“Mr. Speaker, when Canadians hear “space launches”, they think of rockets and satellites, but what they should really be thinking about is security, who is launching, what they are launching and who is behind it. This where the bill falls short. There is no clear national security test written into law. Instead, we are told to trust the ministers. They will figure it out later, behind closed doors. This is an object being launched into orbit over Canadian territory, over our Arctic and over our infrastructure in our communities. Why is the government asking Canadians to trust discretion, instead of putting clear and enforceable security laws into rules that would guarantee that foreign adversaries cannot exploit Canada’s space sector?”
Statement grade
B
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 86. The grade is held to 76, 30 above Relevance.
76 / 100, held down by Relevance
A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Claims 38%Reasoning 62%
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 15 wordshaving the ability to launch rockets into space is incredibly important for our Canadian economy.Reasoning · 14 wordsThis is why it is that much more critical that it be done correctly.Claims · 14 wordsI do not understand why the government has created this slapdash job of legislation.Reasoning · 34 wordsIt really would not have been difficult to create a separate piece of legislation that would have understood and contemplated the complexities of space travel and put Canada on the right foot going forward.Partly on point
