Commons advances immigration bill amid deletion motions and opposition criticism

Other moments

Question Period, exchange by exchange

AI-rated Each answer’s rating (answered, partly answered, deflected, answered something else) is a model’s reading of the exchange. How the AI rates this

1. deflected
   Government AppointmentsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer thanks an ambassador and denies the policy without addressing the appointment question.The policy the Leader of the Opposition is referring to has never been and will never be the policy of the Government of Canada.
2. deflected
   Government AppointmentsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer thanks the ambassador, denies the policy, and accuses the asker of seeking a media sound bite.I understand that he is trying to get a sound bite broadcast on Le Téléjournal tonight.
3. deflected
   Government AppointmentsPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer thanks the outgoing ambassador and denies the policy without addressing the appointment.Once again, the policy that the member opposite refers to has never been and will never be the policy of the Government of Canada.
4. deflected
   Government PrioritiesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer assumes holiday spirit and reframes the question around world events rather than the flight cost.I know that in the spirit of the holiday season, the Leader of the Opposition is surely not suggesting that the Prime Minister not attend as auspicious an event as the ceremony with respect to peace in the Middle East and Gaza
5. deflected
   Government PrioritiesPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.The answer begins to address the Prime Minister's work but is cut off and does not engage the tax or flight claims.Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister 's work on the world—
6. misdirected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to climate change and western drought instead of addressing the carbon tax reversal request.Our thoughts are with the cattle farmers in the western provinces this year, who have faced unimaginable loss of crop and loss of cattle as a result of drought.
7. deflected
   Government AppointmentsChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the denial of the policy without addressing the ambassador appointment or Quebec representation.as we just mentioned many times in the House, the policy to which my colleague refers has never been and never will be the policy of the Government of Canada.
8. misdirected
   Government AppointmentsChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer denies the policy again then shifts to criticizing the Bloc on culture funding requests.The only thing we asked of the Bloc Québécois was to make requests in anticipation of the budget.
9. deflected
   JusticeYves Perron (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer affirms democracy then pivots to bill promotion without addressing law circumvention claims.As for Bill C-15, it contains very important tools for advancing our economy, advancing Canadian innovation and ensuring that we can achieve great things together
10. misdirected
    Natural ResourcesAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks opposition leader's background instead of addressing pipeline intent or MOU vote.Being elected in Battle River does not an Albertan make.
11. deflected
    Natural ResourcesAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). loaded question.Answer contrasts past pipeline success and criticizes Conservatives without addressing new conditions or caucus issues.The Conservatives want to ram things through, never mind indigenous people and never mind the environment.
12. deflected
    Government PrioritiesMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer justifies the trip as international duty without explaining cost or lack of agreement.The Prime Minister of Canada represents Canadians proudly, and Canadians are proud when our Prime Minister attends these events and does incredible business with his counterparts from all around the world.
13. deflected
    TaxationMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to praising benefits and attacks opposition instead of addressing carbon or packaging taxes.They want to stand in the way of the very things that Canadians know will help them at this time.
14. deflected
    TaxationLeslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). substantive question.Answer promotes child benefit and dismisses taxes as imaginary without engaging grocery cost data.On this side of the House, we are continuing to invest in Canadians and the supports that they need, including the Canada child benefit, which is pegged to inflation and worth up to $8,000 per child under six years old in this country.
15. deflected
    TaxationLeslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights programs and job growth while ignoring specific tax and spending questions.We can see it in the numbers. The number of jobs has been increasing every month for the past three months.
16. deflected
    TaxationGrant Jackson (Conservative) asked Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists programs and tells member to get on board without addressing food bank usage or taxes.The member opposite needs to get on board.
17. partly answered
    TransportationXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The response lists some actions taken but avoids specifying how many of the 10 measures or when the rest will be implemented.We have implemented a series of measures to put an end to this relic from the Harper era, which allowed the use of Driver Inc. truckers.
18. partly answered
    TransportationXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer claims more than one measure and lists examples but gives no exact number and deflects with a jurisdiction question.this government has implemented far more than just one measure.
19. deflected
