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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Finance 2026-05-01

105 words · 5 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Andrew Scheer (Conservative)

“Madam Speaker, the last Justin Trudeau budget projected the deficit this year to be $31 billion. The deficit is $66 billion. That is more than double what was projected, not lower. The Liberals are spending more and Canadians are getting less, and now hard-working Canadians cannot even afford groceries. Here are some facts for the government. Food bank use has exploded to 2.2 million visits every month, up 100% since 2019. A third of those relying on food banks are children. Everything the Liberals brag about doing, they have tried before over the last 11 years themselves. Instead of driving up prices—”

Statement grade

D–

44 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Positioning 34%Claims 66%

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

Madam Speaker, Positioning · 16 wordsit is very hard to take the member opposite seriously when he mentions children being hungry, PositioningClaims · 30 wordsas he voted time and time again in this House, with his entire party, against a national school food program that would take 400,000 children out of food bank lineups.¹² Positioning · 20 wordsThat is shameful. That is absolutely shameful that they would stand here and lecture us on feeding children across Canada.PositioningOff point Claims · 39 wordsWe have offered a Canada child benefit that puts hundreds of tax-free dollars into Canadians’ pockets.³ We reduced the cost of child care and we have offered free lunches at school, ⁴Partly on pointand the members opposite opposed all of it.⁵Off point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 59

3 of 10 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 “it is very hard to take the member opposite seriously when he mentions children being hungry,”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 “That is shameful.”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 “That is absolutely shameful that they would stand here and lecture us on feeding children across Canada.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 14

7 of 10 deductions are Relevance

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

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “it is very hard to take the member opposite seriously when he mentions children being hungry,”An attack on the questioner’s credibility rather than an answer to the question.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “as he voted time and time again in this House, with his entire party, against a national school food program that would take 400,000 children out of food bank lineups.”About the member’s past votes as a criticism in place of an answer.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “That is shameful.”A denunciation of the opposition, not a response to the question.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “That is absolutely shameful that they would stand here and lecture us on feeding children across Canada.”A further denunciation of the opposition instead of an answer.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “We have offered a Canada child benefit that puts hundreds of tax-free dollars into Canadians’ pockets.”About a government benefit on affordability, not the deficit question asked.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “We reduced the cost of child care and we have offered free lunches at school,”About government measures on cost of living, not the deficit question asked.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “and the members opposite opposed all of it.”An attack on the opposition’s record in place of an answer.

Respect · 100

0 of 10 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 10 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 · 5

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“voted time and time again in this House, with his entire party, against a national school food program”Andrew Scheer and the Conservative Party have repeatedly voted in the House of Commons against the national school food program.search
2“would take 400,000 children out of food bank lineups”The national school food program is projected to take 400,000 children out of food bank lineups.search
3“puts hundreds of tax-free dollars into Canadians’ pockets”The Canada child benefit puts hundreds of tax-free dollars a month into eligible families’ pockets.search
4“We reduced the cost of child care and we have offered free lunches at school”The federal government has reduced the cost of child care and offered free lunches at school.search
5“the members opposite opposed all of it”The Conservative members opposed the Canada child benefit, reduced child care costs and the school lunches program.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20