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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 74. The grade is held to 69, 30 above Relevance. 69 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Thanks 6% Claims 48% Positioning 18% Anecdote 13% Procedure 2% Reasoning 12%
Structure · 27 steps
Claims · 7
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 16 words I want to thank the member from Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park for sharing his time with me today. Thanks Claims · 42 words I am surprised the Liberals have chosen to bring up space exploration today, given the fact that over the last week, we have seen the concrete pad out in Nova Scotia. Partly on point I am sure we have all seen the picture by now. Thanks · 25 words I want to thank Marie Lumsden from the Hamilton Examiner for the great article that has given me the information for this speech here today. Thanks Positioning · 23 words The Liberals are true to form. We have seen over and over again where they have worked very hard to enrich their friends. Positioning Claims · 56 words We have seen the clam scam. We have seen the ArriveCan app. We have seen the WE Charity scandal. We have seen the Chuck Rifici and the marijuana “pump and dump” schemes. We have seen the Brookfield stock go up over time. We have seen the green slush fund. We have seen the Randy Boissonnault scandal. Positioning · 8 words We have seen this over and over again. Positioning Off point Claims · 53 words In the fallout of the news being reported around this gravel driveway and a concrete pad out in Nova Scotia, and a government contract for $200 million, the government decides this is the week we should be talking about space exploration, 1 or participation in space. I am excited that Canada participates in space. Anecdote · 51 words I remember growing up being super proud of the Canadarm. Partly on point Does everyone remember the Canadarm? I remember being excited about that, going to the Edmonton Space and Science Centre, watching the spacewalk on the IMAX and things like that, and also about the International Space Station and our participation in that. Anecdote Positioning · 33 words The Liberals want us to talk about that today, about our Canadian participation, how we should be so proud that Canada participates in space and that we should have our own Cape Canaveral. Positioning Claims · 17 words What we saw in the news last week is no Cape Canaveral. It is a concrete pad. Anecdote · 9 words Now, I poured a bit of concrete last summer, Anecdote Claims · 48 words and I can say that concrete is pretty expensive by the cubic metre. It was about $300 a cubic metre back home.2 I can imagine that is a pretty expensive place, and the company is paying $13,500 a year to lease the land that this pad is on.3 Partly on point Procedure · 3 words We know that. Procedure Anecdote · 27 words I would give them a generous amount. I have paid a few contractors in my time for concrete as well, so I will be generous with it. Anecdote Reasoning · 31 words Let us say some Caterpillar work was done there and some gravel trucks came and brought some gravel. It cost maybe $1 million. I think that is a pretty generous amount. Positioning · 8 words Everybody made some good money building that pad. Positioning Reasoning · 53 words The Canadian government could have done that. The Canadian government could have leased the land from the Nova Scotia government, spent $1 million and built the concrete pad. I think that would be an acceptable thing for us to have done, given that the Canadian government owns most of the airports in Canada. Partly on point Claims · 38 words I do not know if everyone knows this, but most of the airports in Canada are owned by the Canadian government.4 Then private companies, generally not-for-profits, operate these places, and they pay the Canadian government for the operations. Positioning · 35 words Members can imagine being flabbergasted that this has been brought up here, that we are paying for the privilege of being able to maybe one day use this concrete pad to launch a rocket somewhere. Positioning Claims · 19 words We are paying $20 million a year for the privilege of maybe being able to use that concrete pad.5 Partly on point Procedure · 4 words That is not all. Procedure Positioning · 10 words The Liberals really know how to make their friends happy: Positioning Claims · 38 words by backdating this contract a whole year and paying them back an entire year.6 Marie Lumsden looked into some of the people involved. Lo and behold, a Liberal premier is on the board of directors of this company.7 Positioning · 8 words Wow, look at that, Liberals feeding their friends. Positioning Off point Procedure · 8 words Members may think that is kind of interesting. Procedure Claims · 14 words There is a partnership. Partly on point All of this was brought up by the partnership from—
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×28 Off point ×15 Positioning ×8 Anecdote ×8 Procedure ×3 Thanks ×2 Off topic Only 8% of this speech directly addressed the bill under debate.
