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Kelly DeRidder

Conservative on Government Business No. 9—Changes to the Standing Orders 2026-04-27

127 words · 4 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 83 / 100

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

Claims 63%Procedure 8%The question 29%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 80 wordsI have heard the government House leader say multiple times today that the government wants to maintain the institutions that are in place and that it wants to respect democracy. I find it quite ironic that these words are even being used, considering that in over 150 years of Canadian Parliament, active recruitment to secure a majority has never happened in this place.¹Unearned certainty Not listening to Canadian voters and not respecting a minority government has never happened in this place.Unearned certainty Procedure · 10 wordsMy question for the government House leader is very simple: ProcedureThe question · 37 wordsWill the government keep the makeup of committees as elected, ²as the Canadian voices elected them to be at the time of Parliament, instead of now trying to get a supermajority for itself to hide from accountability?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 92

1 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “My question for the government House leader is very simple:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 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 motion 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 · 57

2 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “has never happened in this place”A sweeping historical claim asserted without any source or evidence.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “has never happened in this place”An absolute historical assertion offered with no citation.

Claims · 2

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“in over 150 years of Canadian Parliament, active recruitment to secure a majority has never happened in this place”In over 150 years of the Canadian Parliament, there has never been active recruitment of opposition members to secure a government majority in the House of Commons.search
2“Will the government keep the makeup of committees as elected”The Conservative member asks whether the government will keep the makeup of House of Commons committees as determined by the results of the most recent election.search

Analysed on 2026-09-16