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Patrick Bonin

Bloc Québécois on Oil and Gas Industry 2026-04-27

98 words · 8 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

C+

66 / 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 54%Claims 36%Procedure 5%The question 5%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 22 wordsthe Liberals are on a catastrophic collision course when it comes to fighting climate change. They are all about “drill, baby, drill”.Positioning Claims · 20 wordsThey just approved Enbridge’s Sunrise pipeline, ¹yet another pipeline on top of Trans Mountain, Coastal GasLink and plenty of others.² Procedure · 5 wordsIt does not stop there.Procedure Claims · 15 wordsThey even want to build another pipeline in western Canada, on top of Keystone XL. Positioning · 31 wordsEven the Harper Conservatives did not show such contempt for the fight against climate change, and they do not even believe in climate change. Are there any environmentally conscious Liberals left?Positioning The question · 5 wordsWhen will they take action?

At a glance

Lost points for
Little substanceMuch of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 36

6 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “the Liberals are on a catastrophic collision course when it comes to fighting climate change.”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 “They are all about “drill, baby, drill”.”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 “It does not stop there.”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 “Even the Harper Conservatives did not show such contempt for the fight against climate change,”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 they do not even believe in climate change.”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 “Are there any environmentally conscious Liberals left?”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 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 · 100

0 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.

Nothing lost points.

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“approved Enbridge’s Sunrise pipeline”The Canadian government approved Enbridge’s Sunrise pipeline.search
2“Trans Mountain, Coastal GasLink”The Trans Mountain and Coastal GasLink pipelines were built in Canada.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20