House debates immigration bill as Poilievre demands bail changes

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the tax premise as imaginary without addressing cancellation or grocery costs.My wish for the entire Conservative caucus is that they will stop imagining taxes, taxes that do not exist, taxes that Canadians do not have to pay and will never have to pay.
2. misdirected
   JusticePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses Conservatives of filibustering instead of addressing whether the bail bill will move forward.The Conservatives spent September, October, November and December filibustering the most ambitious crime-fighting agenda in Canadian history.
3. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to child benefit payments and ignores the request to reverse the fuel tax hike.It is why Canada child benefit cheques will be delivered early this month, so families can have the money when they need it most
4. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.The answer claims the regulations have different impacts and promotes canola opportunities without confirming or cancelling the tax.In fact, the fuel regulations do not have the impacts the member described.
5. misdirected
   JusticePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the Conservatives of blocking crime bills and demands they get out of the way rather than committing to advance bail reform.the Conservative leader lives in a bit of a parallel universe if he thinks we are the ones in the way of the most ambitious crime-fighting agenda that has been presented to this Parliament ever.
6. deflected
   Government PrioritiesChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists climate policies without addressing the shift away from green priorities or Quebec's distinctiveness.We are committed to strengthening the industrial carbon price.
7. misdirected
   Government PrioritiesChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc's record and lists economic stats instead of addressing democratic accountability or the CEO analogy.If we review the Bloc Québécois's record, what do we have?
8. partly answered
   Climate ChangePatrick Bonin (Bloc) asked Nathalie Provost (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges a strategy change but asserts targets remain achievable without detailing how the oil deal preserves them.The strategy is changing, but the objectives remain the same.
9. deflected
   The EconomyJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question about food taxes and prices by attacking the opposition's record instead of addressing the claims.If the Conservative leader actually cared about the economy, he would not have spent the last 20 years in this House voting against it.
10. deflected
    HousingSukhman Gill (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights a local Ottawa housing announcement without addressing the national targets, bureaucracy issues or GST proposal.On Monday, the Prime Minister and Mayor Sutcliffe announced a new partnership with the City of Ottawa for 3,000 mixed-income and affordable homes that will be built across the city.
11. partly answered
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines the government's immigration plan and bills but does not explain the vote against Conservative reforms.we have a sustainable and strategic immigration plan.
12. deflected
    Major Projects OfficeJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer mocks the question as a conspiracy theory rather than addressing the ethics of corporate staff secondments to the MPO.We think only the Conservatives would be shocked that quality women and men with experience in the private sector would step forward to work with a government that is going to build Canada strong and get major projects done.
13. deflected
    Major Projects OfficeJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to historical examples under Harper instead of addressing the current ethics concerns about the MPO.I remember being an opposition member of Parliament. I was very impressed with some of the quality people from Bay Street whom then prime minister Harper recruited to serve as chief of staff in his office, for example.
14. misdirected
    Major Projects OfficeMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer insults the asker with a nickname and avoids any discussion of the MPO funding or ethics issues raised.several years ago, the member earned the nickname "Death Valley well driller".
15. deflected
    Major Projects OfficeMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as conspiracy thinking without addressing the ethics or food-bank contrast.it is easy to dream up conspiracies about everything when one has never built anything.
16. misdirected
    HousingMarilène Gill (Bloc) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer changes the subject to the dental care plan instead of addressing the announced cuts to Quebec homelessness programs.I would just like to point out to my colleague across the way that the Canadian government brought in the Canadian dental care plan, which is having an impact on the lives of Canadians.
17. deflected
    HousingAndréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.Answer pivots to a larger budget the asker voted against instead of addressing the specific $25 million cut.I invite my colleague to review the 2025 budget, which, I would remind her, she voted against.
18. misdirected
    EthicsPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the questioner's facts and order of the question rather than addressing the ambassador appointment.After four tries, his question was deemed in order.
19. misdirected
    The EconomyDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to criticizing the asker's votes on unrelated programs instead of the private jet spending.the ones living on another planet are the Conservative members, like my esteemed colleague, who voted against a budget that provides such direct assistance to their constituents.
