“Mr. Speaker, I met a business owner in my riding who was a Measurement Canada authorized service provider. He even made his own calibration carts. He had extensive experience and had issued over 450 certificates. One day, Measurement Canada suddenly changed inspectors. The inspector did a test, but it was not based on the specifications of my constituent’s calibration cart, which he had invented and which was approved by Measurement Canada. He was told that his workers had failed the test. He asked for a review. Measurement Canada stood firm. He was suspended. I met with the minister’s parliamentary secretary. The president of Measurement Canada told me that this business owner was entitled to an independent appeal, but basically, that never happened. He was suspended and lost his business. Is there a mechanism in Bill S‑3—”
Statement grade
B
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 87. The grade is held to 77, 30 above Relevance.
77 / 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 66%Promise 34%
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 23 wordsthe story my colleague just told is very disappointing.The effect of the bill will be to help providers participate in the economy.Promise · 25 wordsI am willing to talk to the member after or during the debate to get a better understanding of what happened with that particular business.Claims · 25 wordsThe purpose of the bill is to help providers have a good relationship with Measurement Canada so that they can bring their products to market.Partly on point