    Government AppointmentsGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as seeking a sound bite instead of addressing the appointment rationale.I see that he is asking the same question his leader asked a few moments ago with a view to getting a sound bite played on Le Téléjournal this evening at 6 p.m. or later with Ms. Galipeau.
20. partly answered
    Government AppointmentsGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The response addresses supply management but ignores the insult to Quebeckers and the appointment justification.Yesterday evening, in Montreal, I was able to reassure our friend that the government will always defend supply management.
21. deflected
    JusticeLarry Brock (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer accuses the questioner of filibustering rather than explaining the committee actions.We have watched him and his colleagues filibuster the work of the justice committee for many weeks on end.
22. misdirected
    JusticeLarry Brock (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The response criticizes the member for using crimes politically instead of addressing the bail reform question.the speed with which the member will cite these kinds of tragic crimes as a political prop is simply beneath this—
23. deflected
    JusticeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer focuses on accusing Conservatives of obstruction rather than explaining the committee priorities.What do the Conservatives do? They filibuster and jam, just like the book says.
24. deflected
    The EconomyBrad Vis (Conservative) asked Jill McKnight (Liberal). loaded question.The response promotes government actions without addressing the call to stop spending or cut taxes on food.opposition MPs are too comfortable with fiction and fantasies.
25. misdirected
    The EconomyBrad Vis (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the question on taxes and prices entirely and attacks Conservatives by name-calling instead.I sure hope that the Conservatives get a visit from the ghosts of Christmas present, past and future, so that they embrace the Canadian spirit of compassion.
26. deflected
    The EconomyNed Kuruc (Conservative) asked John Zerucelli (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to listing government achievements and criticizes the opposition's voting record without addressing spending or food prices.We are creating opportunities for Hamilton.
27. misdirected
    The EconomyNed Kuruc (Conservative) asked John Zerucelli (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the Conservative voting record on unrelated programs rather than addressing taxes on food.That party has voted against every affordability measure that this side of the House has brought forward.
28. deflected
    The EconomyBlake Richards (Conservative) asked Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the carbon tax claim and pivots to programs Conservatives opposed without tackling the core spending question.the industrial carbon tax has next to zero impact on the cost of food.
29. deflected
    The EconomyBlake Richards (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer labels taxes imaginary and criticizes the tone of the question instead of engaging with the policy ask.Albertans are steady people and sensible people, and they know imaginary taxes are imaginary.
30. deflected
    The EconomyJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Nathalie Provost (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to listing child benefit programs and wishes a merry Christmas without addressing the travel spending or taxes.On the one hand, we have a series of programs that will bring them relief on a daily basis, with $10 child care, the Canada child benefit, and a host of other measures.
31. deflected
    The EconomyJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.Answer counters with government program stats and job numbers while calling taxes imaginary, avoiding the spending question.I notice that the Conservatives make up imaginary taxes faster than they come up with questions for question period, because they always ask the same questions.
32. misdirected
    The EconomyBernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of crocodile tears and attacks their voting record instead of responding to the grocery price question.The Conservatives are crying crocodile tears.
33. deflected
    Automotive IndustryKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to US tariffs and claims the company broke the deal without addressing the contract's job numbers or layoffs.When it comes to Stellantis, we had a deal, and Stellantis broke it. We will go after the money.
34. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the prior Conservative government record instead of addressing the Stellantis contract details or firings.It is when the Conservatives, under Harper, decided to do a deal to bail out GM and Chrysler, and shook hands with these two giants.
35. deflected
    Automotive IndustryKelly Block (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer jokes about Conservative MPs' salaries and offers holiday wishes rather than explaining the contract terms or penalties.There is no return on investment. The people of Saskatchewan deserve better. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
36. misdirected
    FirearmsBlaine Calkins (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the opposition of opposing law enforcement instead of addressing the gun buyback program's cost or effectiveness.My question to the opposition members is this: Why do they continuously go against law enforcement?
37. deflected
    Climate ChangeAlexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer criticizes Conservative climate views rather than responding to the call for an apology on climate goals.From what we are hearing from the other side of the House, the Conservative Party does not have the required expertise and does not believe in the fight against climate change.
38. misdirected
    Climate ChangeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer denounces the premise as absurd instead of addressing parliamentary privilege or Bill C-9.It is absolutely absurd and outrageous to suggest that Parliament would act to constrain the rights and privileges of Canadians to prayer