Replying to Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois)
“Mr. Speaker, I am in awe of our leader’s oratorical skills. She always finds the right words and has a very clear way of explaining the issues to us. Once again, her speech was constructive, with proposals and arguments explaining why the government’s current proposal regarding the makeup of committees is unacceptable. This is not the first time the Liberal government has broken custom and tradition by significantly changing the rules. The Liberals did that with the Trudeau government. They took advantage of their alliance with the NDP to act like a majority and make significant changes to the Standing Orders. They are at it again today. Can our House leader explain to me what Quebeckers and Canadians have to lose because of the approach taken by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, who is acting like the government’s “bad cop”?”
Statement grade
C+
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 82. The grade is held to 67, 30 above Signal.
67 / 100, held down by Signal
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This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 21 wordsI thank my colleague from Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon for her excellent question.I really enjoy listening to her in the House as well.ThanksAside · 11 wordsIt is okay to praise one another from time to time.AsidePositioning · 46 wordsI get the feeling that, unfortunately, one of the things we will be doing the most in the coming weeks is praising one another because we will unfortunately have a much harder time holding the government to account.We can see it in the Liberals’ attitude.PositioningClaims · 40 wordsYes, there are committees where the government is quick to try to refuse requests for studies from the opposition parties and requests for documents on the pretext that it can do whatever it wants since it now has a majority.Reasoning · 16 wordsJust because someone can do something does not mean that is the right thing to do.Claims · 10 wordsWe will certainly see examples of that in the future.Positioning · 25 wordsThis shows the kind of approach that is on the horizon.It also makes clear that transparency is not really the Liberals’ cup of tea.PositioningClaims · 18 wordsMore and more, we are seeing a host of agencies that keep decision-making out of the public eye.Positioning · 11 wordsWe know the government is pulling the strings behind the scenes, PositioningUnearned certaintyClaims · 24 wordsbut as soon as accountability comes into play, we are not supposed to ask questions under the pretext that it is an independent agency.Positioning · 17 wordsThat is part of the current government’s attitude.Ultimately, it is the citizens who will lose out.Positioning
