Commons debates space launches bill as finance dominates Question Period

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   FinanceMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes an upcoming update instead of addressing the deficit cap or spending cut question.The good news is that in less than an hour, she will be enlightened by the good economic news, the effective spending controls our government has brought in and the investments we are making to build a truly competitive national economy
2. deflected
   FinanceMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer dismisses the question with references to tired talking points and promises future good news rather than addressing living within means.It is great to hear the eight-track, but good news is on the way.
3. deflected
   FinanceJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to general concerns about affordability without committing to capping the deficit or ending credit card budgeting.
4. misdirected
   FinanceJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer turns the question around by demanding a list of proposed cuts from the opposition instead of addressing the deficit cap.We have yet to see, and maybe the finance critic could help us out here, a list of proposed cuts.
5. deflected
   FinancePierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights government achievements and fiscal position without addressing the request to stop running up deficits beyond $31 billion.We have the second-highest growth in the G7, and we also have the most enviable fiscal position and fiscal reality in the G7.
6. deflected
   FinancePierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer accuses the questioner of making up numbers and promises facts later instead of committing to the $31-billion deficit cap.He will not need to make up numbers.
7. partly answered
   Natural ResourcesChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the rationale for investments in natural resources and a sovereign wealth fund but does not address Quebec opposition to pipelines.It is under those circumstances that we announced a sovereign wealth fund.
8. misdirected
   Natural ResourcesChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to unrelated Quebec projects instead of addressing why public funds would go to an unprofitable pipeline.it is because Canada is investing in Quebec and we will also be undertaking major projects in the mining sector in Quebec.
9. deflected
   TransportationXavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) asked Peter Schiefke (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the specific accusation about attending the CTOA event and instead pivots to general road safety.when I receive invitations from truckers who are organizing meetings aimed at figuring out how to make Canada's roads safer and more accessible, of course I am going to accept.
10. deflected
    FinanceStephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.Answer opens with a national day of mourning and shifts to investments without addressing the spring economic statement or credit card budgeting commitment.I want to take a moment to acknowledge that it is a national day of mourning for workers who have lost their lives or become injured at work.
11. misdirected
    FinanceStephanie Kusie (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the opposition for voting against measures instead of addressing the requested deficit cap of $31 billion.The Conservatives voted against these measures time and again. They keep voting against workers.
12. misdirected
    FinanceSandra Cobena (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer lists government programs and accuses the member of voting against them rather than addressing the deficit or credit card budgeting question.These are the types of support that member opposite always votes against.
13. deflected
    FinanceSandra Cobena (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights existing benefits like the groceries benefit but does not commit to any deficit cap.through the Canada groceries and essentials benefit they are receiving an average of $1,900 per year to ensure that we can help Canadians.
14. misdirected
    FinanceShannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the opposition's voting record on affordability measures instead of addressing the high-spending critique or deficit question.the opposition members claim they care about affordability, but they voted against a tax cut for 22 million people.
15. deflected
    FinanceShannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). substantive question.Answer emphasizes economic growth metrics and upcoming update without addressing red tape, timelines, or deficit cap.In an hour and a half, our finance minister is going to table the spring economic update to continue our historic growth.
16. misdirected
    FinanceConnie Cody (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.Answer demands the member specify cuts and lists programs rather than addressing overspending or who pays the bill.why will the member not be honest with her constituents and tell them exactly what she is willing to cut in order to achieve her very irresponsible plans?
17. deflected
    LabourAlexis Deschênes (Bloc) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes an unrelated permit extension and attacks the opposition instead of addressing the eight-week delay.I would like to point out that the Conservatives on the other side of the House would completely scrap the temporary foreign worker program, which would be harmful to our businesses and Quebec's economy.
18. deflected
    LabourAlexis Deschênes (Bloc) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes the permit extension and defers the core issue of labour market impact assessments.As for the issue of labour market impact assessments, we look forward to working with our colleagues on that matter.
