Analysis · Question Period question · beta

Rachael Thomas

Conservative on Finance 2026-04-30

117 words · 5 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 95 / 100

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

Procedure 5%Claims 38%Positioning 4%Reasoning 42%The question 11%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 6 wordslet us focus on the facts.ProcedureUnearned certainty Claims · 13 wordsThe Liberals are spending so much that they have actually doubled Trudeau’s deficit.¹ Positioning · 5 wordsThat is quite the accomplishment, PositioningClaims · 24 wordsbecause Trudeau’s deficit, of course, was massive in nature, historic, in fact, so the fact that the government has doubled it is quite something. Reasoning · 49 wordsThe reason this matters so much is not that they spent so much money, but that they did it and incurred debt, and that debt lands on the backs of Canadians, whether it is families or seniors or students, who are doing their very best to make ends meet. Claims · 7 wordsThe government can do something about it, The question · 13 wordsso why does it insist on being an incredibly costly, ineffective Liberal government?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 86

2 of 3 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 focus on the facts.”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 “That is quite the accomplishment,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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

1 of 3 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “let us focus on the facts”The phrase asserts that what follows simply are the facts, replacing any source with the speaker’s framing.

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“actually doubled Trudeau’s deficit.”The Liberals have actually doubled Trudeau’s deficit.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20