Analysis · Question Period question · beta

Carol Anstey

Conservative on Finance 2026-05-01

106 words · 6 sentences · 8 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 100 / 100

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

Claims 75%The question 25%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 79 wordsthe latest Statistics Canada data is heartbreaking for our country. Nearly 10 million Canadians, including 2.4 million children, are now living in food-insecure households.¹ At home, this means parents in Cow Head and Mainland are skipping meals so their kids can eat. It means seniors are choosing between heat and meat, yet this week’s budget shows the Liberals are still addicted to credit card spending, ²which drives up the cost of everything. The Prime Minister has doubled Trudeau’s deficit.³ The question · 27 wordsHow many more children in Newfoundland and Labrador have to go hungry before the Liberal Prime Minister stops his costly credit card spending and makes food affordable?

At a glance

Echo ×10“The Prime Minister doubled Justin Trudeau's deficit.” Said 10 times by 10 members.Every time it was said

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 100

Nothing lost points on 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.

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

Nothing lost points on 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.

Clarity · 100

Nothing lost points on Clarity.

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Echo · 1 repeated line

Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.

“The Prime Minister doubled Justin Trudeau's deficit.”Said 10 times by 10 members.Every time it was said

Claims · 3

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“Nearly 10 million Canadians, including 2.4 million children, are now living in food-insecure households”Statistics Canada data shows nearly 10 million Canadians, including 2.4 million children, live in food-insecure households.search
2“this week’s budget”A federal budget was presented in the week of the 1 May 2026 question period.search
3“The Prime Minister has doubled Trudeau’s deficit”The federal deficit under the current Prime Minister is double the size of the deficit under Justin Trudeau.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20