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Gabriel Hardy

Conservative on Finance 2026-05-01

95 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Statement grade

Average 93 / 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 58%The question 37%

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

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 5 wordsI want to talk facts.Procedure Claims · 55 wordsAccording to several recent studies, including a Dalhousie University report, Quebeckers and Canadians are now choosing their food not based on what they need, ¹but on what they can afford. Demand at food banks is skyrocketing and families are struggling.Unearned certainty In Montmorency—Charlevoix, families are tightening their belts while watching the Liberals spend their hard-earned money. The question · 35 wordsHow long will it take for the Liberal government to realize that Quebeckers and Canadians are not bottomless pits of money? When will the Liberals govern in a way that gives families some breathing room?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 93

1 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I want to talk facts.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 · 85

1 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “Demand at food banks is skyrocketing”The intensity word ‘skyrocketing’ is asserted without any source or figure.

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“a Dalhousie University report”A recent Dalhousie University report, part of several recent studies, found that Quebeckers and Canadians are choosing their food based on what they can afford rather than what they need.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20