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Shannon Stubbs

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-04-30

224 words · 11 sentences · 17 clauses

Replying to Dan Muys (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Lakeland is exactly right. Eleven years ago, we had the richest, most prosperous middle class in the world here in Canada, but we have moved a long way from that. Canada has the lowest private sector investment in our economy of all the OECD countries because of the regulatory and tax burden that is choking and chasing away investment. I would like the member to comment on the fact that it has been nine months since the Major Projects Office was approved in legislation, and zero shovels are in the ground, yet Germany built an LNG intake facility in 6.5 months, the Netherlands in six months and Finland in four months.”

Statement grade

B+

84 / 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.

Thanks 12%Positioning 20%Procedure 4%Claims 62%Reasoning 2%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 27 wordsI thank the member for all his advocacy for energy development and for making life more affordable for every single Canadian in every part of the country.Thanks Positioning · 44 wordsOf course he is exactly right. The Major Projects Office is just the latest example of big promises and great rhetoric of the government’s trying to pretend it is new compared to the exact same one that it was, which had driven out investment.Positioning Procedure · 8 wordsIn fact, the member raises a major point.Procedure Claims · 140 wordsIn 2015, and I wonder what happened then, it the first time in Canadian history that capital from Canada started to flow into the U.S., rather than the other way around, ¹and it has gotten worse every year since.² Here we are, a year out, and the Major Projects Office has not designated a single project in the national interest.³ Most of the projects it is announcing have already been built, ⁴and most have already gone through regulators or their provincial jurisdiction.⁵ There are a bunch of others for which nobody has any idea what is going to happen. There are a hundred people who are making a lot of money, ⁶and the Liberals have not delivered on a single thing in terms of their promises for getting major projects built or for cutting red tape and interprovincial trade barriers. Reasoning · 4 wordsThat is the problem. Positioning · 1 wordsThey—Positioning

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 54

6 of 6 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank the member for all his advocacy for energy development and for making life more affordable for every single Canadian in every part of the country.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Of course he is exactly right.”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 “The Major Projects Office is just the latest example of big promises and great rhetoric of the government’s trying to pretend it is new compared to the exact same one that it was,”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 “which had driven out investment.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “In fact, the member raises a major point.”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 “They—”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 6 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 6 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 6 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 · 6

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“it the first time in Canadian history that capital from Canada started to flow into the U.S., rather than the other way around”In 2015, for the first time in Canadian history, capital from Canada started to flow into the United States rather than the other way around.search
2“it has gotten worse every year since”The outflow of Canadian capital to the United States has gotten worse every year since 2015.search
3“the Major Projects Office has not designated a single project in the national interest”As of April 2026, the Major Projects Office has not designated a single project as being in the national interest.search
4“Most of the projects it is announcing have already been built”Most of the projects announced by the Major Projects Office have already been built.search
5“most have already gone through regulators or their provincial jurisdiction”Most of the projects announced by the Major Projects Office have already gone through regulators or provincial jurisdiction.search
6“There are a hundred people who are making a lot of money”About a hundred people work at (and are paid by) the Major Projects Office.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20