Conservatives move supply motion on food inflation as Carney fields attacks

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1. answered
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly refutes the premise and supplies alternative factors affecting prices.the Leader of the Opposition's theory is wrong. According to the Canadian Climate Institute, the industrial carbon tax has virtually no impact on grocery prices.
2. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to past Conservative actions and dollar effects instead of addressing current taxes or inflation theory.according to TD Bank, one of the major impacts on grocery prices here was the drop in the Canadian dollar during a Conservative Party filibuster before Canada's new government was elected.
3. answered
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer directly quantifies the tax impacts as negligible and explains the fuel charge's purpose.the impact of the industrial carbon tax on food prices is, as estimated by the Canadian Climate Institute, approximately zero.
4. misdirected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer begins a personal attack on the asker rather than engaging the inflation question.I know the Leader of the Opposition is just visiting his riding, but if he would spend more time—
5. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to personal ties with Alberta and lists government supports instead of stating a theory on inflation.I am always pleased to go back to my home province of Alberta.
6. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats past dollar explanation and shifts to new benefit program without addressing the requested theory.What this government is giving Canadians is certainty, certainty with the groceries and essentials benefit, which is $1,800 for a family of two
7. deflected
   Rail TransportationYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges Harper but immediately redirects to the high-speed train project instead of summarizing Mirabel knowledge.The high-speed train is a major national project.
8. partly answered
   Rail TransportationYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses the scale of expropriation but does not engage the trauma or consultation concerns raised.we are working closely with the people of Mirabel, Quebec and Ontario to have a small corridor, not a major airport
9. misdirected
   Rail TransportationYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the bill critique and instead poses three rhetorical challenges to the asker.Is the member for Beloeil—Chambly for or against high-speed rail?
10. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids diagnosing inflation causes and instead highlights government assistance measures.the Leader of the Opposition knows full well that we have taken steps to help families.
11. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer disputes the weekly amount but does not address why Canada leads the G7 in food inflation.I do not know, but the math I have is that $1,800 divided by 52 is a lot more than $10 a week.
12. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to dismiss the question as based on imaginary taxes without engaging the tax-removal proposal.all we hear from the opposition are imaginary taxes that they—
13. misdirected
    The EconomyWarren Steinley (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner's past record instead of addressing the minister's broken promise on grocery prices.never in his more than 20-year career has the new, temporary member of Parliament for Battle River—Crowfoot cared about people who are in financial need.
14. deflected
    The EconomyWarren Steinley (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists other programs rather than explaining how the minister will fulfill the 2023 grocery-price pledge.I wonder if it is because the organization has suggested a key recommendation that the government is now fulfilling, which is the groceries and essentials benefit of almost $1,900 for a family of four.
15. deflected
    The EconomyShelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the rebate's targeting but does not explain why the finance minister should now be trusted on grocery prices.Those are the families that need the money. Those are the families the Conservatives are fighting against.
16. deflected
    The EconomyShelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer enumerates existing benefits instead of committing to remove taxes or strengthen competition to lower grocery prices.That is up to $50,000 of savings. None of this would even exist if the government were a Conservative government.
17. partly answered
    PensionsAndréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.Answer offers a path to resolve issues but does not address the timeline or scale raised.If the member opposite is aware of any instances where seniors are having difficulty accessing their benefits, I would ask her to please share them with me so that my department can resolve these issues as quickly as possible.
18. deflected
    PensionsAndréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to positive statistics without addressing the accusation of not taking the issue seriously.yes, these delays are too long, but more than 98% of all claimants received their benefits without delay.
19. misdirected
    The EconomyLaila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots entirely to child care instead of addressing food inflation or the rebate.speaking of affordability, I know how it felt to pay over $2,000 a month for child care when I was raising my two young kids.
20. misdirected
    The EconomyLaila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the opposition and changes topic to child care and school food programs.the Conservatives would need to start having some good ideas for us to steal them.
21. deflected
    The EconomyMarilyn Gladu (Conservative) asked Jill McKnight (Liberal). substantive question.Answer criticizes the question for not focusing on the government's announcement rather than addressing the plan requested.I am confused by and concerned about the member's question.
