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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 88 / 100
Signal
65 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 24% Claims 54% Procedure 4% The question 17%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 4
Echo · said 15 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 9 words I doubt that Canadians will drink all that Kool-Aid, Positioning Claims · 53 words because they spent more and things actually got worse. After a decade of Liberal deficits, Canadians have the worst grocery inflation, the highest household debt, the worst housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in all of the G7 .1 2 3 4 On top of all of that, Liberal ministers got rich and Canadians got the bill. Positioning · 15 words These holdover ministers still have not learned that we cannot borrow our way to prosperity. Positioning Procedure · 4 words I will ask again. Procedure The question · 17 words How much more do Canadians have to pay before the government learns to live within its means?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure 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 →
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 65
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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I doubt that Canadians will drink all that Kool-Aid,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “These holdover ministers still have not learned that we cannot borrow our way to prosperity.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I will ask again.” Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 · 1 repeated line
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 →
Claims · 4
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 worst grocery inflation” Canada has the worst grocery inflation among G7 countries. search 2 “the highest household debt” Canada has the highest household debt among G7 countries. search 3 “the worst housing costs” Canada has the worst housing costs among G7 countries. search 4 “the second-highest unemployment in all of the G7” Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7. search
