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Maggie Chi

Liberal on Health 2026-04-24

65 words · 5 sentences · 5 clauses

Replying to Helena Konanz (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, if a private sector staff employee wasted $300 million, they would be fired, but the Liberals have fired no one for their PrescribeIT disaster. I questioned the CEO responsible. He would not say where things went wrong. He even refused to say how much taxpayers paid him. Why is the minister hiding the truth on this $300-million boondoggle?”

Statement grade

B–

70 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Claims 54%Promise 46%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 35 wordsas I have said, PrescribeIT was introduced in the last Parliament, under the last government, at the request of provinces and territories.¹ Unfortunately, the uptake was not high.² There were a lot of lessons learned. Promise · 30 wordsWe continue to collaborate with the provinces and territories on a path forward.Vague promise At the same time, we will support provinces and territories on their digital solutions with Bill S-5.³Off point

At a glance

Lost points for

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 100

0 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.

Nothing lost points.

Relevance · 40

3 of 4 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 question asked.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “There were a lot of lessons learned.”A vague remark about lessons learned does not answer the accountability question put to her.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We continue to collaborate with the provinces and territories on a path forward.”Talk of future collaboration with provinces pivots away from who was fired or what was hidden.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “At the same time, we will support provinces and territories on their digital solutions with Bill S-5.”Promoting Bill S-5 answers a different question than the one asked about the PrescribeIT failure.

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 · 76

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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “continue to collaborate with the provinces and territories on a path forward”No date, measure, or success condition is given for the collaboration.

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“PrescribeIT was introduced in the last Parliament, under the last government, at the request of provinces and territories”PrescribeIT was introduced during the previous Parliament under the previous government at the request of the provinces and territories.search
2“the uptake was not high”Uptake of PrescribeIT among prescribers was not high.search
3“we will support provinces and territories on their digital solutions with Bill S-5”Bill S-5 will be used to support provinces and territories on their digital health solutions.search

Analysed on 2026-09-15