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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity. Average 73 / 100
Signal
52 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Anecdote 9% Claims 54% Reasoning 4% Procedure 8% Positioning 15% The ask 6% Aside 5%
Structure · 9 steps
Claims · 3
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Mr. Speaker, Anecdote · 23 words I worked for decades for labour market partners, including the youth employment centres that we have in Quebec, Off point and I learned one thing: Anecdote Claims · 95 words Employment insurance benefits were the only benefits that had not yet been transferred for Quebec to manage.1 Unfortunately, it did not happen. Off point Right up until 2017, there were prior learning recognition agreements in place to allow educational institutions and businesses, among others, to work together on round tables to ensure that specific skilled trade qualifications were aligned with the labour market.2 It started in 1997, 3 and by 2017, progress was still being made on issuing credentials in each province, and it was up to them to make improvements if they had difficulty in managing things, Reasoning · 10 words but what we are seeing today is a step backward. Procedure · 19 words Earlier, I asked if the government was looking for more work, but I will go even further than that. Procedure Positioning · 37 words The government wants to interfere. It wants to be the overseer even though the provinces have what it takes. Do not tell me that a cross-jurisdictional approach is what will help specialized workers in their respective fields. Positioning The ask · 14 words I would really like Quebec and the other provinces to have their own lists, Claims · 40 words and I know it is working very well in Quebec. They are even asking for more. They want the money for EI benefits to be managed properly by experts in the field, like professional development and, of course, education are. Aside · 13 words If not, I will go work at Quebec’s National Assembly managing specialized trades. Aside Off point
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×5 Positioning ×3 Anecdote ×2 Procedure ×2 Aside
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 52
8 of 13 deductions are Signal
Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I worked for decades for labour market partners, including the youth employment centres that we have in Quebec,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “and I learned one thing:” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Earlier, I asked if the government was looking for more work,” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “but I will go even further than that.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The government wants to interfere.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “It wants to be the overseer even though the provinces have what it takes.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Do not tell me that a cross-jurisdictional approach is what will help specialized workers in their respective fields.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “If not, I will go work at Quebec’s National Assembly managing specialized trades.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 68
5 of 13 deductions are Relevance
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the speech it follows, and the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I worked for decades for labour market partners, including the youth employment centres that we have in Quebec,” Personal work history in Quebec labour market bodies addresses neither the emigration figures in the speech nor the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Employment insurance benefits were the only benefits that had not yet been transferred for Quebec to manage.” Employment insurance transfers are a different subject from the skilled trades framework and the speech’s migration point.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Unfortunately, it did not happen.” A comment on EI transfer, not on the bill or the speech it follows.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They want the money for EI benefits to be managed properly by experts in the field, like professional development and, of course, education are.” A demand that EI money be managed in Quebec substitutes the EI topic for the bill and the question put.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “If not, I will go work at Quebec’s National Assembly managing specialized trades.” A closing aside about working at the National Assembly answers nothing in the speech or the bill.
Respect · no score
Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.
Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.
Clarity · 100
0 of 13 deductions are Clarity
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Nothing lost points.
Claims · 3
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
1 “Employment insurance benefits were the only benefits that had not yet been transferred for Quebec to manage” Employment insurance benefits are the only benefits that have not been transferred to Quebec to manage. search 2 “Right up until 2017, there were prior learning recognition agreements in place” Prior learning recognition agreements allowing educational institutions and businesses to work together on aligning skilled trade qualifications with the labour market were in place from 1997 until 2017. search 3 “It started in 1997” The prior learning recognition agreements in question began in 1997. search
