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Yves Perron

Bloc Québécois on Strong and Free Elections Act 2026-04-24

374 words · 24 sentences · 30 clauses

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

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

Claims 52%Positioning 15%Promise 11%Procedure 6%Reasoning 5%Aside 9%The ask 3%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 14 wordsI am pleased to speak to Bill C-25, which amends the Canada Elections Act.¹ Positioning · 9 wordsWe think the intention of the bill is good.Positioning Promise · 16 wordsWe agree in principle and we will vote in favour of the bill at second reading. Procedure · 10 wordsHowever, there are some nuances I need to talk about.Procedure Claims · 68 wordsOf course we agree with the bans regarding foreign influence, election disinformation, election corruption, and those so-called “rewards”, or bribes, the infamous “brownies”. These things urgently need to be regulated. We also agree when it comes to addressing the problems with nomination contests and leadership races. When it comes to political party financing, parties are also prohibited from accepting and using certain donations, namely those from anonymous sources.⁴ Positioning · 10 wordsThat is important, and we need to keep that up.Positioning Claims · 93 wordsQuestions were raised about that earlier in the discussions on previous speeches. The bill as it now stands raises doubts in that regard. Political parties have a duty to protect the personal information of their donors and members. As for enforcement and sanctions, the bill gives more power to the federal Commissioner of Canada Elections and increases the administrative monetary penalties.² Finally, the bill also seeks to change the names of some ridings at the request of members, a move that, in our case, was approved by the communities covered by this bill. Procedure · 10 wordsAs I said, we support the principle of this bill.Procedure Positioning · 25 wordsWe applaud the goal of protecting electoral integrity and combatting interference and corruption. We do, however, disagree with one of the measures in the bill, PositioningClaims · 5 wordswhich we expressed in committee. Positioning · 11 wordsWe do not understand why this has not already been amended.Positioning Promise · 25 wordsWe therefore want to work on this some more and propose amendments related to the measure preventing people from signing more than one nomination paper.³ Reasoning · 19 wordsIt is a very slippery slope when the government starts limiting citizens’ ability to endorse candidates with a signature. Claims · 14 wordsSigning a nomination paper does not mean that individual will vote for that candidate. Procedure · 1 wordsHowever, ProcedureAside · 22 wordsif people are limited to signing only one, it will almost become— Mr. Speaker, people are having conversations right next to me.Aside The ask · 11 wordsPerhaps those folks could go into the lobby to do that. Aside · 11 wordsI do not think they are listening to my speech, anyway.Aside

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 69

11 of 11 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 “We think the intention of the bill is good.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “However, there are some nuances I need to talk about.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “That is important,”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 “and we need to keep that up.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “As I said, we support the principle of this bill.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We applaud the goal of protecting electoral integrity and combatting interference and corruption.”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 “We do, however, disagree with one of the measures in the bill,”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 “We do not understand why this has not already been amended.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “However,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “if people are limited to signing only one, it will almost become— Mr. Speaker, people are having conversations right next to me.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I do not think they are listening to my speech, anyway.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 11 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 bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

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 11 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“amends the Canada Elections Act”Bill C-25 amends the Canada Elections Act.search
2“the bill gives more power to the federal Commissioner of Canada Elections and increases the administrative monetary penalties”The Strong and Free Elections Act expands the powers of the Commissioner of Canada Elections and increases administrative monetary penalties.search
3“the measure preventing people from signing more than one nomination paper”The bill contains a measure preventing people from signing more than one nomination paper.search
4“parties are also prohibited from accepting and using certain donations, namely those from anonymous sources”The bill prohibits political parties from accepting or using donations from anonymous sources.search

Analysed on 2026-09-15