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Burton Bailey

Conservative on Health 2026-05-01

98 words · 8 sentences · 9 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 80 / 100

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

Positioning 23%Claims 69%The question 7%

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

Madam Speaker, Positioning · 6 wordsCanadians do not want Liberal spin.Positioning Claims · 50 wordsThey want to know where and why their money was wasted. Take Michael Green, the disgraced former CEO of Canada Health Infoway.³ He was paid over $800,000 a year for more than a decade to run that failed program.¹ These Liberals are now shielding him from committee for the scandal. Positioning · 5 wordsConservatives will not be silenced.PositioningVague promise Claims · 18 wordsWe will not stop demanding answers on why $300 million in tax dollars was abused by this government.²Vague promise Positioning · 12 wordsMichael Green was the first to take the fall for these Liberals, PositioningThe question · 7 wordsso my question is, who is next?

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×3“The former CEO of Canada Health Infoway.” Said 3 times by 2 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 70

3 of 5 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 “Canadians do not want Liberal spin.”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 “Conservatives will not be silenced.”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 “Michael Green was the first to take the fall for these Liberals,”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 5 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 · 70

2 of 5 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “will not be silenced”A commitment to future conduct with no action, measure or condition named.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “We will not stop demanding answers”The speaker’s own commitment to keep demanding with no specified step, actor or end point.

Echo · 1 repeated line

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

“The former CEO of Canada Health Infoway.”Said 3 times by 2 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“paid over $800,000 a year for more than a decade”Michael Green, former CEO of Canada Health Infoway, was paid over $800,000 a year for more than a decade.search
2“$300 million in tax dollars”$300 million in federal tax dollars went to Canada Health Infoway under the government.search
3“former CEO of Canada Health Infoway”Michael Green is a former CEO of Canada Health Infoway.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20