Conservatives move supply motion to scrap diesel taxes amid record prices

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1. deflected
   International TradeLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to unrelated shipyard and rail projects instead of addressing the $8B US procurement increase.He should go talk to the 5,000 Davie shipyard workers who will be working on the construction of six icebreakers.
2. partly answered
   International TradeLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer provides specific Canadian job examples tied to the $8B figure but ignores the personal investment attack and war rhetoric.With regard to the $8 billion he is talking about, I will give him a few examples.
3. partly answered
   International TradeKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.Answer breaks down the $8B into specific Canadian-content contracts and jobs but does not address plant closures or overall US buying increase.Of the $8 billion the member is talking about, there is $2 billion for General Dynamics to build 190 light armoured vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces.
4. deflected
   International TradeKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats Canadian job examples without explaining why US purchases rose during the trade war.It is because we made a deliberate decision to favour Canadian content and attract investment in Canada.
5. misdirected
   International TradeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservative logic on unrelated projects instead of addressing the buy-Canadian policy failure.if we were to follow the Conservatives' flawed logic, we would tell DP World to go away and to take the 8,000 jobs that are at the port of Montreal with it.
6. misdirected
   International TradeAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Stephen Fuhr (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to praising foreign investment generally and ignores the Prime Minister's asset allocation and broken promise.it is important to remind the House that foreign direct investment in Canada is very important.
7. deflected
   The EnvironmentChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer questions the Bloc's participation in debate rather than addressing the two-tiered system or circumvention of laws.Why is the member calling that undemocratic?
8. deflected
   The EnvironmentChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the claims as overblown without engaging the substance of unilateral power or bypassed consultations.just because she repeats overblown remarks or says things that might make a good clip for tonight's TVA news does not mean they are true.
9. deflected
   The EnvironmentMario Simard (Bloc) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer shifts to electricity grid expansion without addressing Bill C-39 or the abuse of authority claim.we need to double the capacity of our electricity grid.
10. deflected
    TaxationJohn Barlow (Conservative) asked Heath MacDonald (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights Liberal investments but avoids any stance on the Conservative diesel tax reduction plan.We announced more than $370 million in new biofuels production incentive programs to support Canadian producers and biodiesel.
11. deflected
    TaxationJohn Barlow (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer redirects to voting for Bill C-38 rather than addressing support for the Conservative diesel relief plan.this is how the member opposite can help his concerned member: vote for Bill C-38 and extend the exemption on the diesel tax.
12. deflected
    TaxationCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to unrelated benefits instead of addressing the emergency fuel relief plan or diesel prices.if the member opposite would like to do something tangible for the residents of her riding, she needs to speak to them about the benefits they received through the food and essentials benefit yesterday
13. deflected
    TaxationCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer urges support for Bill C-38 and lists unrelated spending without addressing diesel tax cuts.off the top I will say to the member to support Bill C-38
14. deflected
    TaxationJeremy Patzer (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.The answer rejects Conservative advice and promotes a different benefit without addressing the diesel tax removal motion.one of the things we are not going to do is take advice from the Conservatives.
15. deflected
    TaxationJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner for not acting and pivots to Bill C-38 instead of addressing skyrocketing diesel costs.Why does he not do something for once?
16. deflected
    TaxationJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes opposition motions and pushes Bill C-38 without committing to the Conservative diesel tax plan.They have an opportunity to do something for regular folks for once.
17. deflected
    PensionsAndréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer praises the new system without addressing the 33,000-person backlog or the 2025 warning timeline.Choosing modernization means choosing a stable and reliable system, a system that delivers benefits on time and without mistakes.
18. partly answered
    PensionsAndréanne Larouche (Bloc) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges the backlog and states it is decreasing while defending the system switch.The backlogs we are seeing need to be reduced. They keep going down, month after month, because every effort is being made to respond to these errors
19. deflected
    TaxationShannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer cites global war and prior tax cuts instead of addressing the call to scrap all federal diesel taxes.Canadians know that war has driven up fuel prices around the world. That is why we suspended the federal carbon price and the federal excise tax on diesel.
20. deflected
    TaxationShannon Stubbs (Conservative) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer invites a vote on an existing bill rather than addressing the demand to cut all diesel taxes immediately.I would invite the member opposite to join us in voting for Bill C-38 to extend the excise tax reduction.
