House debates lawful access bill amid tax and trade clashes

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1. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes government's own measures without addressing why not remove all three taxes for the full year.the government has a comprehensive plan to make life more affordable for Canadians, and that includes suspending the excise tax on gasoline, lowering taxes for the middle class and providing the Canada groceries and essentials benefit and other programs.
2. misdirected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts focus to provincial taxes and inflation stats instead of addressing removal of federal gas taxes to help the poor.first of all, I am the Prime Minister of Canada, not the Premier of Ontario, the Premier of Quebec or the Premier of British Columbia.
3. partly answered
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer details specific tax cuts made but rejects the full plan without fully explaining why not extend to all taxes for the year.what the government is proposing is to cut the excise tax, 10¢ a litre for gasoline and four cents on diesel.
4. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to personal record and wage growth rather than addressing deficit or full gas tax removal.My record as a central bank governor is inflation less than 2% at the Bank of Canada and inflation less than 2% at the Bank of England.
5. misdirected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner as a student and lists unrelated IMF stats instead of addressing gas taxes.oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, I feel like I am in the presence of students.
6. deflected
   TaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer is cut off but prior pattern shows deflection to positive stats rather than gas tax policy.
7. partly answered
   International TradeYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer affirms action on tariffs but provides no specifics on engagement with the US.yes, we are working on that and we are working with our corporations, businesses, workers and unions to build Quebec strong and build Canada strong.
8. deflected
   International TradeYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer discusses CUSMA negotiations without addressing immediate help for affected businesses and workers.we are currently negotiating with the Americans to renew CUSMA.
9. deflected
   International TradeYves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). substantive question.Answer notes tariff reductions but pivots to an unrelated political slogan instead of addressing business impacts or interventions.I believe the message from Terrebonne was clear. We must work to build Quebec strong and Canada strong.
10. deflected
    TaxationCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). substantive question.Answer ignores the tax removal request and instead promotes unrelated spending while insulting the questioner.While the member reads her prepared notes, on this side of the House, we are doing the hard work.
11. deflected
    TaxationCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists existing programs and attacks the opposition's voting record rather than addressing fuel tax relief.By the way, the Conservatives voted against all of it.
12. deflected
    TaxationAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). substantive question.Answer claims prior cuts but avoids committing to the full proposed tax removal and shifts to unrelated affordability measures.We have already cut taxes on gasoline by 28¢ a litre since becoming the new government.
13. deflected
    TaxationAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). substantive question.Answer questions the premise sarcastically instead of engaging with the call for immediate full tax relief.
14. deflected
    TaxationNed Kuruc (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). substantive question.Answer blames external factors and promotes other benefits while rejecting the full tax cut proposal.They know that fuel is too expensive because of the war in the Middle East, and they also know that our Liberal government is meeting the moment with a tax cut for 22 million Canadians
15. deflected
    TaxationNed Kuruc (Conservative) asked Evan Solomon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer defends partial cuts and accuses opposition of saying no rather than addressing the full-year full-cut request.the party of "no" cannot seem to take yes for an answer.
16. deflected
    TaxationBob Zimmer (Conservative) asked Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights existing northern supports but does not respond to the motion for complete tax removal on gas and diesel.we are making life more affordable in the north, not just in big cities but across northern indigenous communities.
17. deflected
    News Media IndustryMartin Champoux (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists existing supports without addressing the specific request to increase the fund.through measures like the journalism labour tax credit, the Canada Media Fund and the local journalism initiative, we on this side of the House will always provide strong support for the French-language media sector.
18. misdirected
    News Media IndustryMartin Champoux (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Shifts blame to Bloc for not supporting budget instead of committing to action.if the Bloc Québécois members truly believed what they are saying, they could have supported budget 2025
19. partly answered
    TaxationJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.Explains the tax suspension but does not address voting for the motion.we decided to suspend the excise tax on gasoline.
