House debates budget bill at report stage as NDP and Bloc move deletions

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1. deflected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general policies but does not provide a specific plan for removing the three million.With regard to the temporary residents, we have targets and we have ranges. People who are on temporary status have the opportunity to extend.
2. deflected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists achievements and avoids addressing specific crime cases or calls to fire the minister.Our asylum levels are down by a third. The number of international students is down by a third.
3. deflected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to new legislation and Conservative opposition instead of addressing the minister's record or colleague comments.In June, we introduced legislation, Bill C-2 , to protect the asylum system against sudden increases in claims.
4. deflected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats statistics on reductions but ignores questions about the minister's competence and job status.The number of international students in Canada has fallen by one-third.
5. misdirected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the minister personally and lists stats while ignoring the specific deportation and backlog facts raised.We are proud that she is the first Lebanese woman to hold this position.
6. misdirected
   Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservatives on policy and vulnerable groups instead of addressing the minister's competence.They want to deny health care to a child who has just arrived in Canada and who was injured during the war in Ukraine.
7. partly answered
   Public Services and ProcurementChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses modernization efforts but does not commit to an inquiry on IT cost overruns.Today, we are serving more than seven million Canadians with a new, modernized system that has replaced a very outdated 60-year-old system.
8. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins denying claims but cuts off without addressing the inquiry request or specific overruns.In fact, the Cúram software program is actually under—
9. deflected
   Public Services and ProcurementSébastien Lemire (Bloc) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores inquiry request and cost overruns, shifting to unrelated seniors' software processing.Our officials are working very hard, night and day, to make sure that all cases are resolved.
10. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner personally and defends the minister instead of addressing the statistics or control issues.She is working on a program that may be a difficult problem to solve, but she is restoring integrity to the immigration system and the personal attacks are cruel, inappropriate and beneath this House.
11. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of pitting groups against each other and changes subject to Lent and grace rather than addressing leadership or course correction.This is not a dog whistle. It is a foghorn. I know it is Lent, so I implore them to show a little grace.
12. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). loaded question.Answer deflects by attacking the Leader of the Opposition and his ridings instead of addressing the minister's performance or firing question.Perhaps the member opposite can turn to her right, talk to the Leader of the Opposition , who has changed so many ridings he is Parliament's own temporary foreign worker, and ask him to stop going around the country pandering to communities
13. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.Answer denies the premise about sentencing discounts and pivots to CBSA removals and lawful access without addressing the specific case or firing the minister.the assertion of the member of the opposition party is absolutely false.
14. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.Answer denies sentencing discounts and emphasizes rule of law and removals while ignoring the specific case and minister firing demand.The discounts that the member is talking about are absolutely false.
15. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to upcoming bills and Criminal Code changes instead of addressing enforcement plan or firing the minister.Bill C-12 is about to pass through the Senate.
16. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses Conservatives of divisive politics and urges support for legislation rather than addressing enforcement failures or minister's competence.If the Conservatives cared, they would stop their divisive politics and hate tactics, they would join us in making sure that legislation passes swiftly through the House, and they would stop the obstruction.
17. deflected
    TransportationXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes a new fund and negotiations without addressing the claimed $5B cut or Quebec receiving zero funds.We are in talks with the Government of Quebec to pursue the opportunity for public transit investment.
18. partly answered
    TransportationPatrick Bonin (Bloc) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the funding availability and Quebec negotiations but does not directly confirm or refute the $5B cut.There are significant dollars available in the build communities strong fund.
19. misdirected
    JusticeTamara Kronis (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts blame to provinces and denies federal policy instead of addressing the specific deportation and sentencing case.The provinces should respond for those types of actions that are happening in provincial criminal courts.
20. misdirected
    JusticeTamara Kronis (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again redirects to provincial judges and denies federal policy rather than engaging the repeated deportation examples.
21. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists statistics and ends by questioning the opposition instead of addressing the minister's competence or firing demand.What is the Conservative Party's policy on this?
22. partly answered
    PensionsEric Lefebvre (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer claims the project is under budget and invites direct contact but does not explain the $5B overrun or stalled benefits.I have also been very clear in the House that this is a massive transformation of software.
23. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). loaded question.The answer emphasizes rigorous checks and claim reductions without addressing the minister's absence or calls for resignation.The government worked hard to bring asylum claims down by more than a third last year.
24. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipBrad Redekopp (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.The answer asserts rigorous screening and calls the claims false but avoids the specific auto-approval and minister-firing issues raised.The assertions made by the opposition are absolutely false.
25. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipBrad Redekopp (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the refugee system without addressing the demand to fire the minister or the listed failures.we have a robust refugee protection system that ensures the safety and security of Canadians.
26. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipDan Mazier (Conservative) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). loaded question.The response pivots to values and provincial health care instead of addressing the minister's comments or capacity concerns.Let us not play politics at the expense of asylum seekers.
27. deflected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipDan Mazier (Conservative) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts responsibility to provinces without addressing the minister's incorrect statement on benefits.I would remind my colleague that health services are the responsibility of the provinces and territories, not the federal government.
28. misdirected
    Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipFred Davies (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The response attacks the Conservatives for using immigration as a wedge issue rather than addressing the minister's competence or policy failures.it is clear, without there being much substance to the question put on the floor, that the Conservatives have decided, for political reasons, to try to use immigration as a wedge issue in Canadian politics.
29. deflected
    The EconomyMike Lake (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer asserts fiscal sustainability via IMF and Bank of Canada but does not explain the rise in debt or household debt.the debt and deficit are fiscally sustainable.
30. misdirected
    The EconomyMike Lake (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The response attacks Conservatives on cuts instead of explaining the deficit increase or addressing young Canadians' debt.it is interesting that the Conservatives never tell us what they would cut.
31. deflected
    The EconomySandra Cobena (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes the groceries benefit and ignores the question on debt burden and affordability policies.One of the recommendations the Conservatives chose to ignore was the groceries and essentials benefit.
32. deflected
    The EconomySandra Cobena (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The response criticizes question repetition and promotes housing spending without addressing the debt or spending critique.it is a bit ironic to be criticized about political talking points when the members opposite read from the same page over and over again.
33. deflected
    HousingVincent Ho (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes government initiatives without addressing the GST removal request.We are now seeing prices starting to come down, rents coming down and home prices coming down.
34. misdirected
    HousingVincent Ho (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The response attacks the Conservatives instead of addressing the housing starts decline.This is not a time to take potshots and not a time to fall back on the failed record of the Conservatives on housing.
35. misdirected
    HousingJacob Mantle (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). substantive question.The answer focuses on discrediting the opposition rather than responding to the GST proposal.forgive us if Canadians recognize that that party has no credibility when it comes to housing.
36. partly answered
    JusticeLarry Brock (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights bail reform progress while blaming Conservatives for delays.Had the Conservatives co-operated, we could have had it passed before Christmas, but they chose to obstruct.
37. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsLeah Gazan (NDP) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.The response discusses ongoing efforts on safety without committing to the specific funding or mandates requested.Through our national action plan, we are strengthening prevention and ensuring that survivors can access those supports.