20. deflected
    The EconomyDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.Answer dismisses the anecdote as theatrics and lists past votes instead of responding to the senior's hardship.the theatrics are remarkable, but votes speak louder than theatrics.
21. misdirected
    JusticeLarry Brock (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accuses the asker of filibustering and revisionist history rather than explaining why bail reforms are blocked.The member is citing revisionist history.
22. misdirected
    JusticeLarry Brock (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames the asker for delays on other bills instead of addressing obstruction of Bill C-14.my hon. colleague has finally realized that people are seeing that it is he and his colleagues who have been delaying and denying justice
23. misdirected
    JusticeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses the asker of filibustering on pets instead of engaging with the bail reform question.the member for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South has been the main culprit who has been filibustering all the crime bills at the justice committee this season.
24. misdirected
    JusticeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). substantive question.Answer repeats accusations of blocking bills rather than addressing conditions on the minister's appearance.it is just a fact that the member for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South has been blocking all crime bills at the justice committee since the beginning of the current Parliament.
25. misdirected
    The EconomyArpan Khanna (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader with a Grinch analogy instead of addressing seniors' food affordability.That is kind of like the Leader of the Conservative Party . For 25 years he has had dental care because he has had a job here in the House of Commons, so he votes against dental care for nine million Canadians.
26. misdirected
    The EconomyArpan Khanna (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer mocks the opposition with Grinch and Christmas references rather than addressing food bank reliance or taxes.Thank God the human emotion of joy is not deductible, because the Conservatives would find a way to claw it back right before Christmas.
27. deflected
    The EconomyCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as misinformation and pivots to listing government investments without addressing carbon tax or grocery prices.I am so pleased to stand and address their misinformation, their imaginary taxes and their general disengagement from what matters in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
28. deflected
    The EconomyCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists existing supports but does not address the specific senior couple's struggle or the Prime Minister's response to affordability.Supports for seniors are indexed to inflation.
29. misdirected
    The EconomySteven Bonk (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer offers vague future action and wishes tolerance instead of defending the record on food banks or scurvy.I am going to wish you all the gift of greater tolerance for all people.
30. partly answered
    Automotive IndustryKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Karim Bardeesy (Liberal). loaded question.The answer states the government view that Stellantis is in default and will recover funds or jobs but does not explain the original contract terms.Stellantis broke that deal. In our opinion, it is in default. We are going to get that money back, or the jobs are coming back, period.
31. deflected
    Automotive IndustryKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Karim Bardeesy (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the opposition of repeating talking points and urges agreement on default without addressing job numbers in the contract.instead of repeating Stellantis talking points and talking points from south of the border, perhaps the party on the other side should be joining with us to agree that the company is in default
32. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryKathy Borrelli (Conservative) asked Maninder Sidhu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to a new energy project investment instead of addressing job guarantees or penalties in the Stellantis contract.speaking of jobs for the good people of Brampton, Ontario, the new government is making a record $2-billion federal investment for the new SMR energy project in Darlington, Ontario.
33. deflected
    HealthDan Mazier (Conservative) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). loaded question.The answer restates the government's position without addressing consequences for the official.my colleague opposite knows very well that we do not fund crack pipes.
34. answered
    Indigenous AffairsLori Idlout (NDP) asked Rebecca Alty (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly confirms collaborative work including with the Quw’utsun Nation.yes, we will continue to work collaboratively with all parties to uphold the principles of reconciliation, transparency and legal responsibility.
35. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsLeah Gazan (NDP) asked Rebecca Alty (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer details government actions on MMIWG but does not address the direct accusation of turning its back.our government is taking concrete action.
36. misdirected
    Indigenous AffairsMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.The response is a procedural correction rather than engaging the original remark.For the record, it is "Death Valley well driller".
37. deflected
    Points of OrderYves Perron (Bloc) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids the point on Standing Orders by suggesting a provincial election run.There will be a provincial election in 2026, and if the member for Berthier—Maskinongé and the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles want to run—