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Leslie Church

Liberal on Public Services and Procurement 2026-05-01

83 words · 7 sentences · 8 clauses

Replying to Mario Simard (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, yesterday, the first thing the Liberals did with their new majority was refuse to release the documents on the Cúram software cost overruns. While costs have risen to nearly $7 billion, the Liberals are using their majority to hide the truth from the opposition and the public. Tens of thousands of seniors are struggling to get their old age pension, but the Liberals refuse to let us address the root of the problem. Is that what we can expect from the next three years of a Liberal majority government?”

Statement grade

A+

Average 98 / 100

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

Claims 72%Procedure 5%Reasoning 23%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 10 wordswe have been very open and clear about this project. Procedure · 4 wordsI will be clear.Procedure Claims · 45 wordsOn a total budget of $4.8 billion, $1.8 billion has been invested.¹ In fact, the modernization of old age security was delivered under budget.² Of the $674 million allocated for this phase, only $633 million was required, reflecting strong project oversight and effective cost management.³ Reasoning · 19 wordsAs the project evolves, so does the budget, reflecting the scale and complexity of modernizing a 60‑year‑old, obsolete system.⁴ Claims · 5 wordsThis has been transparently communicated—

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this answer, 100% addressed the question that was asked.

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 93

1 of 1 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 will be clear.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 1 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.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 1 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 1 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 · 4

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“On a total budget of $4.8 billion, $1.8 billion has been invested”The old age security IT modernization project has a total budget of $4.8 billion, of which $1.8 billion has been invested to date.search
2“the modernization of old age security was delivered under budget”The old age security modernization project phase was delivered under its allocated budget.search
3“Of the $674 million allocated for this phase, only $633 million was required”For this phase of the old age security modernization project, $674 million was allocated and only $633 million was spent.search
4“modernizing a 60‑year‑old, obsolete system”The old age security system being modernized is about 60 years old.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20