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 57
21 of 64 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.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I want to thank the member from Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park for sharing his time with me today.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I want to thank Marie Lumsden from the Hamilton Examiner for the great article that has given me the information for this speech here today.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The Liberals are true to form.” 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 → “We have seen over and over again where they have worked very hard to enrich their friends.” 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 → “We have seen this over and over again.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I remember growing up being super proud of the Canadarm.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “Does everyone remember the Canadarm?” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I remember being excited about that, going to the Edmonton Space and Science Centre, watching the spacewalk on the IMAX and things like that,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “and also about the International Space Station and our participation in that.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The Liberals want us to talk about that today, about our Canadian participation, how we should be so proud that Canada participates in space and that we should have our own Cape Canaveral.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “Now, I poured a bit of concrete last summer,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “We know that.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I would give them a generous amount.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I have paid a few contractors in my time for concrete as well,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “so I will be generous with it.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Everybody made some good money building that pad.” 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 → “Members can imagine being flabbergasted that this has been brought up here, that we are paying for the privilege of being able to maybe one day use this concrete pad to launch a rocket somewhere.” 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 → “That is not all.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The Liberals really know how to make their friends happy:” 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 → “Wow, look at that, Liberals feeding their friends.” 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 → “Members may think that is kind of interesting.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 39
43 of 64 deductions are Relevance
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the bill under debate.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I am surprised the Liberals have chosen to bring up space exploration today, given the fact that over the last week, we have seen the concrete pad out in Nova Scotia.” About the timing of raising space topics in light of a Nova Scotia news story, not the bill’s provisions.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The Liberals are true to form.” A general claim about the Liberals, not about the bill’s framework for launch and re-entry.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen over and over again where they have worked very hard to enrich their friends.” About enriching political friends generally, a subject the bill does not touch.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen the clam scam.” The clam scam is a separate matter, not tied to the bill’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen the ArriveCan app.” ArriveCan is a different matter, not tied to the bill’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen the WE Charity scandal.” The WE Charity matter is a different subject the bill does not touch.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen the Chuck Rifici and the marijuana “pump and dump” schemes.” About stock schemes, a subject unrelated to the bill’s launch framework.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen the Brookfield stock go up over time.” About Brookfield stock, not the bill’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen the green slush fund.” The green slush fund is a separate matter, not tied to the bill’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen the Randy Boissonnault scandal.” About a separate scandal, not the bill’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen this over and over again.” A summary of the preceding scandal claims, none of which concern the bill.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “In the fallout of the news being reported around this gravel driveway and a concrete pad out in Nova Scotia,” About the news fallout over the Nova Scotia pad, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “and a government contract for $200 million, the government decides this is the week we should be talking about space exploration,” About a government contract and the timing of the debate, not the bill itself.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “or participation in space.” Continues the point about the news story’s timing, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I am excited that Canada participates in space.” About Canada’s space participation generally, touching the bill’s subject only in passing.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I remember growing up being super proud of the Canadarm.” A personal recollection of the Canadarm, not about the bill’s launch framework.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I remember being excited about that, going to the Edmonton Space and Science Centre, watching the spacewalk on the IMAX and things like that,” A personal anecdote about a science centre, not about the bill.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “and also about the International Space Station and our participation in that.” About past space participation generally, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “The Liberals want us to talk about that today, about our Canadian participation, how we should be so proud that Canada participates in space and that we should have our own Cape Canaveral.” About what the Liberals want to discuss and space pride, not the bill’s measures.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “What we saw in the news last week is no Cape Canaveral.” About the Nova Scotia pad from the news story, not the bill’s framework.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “It is a concrete pad.” About the pad in the news story, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “Now, I poured a bit of concrete last summer,” A personal anecdote about pouring concrete, touching the pad story but not the bill.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “and I can say that concrete is pretty expensive by the cubic metre.” About concrete costs generally, not the bill.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “It was about $300 a cubic metre back home.” About the price of concrete, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I can imagine that is a pretty expensive place,” About the pad’s cost, not the bill’s framework.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “and the company is paying $13,500 a year to lease the land that this pad is on.” About the pad’s land lease amount, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “Let us say some Caterpillar work was done there and some gravel trucks came and brought some gravel.” Speculation about work done on the pad, not about the bill.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “It cost maybe $1 million.” An estimate of the pad’s cost, not the bill’s framework.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I think that is a pretty generous amount.” Continues the estimate about the pad, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “Everybody made some good money building that pad.” About who profited building the pad, not the bill.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “The Canadian government could have done that.” An alternative about the pad’s construction, not about the bill’s measures.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “The Canadian government could have leased the land from the Nova Scotia government, spent $1 million and built the concrete pad.” About how the pad could have been built instead, not the bill’s framework.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I think that would be an acceptable thing for us to have done, given that the Canadian government owns most of the airports in Canada.” About the pad alternative and government airport ownership, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “Then private companies, generally not-for-profits, operate these places,” About airport operators generally, not the bill’s launch framework.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “and they pay the Canadian government for the operations.” About payments to government for airport operations, not the bill.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “Members can imagine being flabbergasted that this has been brought up here, that we are paying for the privilege of being able to maybe one day use this concrete pad to launch a rocket somewhere.” About the pad arrangement in the news, not the bill’s provisions.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “We are paying $20 million a year for the privilege of maybe being able to use that concrete pad.” About an annual payment tied to the pad, not the bill’s framework.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The Liberals really know how to make their friends happy:” A claim about Liberals pleasing friends, a subject the bill does not touch.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “by backdating this contract a whole year and paying them back an entire year.” About a contract’s backdating, not the bill’s launch framework.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Marie Lumsden looked into some of the people involved.” About who investigated people involved in the contract, not the bill’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Lo and behold, a Liberal premier is on the board of directors of this company.” About a premier’s board role in the company, not the bill’s provisions.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Wow, look at that, Liberals feeding their friends.” A claim about Liberals feeding friends, not tied to the bill’s subject.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “There is a partnership.” A fragment about a partnership connected to the contract story, not the bill’s provisions.
Respect · 100
0 of 64 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 64 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 · 7
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 “a government contract for $200 million” A government contract worth $200 million was connected to the Nova Scotia concrete pad news reported in April 2026. search 2 “It was about $300 a cubic metre back home” Concrete cost the speaker about $300 a cubic metre in his area when he bought it last summer. search 3 “the company is paying $13,500 a year to lease the land that this pad is on” The company behind the Nova Scotia concrete pad pays $13,500 a year to lease the land it sits on. search 4 “most of the airports in Canada are owned by the Canadian government” Most airports in Canada are owned by the Canadian federal government, with private operators paying it for their operation. search 5 “We are paying $20 million a year for the privilege of maybe being able to use that concrete pad” The Canadian government is paying $20 million a year related to the Nova Scotia concrete pad. search 6 “backdating this contract a whole year and paying them back an entire year” The government contract related to the Nova Scotia concrete pad was backdated by a whole year, with payment for the extra year. search 7 “a Liberal premier is on the board of directors of this company” A Liberal premier sits on the board of directors of the company behind the Nova Scotia concrete pad. search
