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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 84 / 100
Signal
68 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
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Positioning 25% Claims 64% Procedure 1% The question 10%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 16 words with these Liberals, it is more spending, more debt, more inflation and more of the same. Positioning Claims · 51 words They tell Canadians that things are under control, but this Prime Minister doubled Trudeau’s deficit, adding $90 billion in net new spending.1 Now debt interest costs Canadians $55 billion a year, more than we spend on health transfers.2 The C.D. Howe Institute says, “Fiscal excess has...undermined economic growth and living standards.”3 Procedure · 1 words Translation: Procedure Positioning · 7 words Reckless Liberal spending is making Canadians poor. Positioning Claims · 8 words Next week, this government tables its fiscal update.4 The question · 9 words Will it doom Canadians to more of the same?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure
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Signal · 68
3 of 3 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “with these Liberals, it is more spending, more debt, more inflation and more of the same.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 → “Translation:” 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 → “Reckless Liberal spending is making Canadians poor.” 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 · 100
0 of 3 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 · 4
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 “doubled Trudeau’s deficit, adding $90 billion in net new spending” The Prime Minister doubled the deficit under Trudeau, adding $90 billion in net new spending. search 2 “debt interest costs Canadians $55 billion a year, more than we spend on health transfers” Federal debt interest payments cost Canadians $55 billion a year, which is more than federal health transfers to the provinces. search 3 “Fiscal excess has...undermined economic growth and living standards” The C.D. Howe Institute said ‘Fiscal excess has...undermined economic growth and living standards.’ search 4 “Next week, this government tables its fiscal update” The Canadian government was scheduled to table its fiscal update the week of May 4, 2026. search
