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Burton Bailey

Conservative on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 2026-04-24

68 words · 4 sentences · 5 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 97 / 100

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

Claims 84%Positioning 4%The question 12%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 36 wordsyesterday the Minister of Immigration had the gall to say that it is perfectly fine for Canadians to fund health care for scammers, rejected refugees claimants, because it is just “0.2% of the total health spending”.¹ Positioning · 3 wordsThat is unbelievable.Positioning Claims · 21 wordsOver the past decade, more than 130,000 failed asylum claimants received better health care than Canadian taxpayers footing the $275‑million bill.²³ The question · 8 wordsWhy is this acceptable to the Liberal government?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 94

1 of 1 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 “That is unbelievable.”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 1 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“0.2% of the total health spending”Canada’s Minister of Immigration said that health care funded for failed asylum claimants is just 0.2% of total health spending.search
2“more than 130,000 failed asylum claimants received better health care than Canadian taxpayers”Over the past decade, more than 130,000 failed asylum claimants in Canada received health care that the speaker characterizes as better than that of Canadian taxpayers.search
3“footing the $275‑million bill”Canadian taxpayers have paid a $275-million bill for health care for failed asylum claimants over the past decade.search

Analysed on 2026-09-15