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François-Philippe Champagne

Liberal on Finance 2026-04-27

101 words · 9 sentences · 10 clauses

Replying to Pierre Poilievre (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister, who is again in hiding and, instead, what we got is a man talking about a sovereign— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Mr. Speaker, we need to actually have wealth for a sovereign wealth fund. What the Liberal Prime Minister is proposing to do is use the credit card in order to put $25 billion into a Liberal slush fund. This is after the Liberal government doubled the debt and gave us the worst inflation in 40 years. The Prime Minister is spending more: more taxes, more costs, more of the same. Will he put it all on the nation’s credit card again tomorrow?”

Statement grade

A–

Average 89 / 100

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

Procedure 13%Claims 87%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 13 wordslet me help the Leader of the Opposition. After all, it is Monday.Procedure Claims · 88 wordsThe International Monetary Fund just said last week that Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7.¹ The Canadian economy is the second-fastest growing economy in the G7.² It is growing almost twice as fast as the one in Germany, almost twice as much as the one in Japan, ³⁴and almost three times as much as that of our colleagues in Italy.⁵ The Canadian economy is strong. We are going to build Canada strong together.Vague promise We are going to have our Canada Strong fund. Canadians will benefit—Partly on point

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×33“We are going to build Canada strong.” Said 33 times by 14 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 83

2 of 6 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 “let me help the Leader of the Opposition.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “After all, it is Monday.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 85

3 of 6 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.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “We are going to build Canada strong together.”A slogan about building Canada strong, not an answer on borrowing for the fund.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “We are going to have our Canada Strong fund.”Names the fund but does not address whether it will be funded by borrowing.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “Canadians will benefit—”About who will benefit from the fund, not the credit-card question asked.

Respect · 100

0 of 6 deductions are Respect

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.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 88

1 of 6 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 “We are going to build Canada strong together”A commitment with no actor beyond the speaker’s side, no measure, date, or success condition.

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 · 5

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“The International Monetary Fund just said last week that Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7”The IMF said in the week before 2026-04-27 that Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7.search
2“The Canadian economy is the second-fastest growing economy in the G7”Canada is the second-fastest growing economy in the G7.search
3“It is growing almost twice as fast as the one in Germany”Canada’s economy is growing almost twice as fast as Germany’s.search
4“almost twice as much as the one in Japan”Canada’s economy is growing almost twice as fast as Japan’s.search
5“almost three times as much as that of our colleagues in Italy”Canada’s economy is growing almost three times as fast as Italy’s.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20