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Michael Kram

Conservative on Finance 2026-05-01

77 words · 3 sentences · 3 clauses

Statement grade

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Not graded

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

Claims 42%Positioning 25%The question 34%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 32 wordsafter 11 years of the Liberals, they continue to spend like drunken sailors, with a deficit of $65 billion, debt servicing at $59 billion and the total debt a staggering $1.7 trillion.¹²³ Positioning · 19 wordsThe costly credit card budget means more debt, more costs, more spending, more taxes and more of the same.Positioning The question · 26 wordsWhy have the Liberals doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit and doubled down on costly credit card budgeting, forcing Canadians to pay more for gas, groceries and housing?⁴

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×8“This costly credit card budget means more debt.” Said 8 times by 7 members.Every time it was said
Echo ×4“Forcing Canadians to pay more for gas.” Said 4 times by 4 members.Every time it was said

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 70

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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The costly credit card budget means more debt, more costs, more spending, more taxes and more of the same.”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 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.

Echo · 2 repeated lines

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

“This costly credit card budget means more debt.”Said 8 times by 7 members.Every time it was said
“Forcing Canadians to pay more for gas.”Said 4 times by 4 members.Every time it was said

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“a deficit of $65 billion”Canada’s federal deficit in the most recent fiscal year is $65 billion.search
2“debt servicing at $59 billion”Canada’s annual federal debt servicing costs are $59 billion.search
3“the total debt a staggering $1.7 trillion”Canada’s total federal debt is $1.7 trillion.search
4“doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit”The current federal deficit is double the size of the deficit under Justin Trudeau.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20