Analysis · Question Period question · beta

Pierre Poilievre

Conservative on Finance 2026-04-27

122 words · 5 sentences · 8 clauses

Statement grade

B+

84 / 100, held down by Signal

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

Positioning 38%Claims 48%The question 15%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 46 wordsthe Prime Minister cannot answer questions in the House of Commons because he has been wrong on every single major economic issue of our time, and the results are what Canadians are paying for now: more costs, more debt, more taxes and more of the same.Positioning Claims · 58 wordsIn fact, the Prime Minister has given Canada the worst food inflation in the G7, the worst household debt in the G7, the worst housing costs in the G7, ¹²³and the second-highest unemployment in the G7.⁴ Tomorrow, he intends to put it all on the national credit card. Trudeau had a $31-billion deficit left over for this year.⁵ The question · 18 wordsWill the Prime Minister break through that limit and put that on the national credit card as well?

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×15“The highest housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in the G7.” Said 15 times by 12 members.Every time it was said
Echo ×5“We have the highest household debt in the G7.” Said 5 times by 4 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 54

3 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “the Prime Minister cannot answer questions in the House of Commons because he has been wrong on every single major economic issue of our time,”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 the results are what Canadians are paying for now:”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 “more costs, more debt, more taxes and more of the same.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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 · 100

0 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.

Nothing lost points.

Echo · 2 repeated lines

Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.

“The highest housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in the G7.”Said 15 times by 12 members.Every time it was said
“We have the highest household debt in the G7.”Said 5 times by 4 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 Prime Minister has given Canada the worst food inflation in the G7”Canada has the worst food inflation in the G7 under the current Prime Minister.search
2“the worst household debt in the G7”Canada has the worst household debt in the G7.search
3“the worst housing costs in the G7”Canada has the worst housing costs in the G7.search
4“the second-highest unemployment in the G7”Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.search
5“Trudeau had a $31-billion deficit left over for this year”The Trudeau government left a $31-billion deficit for 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20