19. misdirected
    SeniorsGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). loaded question.The question builds on a partisan premise about inflation and the answer responds by attacking the Conservatives' voting record.when the Conservatives voted against the budget, they voted against the OAS and the GIS.
20. deflected
    SeniorsLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists past Liberal measures without addressing the current cost-of-living pressures on seniors.we lowered the retirement age to 65.
21. deflected
    FinanceGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Nathalie Provost (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights existing benefits without responding to the question about stopping deficit spending.what we are doing right now is taking care of Canadians while growing our economy.
22. misdirected
    FinanceJoël Godin (Conservative) asked Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to a committee study on senior women instead of addressing seniors' cost-of-living concerns.I have the great privilege of serving with some very dedicated colleagues on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
23. misdirected
    FinanceJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' past record rather than addressing current Liberal debt and seniors' finances.A decade of bad decisions included raising the retirement age to 67, as the Conservatives had proposed, which would have left tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of seniors in financial hardship.
24. deflected
    FinanceKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked John Zerucelli (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to infrastructure investments and ignores the question about national debt growth.We are spending less to invest more.
25. deflected
    FinanceKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked John Zerucelli (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative voting history rather than addressing why investments have not improved affordability.They cannot oppose it all and then claim to support it. They cannot have it both ways.
26. deflected
    FinanceBilly Morin (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights G7 growth and fiscal position while ignoring the call to end deficit spending.we have the second-highest growth of the G7 and also the best fiscal position of the G7
27. misdirected
    FinanceBilly Morin (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as pessimism and pivots to optimism without addressing deficit capping or specific metrics raised.one thing Canadians can count on is that the pessimism of the Conservative Party will never infect the members on this side of the House.
28. deflected
    FinanceRoman Baber (Conservative) asked Evan Solomon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists positive facts and upcoming news but does not engage with the deficit or credit-card budgeting claim.It is a fact that wages are growing twice as fast as inflation.
29. misdirected
    FinanceRoman Baber (Conservative) asked Adam van Koeverden (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to local dental and child benefits while evading the generational debt and spending question entirely.what the good people of York Centre do not have to put on their credit card are their dental bills.
30. deflected
    FinanceCheryl Gallant (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the member of conspiracy theories and lists progress metrics instead of addressing inflation or deficit concerns.the member opposite is more concerned with conspiracy theories than with the truth.
31. deflected
    FinanceCostas Menegakis (Conservative) asked Maninder Sidhu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes specific projects and jobs but does not respond to capping the deficit at the stated level.to get more Canadian exports to new markets and create jobs, we are championing major projects like the Darlington nuclear project
32. misdirected
    FinanceFraser Tolmie (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists Saskatchewan funding wins and attacks past Conservative representation rather than addressing new spending or deficits.Let us imagine for a moment, if we had not wasted 10 years of sending Conservative MPs to Ottawa, how much further ahead Saskatchewan could be.
33. misdirected
    EthicsMichael Cooper (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the PM's blind trust but pivots to attacking the opposition leader instead of addressing divestment.Contrast that with a 22-year run of not having a security clearance, which is the position in which the Leader of the Opposition finds himself.
34. misdirected
    EthicsJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer repeats the blind-trust defense and again attacks the opposition leader rather than addressing divestment.
35. misdirected
    EthicsJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer dismisses the question as conspiracy theories and insults the opposition instead of addressing the loophole.these are, of course, the most spurious, bottom-of-the-barrel conspiracy theories and allegations that one can possibly imagine.
36. partly answered
    JusticeWarren Steinley (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the decision and promises review and family support but does not commit to an appeal or intervener status.we will review the decision and we look forward to supporting the families in every way we can.
37. deflected
    Grocery IndustryLeah Gazan (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses competition and concern but avoids committing to a ban on surveillance pricing.we are very concerned with the allegations linked to algorithmic competition.
38. partly answered
    PharmacareGord Johns (NDP) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). loaded question.The answer notes ongoing conversations with provinces but does not explain why Newfoundland and Labrador feels excluded or abandoned.I am having conversations with my counterparts in all the provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, about how we can better support them.