Analysis · Members' statement · beta

Michael Kram

Conservative on Resource Development 2026-04-24

159 words · 10 sentences · 11 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 84 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Positioning 21%Claims 42%Reasoning 8%The question 11%The ask 19%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 20 wordstoday the Liberals want people to believe that they are in favour of pipelines, but it is all an illusion.PositioningUnearned certainty Claims · 29 wordsNot so long ago, they declared that there was no business case for LNG development.¹ The Liberal Prime Minister still has not gotten rid of the Liberals’ antidevelopment laws.² Positioning · 13 wordsIn my home province of Saskatchewan, natural resource development is not an abstract.Positioning Claims · 20 wordsIt makes up 10% to 15% of the provincial government’s budget.³ It pays for hospitals, schools, roads and social services. Reasoning · 12 wordsAs a landlocked province, Saskatchewan cannot prosper from these resources without pipelines. Claims · 17 wordsFor over a decade, the Liberal government has been all talk and no action on resource development. The question · 17 wordsIn the face of global trade threats, when will the Liberal government get serious about resource development? The ask · 31 wordsInstead of more recycled speeches and photo ops, we need to get shovels in the ground quickly for oil and gas infrastructure, to build strength at home and unbreakable leverage abroad.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 74

3 of 4 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “today the Liberals want people to believe that they are in favour of pipelines,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “but it is all an illusion.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “In my home province of Saskatchewan, natural resource development is not an abstract.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

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 · 95

1 of 4 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “it is all an illusion”Asserted outright in place of any evidence or source, leaving nothing checkable to hold the claim to.

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“they declared that there was no business case for LNG development”The Liberal government declared that there was no business case for LNG development.search
2“The Liberal Prime Minister still has not gotten rid of the Liberals’ antidevelopment laws”The Liberal Prime Minister has not repealed the laws the speaker characterizes as the Liberals’ antidevelopment laws.search
3“It makes up 10% to 15% of the provincial government’s budget”Natural resource development makes up 10% to 15% of the Saskatchewan provincial government’s budget.search

Analysed on 2026-09-15