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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-04-30

121 words · 12 sentences · 13 clauses

Replying to John Williamson (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I think your ruling was wise. As you said, I did not use the term “intentionally”. We could tell from the member’s slack-jawed face when I said we built four pipelines that he has spent too much time reading false Liberal talking points. The Enbridge Alberta Clipper was built over 1,600 kilometres. The TransCanada Keystone was built over 1,200 kilometres. There is also Enbridge Line 9B reversal and Kinder Morgan’s Anchor Loop: 1.2 million barrels a day as a result of these pipelines. I worked in the Harper government to build energy east, which the Liberal government killed with regulations after TransCanada spent $1 billion. What position would Canada be in today if we had energy east and the other LNG and oil pipelines that the government killed?”

Statement grade

C+

65 / 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 74%Procedure 5%Positioning 21%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 49 wordsthe nice thing about Hansard is that all we have to do is look at what I said. The member just reinforced that. The pipeline the member is talking about does not go to tidewater, and that is what I said. Not one inch of it goes to tidewater.Partly on point Procedure · 6 wordsLet us contrast that to TMX.Procedure Claims · 41 wordsThat goes to tidewater.¹ That was not Conservative. It was Liberal.² The biggest private-public investment was in LNG between the NDP government in B.C. and the Liberal government here in Ottawa.³ It had nothing to do with Harper or the Conservatives.⁴Partly on point Positioning · 25 wordsThe Conservatives talk a lot. Often they are very disrespectful because they focus so much attention on character assassination as opposed to good public policy.PositioningOff point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 68

3 of 15 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Let us contrast that to TMX.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The Conservatives talk a lot.”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 “Often they are very disrespectful because they focus so much attention on character assassination as opposed to good public policy.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 35

12 of 15 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.

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 nice thing about Hansard is that all we have to do is look at what I said.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 member just reinforced that.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 pipeline the member is talking about does not go to tidewater,”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 that is what I said.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 “Not one inch of it goes to tidewater.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 “That goes to tidewater.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 “That was not Conservative.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 Liberal.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 biggest private-public investment was in LNG between the NDP government in B.C. and the Liberal government here in Ottawa.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 had nothing to do with Harper or the Conservatives.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 Conservatives talk a lot.”A charge about the Conservatives’ conduct in debate, not the pipeline question or the motion.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Often they are very disrespectful because they focus so much attention on character assassination as opposed to good public policy.”About the Conservatives’ style of argument rather than the pipelines raised or the motion.

Respect · 100

0 of 15 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 15 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 · 4

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“That goes to tidewater”The Trans Mountain expansion pipeline (TMX) reaches tidewater, meaning a saltwater port where oil can be shipped overseas.search
2“It was Liberal”The Trans Mountain expansion pipeline was built under the Liberal government, not a Conservative government.search
3“The biggest private-public investment was in LNG”The largest private-public investment was in LNG, undertaken jointly by the NDP government in British Columbia and the federal Liberal government.search
4“It had nothing to do with Harper or the Conservatives”The LNG investment in British Columbia was not associated with Stephen Harper or the Conservatives.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20