurement directive but does not address fixing policies for provincial shipbuilding.I have instructed all the entities under control of Transport Canada to buy Canadian and, where that is not possible, to buy reciprocally from free trade partners that give Canada access to their government procurement.
36. partly answered
    Public SafetyHarb Gill (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges the questioner's experience and outlines reforms but does not commit to the Conservative plan.we are moving forward with a series of reforms that are going to strengthen sentencing regimes for violent repeat offenders, as well as addressing the needs of the bail system
37. partly answered
    PharmacareGord Johns (NDP) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer notes collaboration with provinces but provides no commitment on universal pharmacare expansion.we are working closely with the provinces and territories to provide the best health care for Canadians.