21. deflected
    TaxationLeslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Heath MacDonald (Liberal). substantive question.The answer cites global prices and prior tax cuts without addressing support for the specific motion.This is not just a Canadian problem. It is a world problem. We suspended the excise tax.
22. deflected
    TaxationLeslyn Lewis (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists existing benefits and tax pauses instead of addressing support for the emergency fuel relief motion.We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. We just paused the federal fuel excise tax, saving Canadians 10¢ a litre when they fill up.
23. deflected
    TaxationCheryl Gallant (Conservative) asked Kody Blois (Liberal). loaded question.The answer rejects the premise and promotes existing measures without addressing the call to pass the emergency plan.respectfully, I reject the entire premise of the question. We have been taking action on supporting affordability across this country.
24. deflected
    Canada Revenue AgencyJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer praises CRA staff and calls the 100-day plan a success without addressing ongoing delays or new investigations.The 100-day plan was a huge success. We improved service times and quality of delivery of service.
25. deflected
    Canada Revenue AgencyJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer praises CRA services without addressing the ombudsman complaints or the alleged tax break to insiders.We improved call times and call service standards.
26. deflected
    Small BusinessBrad Vis (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer disputes the figures and highlights overall strategy spending without addressing the specific low application and loan numbers cited.Our women entrepreneurship strategy has helped empower well over 600,000 women entrepreneurs across this amazing country to start, scale and grow their businesses.
27. deflected
    Small BusinessBrad Vis (Conservative) asked Rechie Valdez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes a specific organization and funding without addressing the productivity lag, internal trade, or lack of results and accountability raised.Through our women entrepreneurship strategy, we are supporting women across the country and investing $173.3 million to help women entrepreneurs start, scale and grow their businesses.
28. deflected
    The EconomyGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general cost-of-living measures without addressing diesel tax reductions or the specific farmer's concerns about operating costs.Yesterday, 12 million Canadians received a direct payment as part of the Canada groceries and essentials benefit.
29. misdirected
    The EconomyGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Rachel Bendayan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' voting record instead of addressing results for taxpayers or the proposed plan to reduce bureaucracy for projects.However, every time we introduce bills in the House, the Conservatives oppose them.
30. partly answered
    Public Services and ProcurementEric Duncan (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer defends the buy Canadian policy and cites one contract but does not address the reported 50% increase in purchases from American companies.It now applies to procurements above $5 million.
31. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementEric Duncan (Conservative) asked Stephen Fuhr (Liberal). loaded question.The answer emphasizes foreign investment benefits without addressing the use of Chinese steel or contracts to American companies.It employs tens of thousands of people.
32. deflected
    Public Services and ProcurementShelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists examples of supporting Canadian jobs but does not address the reported increase in U.S. contracts or the call to prioritize Canadian spending.If the Conservatives want to support perhaps the most quintessential of Canadian investments, they could get out of the way of Alto high-speed rail going from Quebec City to Toronto and now also studying very closely the possibility of high-speed rail between Edmonton and Calgary.
33. deflected
    HealthDan Mazier (Conservative) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). substantive question.The response refuses to address the specific question about the vote by citing court proceedings and pivots to a future audit.as this matter is before the courts, we have no comment.
34. partly answered
    HealthMatt Strauss (Conservative) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer confirms no funding has been given this year but does not resolve whether the $50 million will be permanently withheld.Infoway has received no funding this year.
35. deflected
    HealthMatt Strauss (Conservative) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). loaded question.The response repeats that no funding has been given but ignores the claims about severance and buying silence.Infoway has received no funding this year, and now Health Canada is assessing the next steps.
36. answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Heath MacDonald (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly rebuts the premise by stating operations will continue at Indian Head and research is expanding.the operations of the seed increase unit will be continuing at the Indian Head research centre for the 2027 growing season
37. partly answered
    Indigenous AffairsLeah Gazan (NDP) asked Tim Hodgson (Liberal). substantive question.The response outlines the consultation process but does not address whether the pipeline will proceed without consent or end up in court.The second part will be around the project.
38. misdirected
    Democratic InstitutionsHeather McPherson (NDP) asked Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts focus to an upcoming provincial election instead of detailing federal actions against foreign interference.that is why it is so important to make our voices heard, to vote on October 19 and to vote decisively to remain in Canada.