Commons opens debate on citizenship bill to restore rights for lost Canadians

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1. deflected
   FinanceJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses only the tax cut numbers while ignoring accusations of misleading and broken promises.The Parliamentary Budget Officer refers to the reductions for all Canadians.
2. deflected
   FinanceJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats tax cut details but avoids reversing policies or addressing grocery prices and other criticisms.Eighty-six per cent of that tax cut goes to those in the first two tax brackets.
3. partly answered
   EthicsMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer claims compliance with ethics rules but does not confirm whether a conflict screen is in place.I am proud of having filed all my requirements in advance, before required, including a screen for conflict of interest.
4. misdirected
   EthicsMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to military spending instead of addressing the ethics and conflict questions posed.I am proud, as Prime Minister, to have made the biggest investment in our military in decades.
5. partly answered
   TaxationGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer distinguishes average from maximum but does not address the apology request or PBO discrepancy.there is a difference between average and maximum.
6. deflected
   TaxationGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the specific tax cut amounts and Brookfield analogy entirely.the future of both young and older Canadians is one where we are going to build this great country with one Canadian economy.
7. answered
   Government PrioritiesYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains the claimed link between tariffs and Bill C-5.there is a direct link to the steel and aluminum industry.
8. partly answered
   Government PrioritiesYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges project timelines but does not resolve the immediate tariff crisis concern.that is one of the reasons this process needs to be tightened up.
9. deflected
   Government PrioritiesYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights duty-free success without addressing whether the tariff strategy failed.when it comes to Canada‑U.S. trade, over 90% of our exports to the U.S. are duty‑free. That is a success.
10. misdirected
    FinanceLaila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition leader instead of addressing the tax-cut shortfall or grocery prices.it is a bit rich for the opposition members to be talking about leaders who do not buy groceries while they have a leader who is in subsidized housing and not buying groceries.
11. deflected
    FinanceLaila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists government actions without addressing specific price increases or tabling a budget.We are cutting taxes for 22 million Canadians. We are permanently cutting the carbon tax.
12. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementKelly Block (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges reducing consultants while pivoting to public-service tools and investments.we are reducing the use of external consultants while making sure our public service has the tools and the expertise to deliver on the essential missions it has for Canadians.
13. misdirected
    Public Services and ProcurementKelly Block (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to a defence announcement instead of addressing consultant spending or broken promises.last week the Prime Minister announced a $9.3-billion investment in Canada's defence, which means we will achieve NATO's 2% target this fiscal year.
14. deflected
    FinanceSandra Cobena (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the former opposition leader rather than explaining financial plans or the lack of a budget.The rhetoric I hear across the way is the same old politics that former member Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives peddled for two decades.
15. deflected
    TaxationBernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the Conservatives' past votes instead of addressing the gap between promised and actual tax cuts.it fascinates me to hear this question from a Conservative who voted against the Canada child benefit, against the Canadian dental care plan and against thousands of child care spaces for Quebeckers.
16. deflected
    FinanceBernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the tax-cut claim without addressing price increases or tabling a budget.the first bill we passed will lower taxes for 22 million Canadians. That will have a direct impact on millions of Canadians across the country, with a tax cut of $840 per family.
17. deflected
    Natural ResourcesXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the Brookfield conflict claim and pivots to unrelated praise for workers.Rather than pointing fingers, the Bloc Québécois should acknowledge that we are in a tariff war and help us come up with solutions.
18. deflected
    Natural ResourcesXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc's motives instead of addressing transparency or conflict of interest.Instead of throwing around baseless insults that are beneath him, the member should get onboard so that we can build one economy together and give Quebeckers opportunities.
19. partly answered
    TaxationWarren Steinley (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the tax cut amount but does not address the PBO's lower average savings figure.That will put up to $840 in the pockets of Canadian families.
20. misdirected
    HousingWarren Steinley (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer cautions the member and shifts focus to other communities rather than explaining housing starts declines.I will caution the member opposite.
21. deflected
    HousingDan Mazier (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's voting record instead of addressing the housing construction shortfall.particularly given that they voted against every significant housing program in the last few decades.
