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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 2026-04-30

95 words · 8 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 88 / 100

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

Claims 53%Positioning 24%Procedure 4%The ask 19%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 5 wordsthey “cannot comment” on it. Positioning · 11 wordsIs that the best they could do for a QP line?Positioning Procedure · 4 wordsHere is the reality: ProcedureUnearned certaintyClaims · 45 wordsThe Minister of Immigration issued a permit.¹ She would have had to have done it for a known member of a listed terrorist organization. The Minister of Immigration did that, and now the Liberals cannot comment on it. It is literally all over the news. The ask · 18 wordsEverybody in Canada needs to know how this happened and how the government is going to fix it. Positioning · 12 wordsYou cannot just say you are not going to comment on it.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 65

3 of 4 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 “Is that the best they could do for a QP line?”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 “Here is the reality:”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 “You cannot just say you are not going to comment on it.”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 4 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 4 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 “Here is the reality:”A reality formula asserted in place of a source, framing the claims that follow.

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“The Minister of Immigration issued a permit”Canada’s Minister of Immigration issued a permit that the speaker says relates to a known member of a listed terrorist organization.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20