20. misdirected
    TaxationJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.Turns to Quebec's contribution and avoids fully addressing the federal tax question.My colleague and I are both from Quebec, and he is well aware that Quebec also has a contribution to make.
21. misdirected
    TaxationEric Lefebvre (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Ends by attacking the asker on dental care instead of addressing gas tax revenue use.In my colleague's constituency, 32,456 of his constituents have access to the Canadian dental care plan.
22. partly answered
    HousingEric Lefebvre (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses GST only for first-time buyers and promotes their plan without committing to the full request.one of the first things this government did when it took office was to eliminate the GST on new homes for first-time homebuyers.
23. partly answered
    HousingRichard Martel (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Mentions GST elimination for first homes but does not address putting more money directly in pockets.we eliminated the GST on first home purchases.
24. misdirected
    TaxationRhonda Kirkland (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Mocks the Conservatives instead of addressing full tax cuts on gas and food.far be it from any member on this side of the House to deprive the Conservative leader of driving the Conservative bus deeper down into the valley of unpopularity.
25. deflected
    TaxationRhonda Kirkland (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the questioner's voting record and pivots to an unrelated project announcement instead of addressing the requested tax cuts.it is hard to take this member seriously when she has voted against every affordability measure that impacts families in Durham Region.
26. deflected
    The EconomyJonathan Rowe (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists existing projects and criticizes the opposition without addressing the affordability question.I would like to remind the the opposition member from Newfoundland and Labrador that Bay du Nord is a way that we support Newfoundland and Labrador with jobs and money in the economy.
27. answered
    The EconomyJonathan Rowe (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the bill's defeat and outlines the consultation process for the fishery policy.we debated the private member's bill and it was defeated for very good reasons.
28. partly answered
    TaxationZiad Aboultaif (Conservative) asked Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal). substantive question.The answer mentions the gas tax removal but does not address adopting the full plan or food taxes.The announcement to temporarily remove the federal excise tax on gas will help families, farmers, truck drivers and business operators throughout the province.
29. deflected
    EthicsGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer claims the question was answered and pivots to attacking Conservatives on the rail project.Concerning Alto and high-speed rail, I can assure the member that Quebeckers have noticed the Conservative leader 's opposition to this major, unifying national project
30. deflected
    EthicsGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids the committee obstruction issue by thanking on an unrelated highway matter and attacking Conservatives.the member heard about Highway 50 because I was thanking my colleague from Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation for constantly bringing our attention to the issue of Quebec's most dangerous highway.
31. deflected
    EthicsMichael Barrett (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the ethics committee request and instead promotes the rail project and its benefits.It is the 173 Liberal MPs on this side of the House, who are going to build major nation-building projects, including high-speed rail.
32. misdirected
    Committees of the HouseJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Eric St-Pierre (Liberal). substantive question.The answer changes the subject entirely to an unrelated bill instead of addressing the finance minister's committee appearance.Bill C-22 is being debated again in the House today. This is a vital bill that will help combat serious crimes such as extortion and that will move police investigations forward.
33. deflected
    National DefenceJames Bezan (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the specific allowance cuts by pivoting to unrelated pay raises and housing investments while criticizing the questioner.The member knows better than to raise this subject matter, which is important, this way.
34. misdirected
    National DefenceJames Bezan (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the member's voting record instead of addressing responsibility for military family supports.That is a bit rich, Mr. Speaker. The member has voted against every single proposal to look after our forces.
35. deflected
    National DefenceScott Anderson (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists pay increases and benefits but sidesteps the overseas allowance reductions and short notice issue.Once again, Mr. Speaker, let us be factual: 8%, 13% and 20% pay increases; annual retention bonuses based on years of service
36. partly answered
    International TradeHarb Gill (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines meetings and actions taken but does not specify when or how the Prime Minister will directly intervene on the tariffs.I met with the steel industry again yesterday. I have been working the phones.
37. partly answered
    Grocery IndustryDon Davies (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the concern and references Competition Bureau engagement but offers no concrete new enforcement steps.That is why my team and I have engaged the Competition Bureau.