22. partly answered
    TaxationJoël Godin (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the tax cut benefit but avoids reconciling the PBO's reported average savings.Their paycheque will show a tax cut somewhere between 15% and 40% in the first bracket.
23. misdirected
    TaxationJoël Godin (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer mocks the Conservative platform instead of addressing broken promises on taxes and spending.there was only one number that was not demolished by practicably everyone in the country and that is 17.
24. deflected
    Public SafetyTodd Doherty (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer blames provinces for bail decisions rather than defending federal catch-and-release policies.Reports are saying that judges are making decisions because the provinces are not providing the space needed to hold criminals.
25. deflected
    Public SafetyTodd Doherty (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts blame to provinces rather than addressing the federal bail policies raised.I think it is time for the provinces to step up.
26. partly answered
    Public SafetyAlex Ruff (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines planned reforms and investments without specific timelines for the Jordan limit issue.Canadians elected a new Liberal government, in part on the promise to advance reforms that will stiffen bail proceedings and adopt more serious sentences for violent repeat offenders.
27. partly answered
    Public SafetyAlex Ruff (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer provides details on planned bail and sentencing changes but no exact timelines.We are going to be advancing reforms that we campaigned on in the fall.
28. deflected
    Public SafetyConnie Cody (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses fentanyl enforcement but ignores the bail and repeat offender question entirely.We have listed seven cartels as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code.
29. deflected
    Public SafetyGrant Jackson (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again blames provinces for bail administration instead of addressing federal legislation.It is the job of provinces to administer the bail system.
30. misdirected
    Public SafetySukhman Gill (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lectures on existing law and ignores the call to restore mandatory minimums.I would remind my hon. colleague that extortion is illegal in Canada, and those who perpetrate it should be apprehended and punished to the full extent of the law.
31. deflected
    Public SafetyAmanpreet Gill (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to foreign interference tools and ignores the bail and crime rate question.Through the Countering Foreign Interference Act, we have the modern tools needed to protect against them.
32. misdirected
    Public SafetyKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks Conservatives on a separate motion instead of addressing the timeline for bail reforms.the Conservatives talk a big game when it comes to a tough-on-crime agenda, but they fail to point out that one of their members, earlier this week, put a motion before the justice committee that would make it easier for those charged with intimate partner violence to be released on bail.
33. deflected
    Natural ResourcesRandy Hoback (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes a new bill without addressing the request to repeal the named anti-energy laws.what the government will do is present the one Canadian economy bill to rapidly advance projects of national interest and build one Canadian economy, not 13.
34. deflected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMike Lake (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the emissions reporting discrepancy with Saudi oil and pivots to promoting the one Canadian economy act.we are going to support our conventional and renewable energy business by getting the one Canadian economy act passed.
35. deflected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMike Lake (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms support for oil and indigenous engagement but does not address or defend the emissions policy difference.Of course, Mr. Speaker, we support oil and the development of all energy options across this great country, but we also support the indigenous community because we realize, as a country, we must engage the indigenous community.
36. misdirected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMarc Dalton (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' internal divisions instead of responding to the question about ending anti-energy laws.the problem with the Conservatives is that half of them do not like Poilievre, the other half like Poilievre and the other half cannot count.
37. deflected
    Indigenous AffairsJenny Kwan (NDP) asked Rebecca Alty (Liberal). substantive question.The answer describes intended indigenous consultation in the bill but does not address withdrawing it.The legislation mandates that there must be meaningful consultation and accommodation with indigenous rights holders during both the process of determining which projects are in the national interest and the development of rigorous conditions for each project.
38. deflected
    Indigenous AffairsLeah Gazan (NDP) asked Rebecca Alty (Liberal). substantive question.The answer reiterates consultation requirements but does not address keeping the bill out of court or constitutional obligations.The one Canadian economy act, specifically, in both the preamble and throughout the body of the legislation, would require the government to consult with indigenous rights holders, at clauses 5(7), 7(2) and 8(3).
39. answered
    Business of the HouseAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer acknowledges the thanks and adds a sarcastic remark before echoing the appreciation for staff and pages.that is a backhanded compliment if I ever heard one.