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Gabriel Ste-Marie

Bloc Québécois on Business of Supply 2026-04-30

188 words · 11 sentences · 18 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, arguably, the unholy alliance is alive and well, as the Bloc and the Conservatives have united once again in order to oppose a good idea. A Canada Strong fund is there to support, in a very real and tangible way, the potential development of major projects. These projects would deliver thousands of jobs and increase Canada’s GDP. I guess that is all bad news for the Conservatives and the Bloc today. They do not see the idea and the principle behind having a sovereign wealth fund. Other nations have developed these funds, so why not Canada? Why are the Bloc and the Conservative Party against Canada having a sovereign wealth fund when there are other countries in the world that have them?”

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Claims 86%Reasoning 9%Positioning 5%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 18 wordsthe Liberals wanted a sovereign wealth fund too, and they decided to call it the Canada Strong fund.¹ Reasoning · 7 wordsSovereign wealth funds are built using surpluses, Claims · 20 wordsbut Canada is deeply in debt, so the government decided to go even deeper into debt to set this up. Positioning · 4 wordsWhat are the details?Positioning Claims · 65 wordsThey were supposed to be part of the economic update, but when the update was presented, we were told the details would be provided in a few months.²Hidden agency We are not really sure what the details are. We were told that several projects in Canada would create jobs and that the private sector would be involved.Hidden agency In the end, the private sector is not investing, Hidden agencyPositioning · 6 wordsso what is the government doing?Positioning Claims · 12 wordsAs journalist Francis Vailles put it, this is just a government “gimmick”, ³Reasoning · 9 wordsbecause no one can figure out what it does. Claims · 47 wordsThe Canada Infrastructure Bank could have been part of this, but no, the government wants to create a whole new structure.⁴ This has nothing to do with a sovereign wealth fund. It is a $25-billion debt that does not appear in the budget, artificially reducing the deficit.⁵

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 92

2 of 5 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 “What are the details?”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 “so what is the government doing?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 5 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 motion under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 5 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 · 67

3 of 5 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.

Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “we were told the details would be provided in a few months”The passive omits who made the promise about when details would come, though that actor matters for accountability.
Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “We were told that several projects in Canada would create jobs”The passive hides who made the claim about jobs and private-sector involvement.
Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “the private sector is not investing”Stated as a flat fact with no source for how private-sector participation has been measured.

Claims · 5

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“they decided to call it the Canada Strong fund”The Liberal government named its proposed fund the Canada Strong fund.search
2“when the update was presented, we were told the details would be provided in a few months”When the 2026 economic update was tabled, the government said details of the Canada Strong fund would be provided in a few months.search
3“As journalist Francis Vailles put it, this is just a government “gimmick””Journalist Francis Vailles called the Canada Strong fund a government ‘gimmick’.search
4“the government wants to create a whole new structure”The government is creating a new structure rather than using the Canada Infrastructure Bank for the fund.search
5“It is a $25-billion debt that does not appear in the budget”The $25-billion Canada Strong fund is structured so that it does not appear in the federal budget, keeping it out of the deficit.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20