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Karim Bardeesy

Liberal on Weights and Measures Act 2026-04-29

157 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Kelly McCauley (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague’s speech was riveting. He kind of lost me, though, after he moved away from the cheese explanation. I realize it is not an easy subject to carry. He spoke a lot about trust and trust in the system, and I appreciate that. We have seen, recently, reports of large grocery chains robbing Canadians knowingly because they had scales that were not working. The CFIA and the government have known about this issue for years and yet have done nothing. In fact, the CFIA has not even issued fines to these large grocery companies. How does that instill trust in Canadians, when the government knows that taxpayers and Canadians are being robbed but has done nothing about it?”

Statement grade

C+

68 / 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.

Claims 31%Positioning 3%Anecdote 33%Thanks 21%Promise 13%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 30 wordsI think all Canadians, when they hear stories of the kind that my hon. colleague describes and that have been brought to the House, share a significant amount of concern. Positioning · 4 wordsIt is not acceptable.Positioning Anecdote · 52 wordsAs someone who used to teach students who were working part-time in the grocery sector, they would tell me stories about some of the practices that were being suggested to them, with respect to related practices like shrinkflation or perhaps more overtly problematic practices like the one the member is talking about.Anecdote Thanks · 33 wordsI will share that while this piece of legislation does not address that directly, I would also commend the House for recently passing the bill brought forward by the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells, ¹ThanksClaims · 18 wordswhich does some work to address this problem around transparency. There are also tools through the Competition Bureau. Promise · 20 wordsThe kind of practice the member is talking about is unacceptable and we will get to the bottom of it.Vague promise

At a glance

Lost points for
Little substanceMuch of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 38

3 of 4 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 “It is not acceptable.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “As someone who used to teach students who were working part-time in the grocery sector, they would tell me stories about some of the practices that were being suggested to them, with respect to related practices like shrinkflation or perhaps more overtly problematic practices like the one the member is talking about.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I will share that while this piece of legislation does not address that directly, I would also commend the House for recently passing the bill brought forward by the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 4 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 point put to the member, and the bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 4 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 · 68

1 of 4 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “we will get to the bottom of it”A commitment with no actor, date, measure or success condition named.

Claims · 1

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“recently passing the bill brought forward by the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells”The House of Commons recently passed a private member’s bill brought forward by the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20