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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 42. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
72 / 100
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Relevance
0 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
55 / 100
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Claims 63% Promise 16% Positioning 21%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 1
Echo · said 33 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 13 words Canada already has the best deal among U.S. trading partners in the world, Promise · 9 words and we are working hard to maintain that deal. Vague promise Claims · 52 words We continue to engage with our American and our Mexican counterparts to review CUSMA.1 Vague promise At the same time, Canadians gave us a mandate to expand our non-U.S. trade with the world. That is what we are doing. The third prong of that is working together with the provinces, territories, industries and unions. Positioning · 22 words Every Canadian is working together to prepare for this. Unearned certainty We are ready to build. This is what Canadians sent us to do. Positioning Promise · 7 words We are going to build Canada strong. Off point Vague promise
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×10 Vague promise ×3 Positioning ×3 Unearned certainty Didn't answer None of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked. Echo ×33 “We are going to build Canada strong.” Said 33 times by 14 members. Every time it was said →
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Signal · 72
3 of 17 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 → “Every Canadian is working together to prepare for this.” 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 → “We are ready to build.” 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 → “This is what Canadians sent us to do.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
10 of 17 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.
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 → “Canada already has the best deal among U.S. trading partners in the world,” Boasts about having the best deal instead of addressing the job losses or the alleged delay strategy the question turned on
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 → “and we are working hard to maintain that deal.” Says the government is working to maintain the deal, offering no answer to when the pain would end
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 → “We continue to engage with our American and our Mexican counterparts to review CUSMA.” Describes engagement on CUSMA reviews, a different matter from the tariff-driven job losses asked about
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 → “At the same time, Canadians gave us a mandate to expand our non-U.S. trade with the world.” Pivots to trade diversification, which does not answer the question about the delay strategy’s costs
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 → “That is what we are doing.” Restates the diversification pivot rather than answering the question asked
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 → “The third prong of that is working together with the provinces, territories, industries and unions.” Turns to working with provinces and unions, supplying no answer about job losses or the delay strategy
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 → “Every Canadian is working together to prepare for this.” General preparation talk that does not respond to the question
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 → “We are ready to build.” A slogan about building that offers nothing responsive to the job-loss question
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 → “This is what Canadians sent us to do.” Political messaging about the mandate rather than an answer to what was asked
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 → “We are going to build Canada strong.” Campaign-style slogan in place of an answer to the question about ending the delay strategy
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 · 55
4 of 17 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “we are working hard to maintain that deal” No actor, measure or success condition beyond effort is given.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “We continue to engage” Open-ended commitment with no date, outcome or measure of success.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “Every Canadian is working together to prepare for this” Asserted about all Canadians with no source or evidence.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “We are going to build Canada strong” Slogan-style commitment with no actor detail, date or measure.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“We are going to build Canada strong.” Said 33 times by 14 members. Every time it was said →
Claims · 1
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 “We continue to engage with our American and our Mexican counterparts to review CUSMA.” The Canadian government is engaging with the United States and Mexico in a review of CUSMA. search