22. misdirected
    The EconomyJonathan Rowe (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lectures the member about fearmongering and urges collaboration instead of addressing the food affordability plan.let me remind the opposition member from Newfoundland and Labrador that the people in his riding reach out to me on a regular basis.
23. deflected
    The EconomyScott Anderson (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer cites external factors like climate change and promotes a benefit without addressing the call to scrap taxes.We know climate change is a key factor when it comes to the increase in the price of food.
24. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryAdam Chambers (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames U.S. tariffs and calls for unity instead of addressing government delivery on auto sector results.what we never hear from the Conservatives is the fact that these auto workers are victims of the unjustifiable U.S. tariffs.
25. deflected
    Automotive IndustryAdam Chambers (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to job creation and attacks Conservatives instead of addressing EV subsidies or sector protection.are they against 3,000 jobs in Windsor?
26. deflected
    Automotive IndustryRhonda Kirkland (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer disputes report details and restates investment stance without committing to Oshawa jobs or a deal.My colleague is misleading the House, because what she is missing in the Trillium report she is referring to is that in 2016, Japanese automakers were responsible for 44% of auto production in Canada.
27. misdirected
    Automotive IndustryRhonda Kirkland (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores the question entirely to praise Stephen Harper and vaguely reference past support.perhaps I will be allowed to add my voice to other colleagues and say how happy I am to see former prime minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa today.
28. deflected
    Automotive IndustryArpan Khanna (Conservative) asked John Zerucelli (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to general job creation stats and economic claims without addressing Oshawa layoffs or timelines.Since we were elected last year, we have created about 180,000 jobs.
29. deflected
    Automotive IndustryArpan Khanna (Conservative) asked John Zerucelli (Liberal). substantive question.Answer references a vague plan and cuts off without specifics on returning jobs or steel/lumber sourcing.Those workers want us to work together, and that is exactly what Prime Minister Carney 's plan delivers.
30. deflected
    Automotive IndustryKathy Borrelli (Conservative) asked Evan Solomon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames tariffs and lists unrelated policies instead of outlining actions for auto worker jobs.Illegal and unjustified tariffs are taking those jobs, and this party is fighting for those jobs and investing in the auto sector.
31. partly answered
    Forestry IndustryGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges impact and lists existing support measures but offers no new concrete results.we have introduced several important measures.
32. deflected
    Forestry IndustryGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer claims actions are already underway and pivots to criticizing Conservatives on tariffs rather than addressing specific policy requests.I find it fascinating that the Conservatives never, ever criticize any of the messaging that comes out of the White House.
33. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). substantive question.The answer gives general reduction stats but avoids the specific number of departures requested.The temporary resident population fell by 176,000, and our asylum numbers are down by a third.
34. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). substantive question.The answer repeats the mandate claim and shifts to unrelated economic points instead of addressing tracking or new permits.Canadians gave the government a clear mandate to bring immigration to sustainable numbers.
35. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). substantive question.The answer again cites the mandate and a single reduction figure without addressing removals or new permits.The most recent data show that the temporary resident population fell by 176,000 in the fall.
36. deflected
    National DefenceJames Bezan (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses new housing builds but does not address reversing the rent increase.As we build the portfolio of housing, we will be bringing the cost down.
37. deflected
    International DevelopmentAlexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Randeep Sarai (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes general development investments without addressing the specific cuts or reconsideration requested.Our development efforts are a critical part of that by strengthening our international partnerships and supporting a more peaceful, stable and prosperous world.
38. partly answered
    HousingJenny Kwan (NDP) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses stabilizing co-op housing funding through new targeted investments.We will ensure that a significant portion of the Build Canada Homes funding will be targeted for stabilizing and investing in new co-op housing.
39. misdirected
    Tragedy in AlbertaDan Albas (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer sarcastically attacks the point of order rather than addressing the decorum issue raised.I regret omitting the word "backward", as in "bent over backward", in an earlier answer.