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Mark Strahl

Conservative on Finance 2026-04-29

104 words · 6 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

78 / 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 45%Claims 30%The question 25%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 35 wordsI understand why that minister would not want to talk about the past, given his horrendous record on housing in the city of Vancouver. It is the same old story with these same old Liberals.Positioning Claims · 31 wordsEven Liberal-friendly columnists like Andrew Coyne have finally taken notice, saying, “Canada’s New Government is no more interested in arresting our economic decline than Canada’s Old Government”.¹ Canadians are maxed out. Positioning · 12 wordsThey cannot afford the same reckless Liberal policies of the last decade.Positioning The question · 26 wordsWhy have the Liberals doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit, doubled down on costly credit card budgeting and forced Canadians to pay more for gas, groceries and housing?²

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×4“Forcing Canadians to pay more for gas.” Said 4 times by 4 members.Every time it was said

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 48

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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I understand why that minister would not want to talk about the past, given his horrendous record on housing in the city of Vancouver.”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 “It is the same old story with these same old Liberals.”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 cannot afford the same reckless Liberal policies of the last decade.”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 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.

“Forcing Canadians to pay more for gas.”Said 4 times by 4 members.Every time it was said

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““Canada’s New Government is no more interested in arresting our economic decline than Canada’s Old Government””Andrew Coyne wrote that Canada’s New Government is no more interested in arresting Canada’s economic decline than Canada’s Old Government.search
2“doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit”The federal Liberal government has doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20