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Grant Jackson

Conservative on Finance 2026-04-30

131 words · 6 sentences · 9 clauses

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 68%Positioning 22%The question 10%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 89 wordsthe Liberals have a long list of costly programs and a failure to get any major project approved for the province of Manitoba.¹ I have not met a person yet who thinks any of those programs have made food or housing cheaper, or that those costly programs are actually well run. Housing and food have skyrocketed, ⁶and our debt has doubled.² We have the highest youth unemployment in decades, no new major projects begun, record food bank lines and more children living below the poverty line than in years.³⁴⁵ Positioning · 29 wordsThese results, despite all the rhetoric about Liberal financial prowess, are the definition of insanity, which is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.Positioning The question · 13 wordsAfter 11 years and no change, do these Liberals not fit the bill?

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 70

2 of 2 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 “These results, despite all the rhetoric about Liberal financial prowess, are the definition of insanity,”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 is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”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 2 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 2 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“a failure to get any major project approved for the province of Manitoba”No major project has been approved for the province of Manitoba during the federal Liberal government’s time in office.search
2“our debt has doubled”Canada’s federal debt has doubled under the Liberal government.search
3“the highest youth unemployment in decades”Canada’s youth unemployment rate is currently at its highest level in decades.search
4“record food bank lines”Food bank usage in Canada is at a record level.search
5“more children living below the poverty line than in years”The number of children living below the poverty line in Canada is higher now than in recent years.search
6“Housing and food have skyrocketed”Housing and food prices in Canada have risen sharply in recent years.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20