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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 59. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
35 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Positioning 61% Claims 39%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 3
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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 13 words “inequities” is putting it mildly. I would say it amounts to outright theft. Positioning Claims · 24 words In the case of the carbon tax refund for money people had not yet paid, we are talking about $14 million owed to Quebec.1 Positioning · 5 words This is a grave injustice. Positioning Claims · 29 words We even held an opposition day on this issue, 2 yet the government never even considered it. It is the same with asylum seekers. Quebec is owed over $700 million.3 Positioning · 65 words The Bloc Québécois does not wish to harm Canada. What we want is to protect our people in Quebec and get what is rightfully ours. We are, of course, working to build the country of Quebec in the meantime, and we are more than eager to do so. When we see such blatant theft, it just makes us even more eager for the next referendum. Positioning Off point
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×13 Positioning ×8 Off topic None of this statement addressed the specific topic under debate. Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 35
8 of 21 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → ““inequities” is putting it mildly.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I would say it amounts to outright theft.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “This is a grave injustice.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The Bloc Québécois does not wish to harm Canada.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “What we want is to protect our people in Quebec and get what is rightfully ours.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “We are, of course, working to build the country of Quebec in the meantime,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and we are more than eager to do so.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “When we see such blatant theft, it just makes us even more eager for the next referendum.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
13 of 21 deductions are Relevance
The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the bill.
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 bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → ““inequities” is putting it mildly.” About the questioner’s framing of federal debts to Quebec, not the bill’s measures.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I would say it amounts to outright theft.” Characterizes the reimbursement dispute as theft, a matter the bill does not address.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “In the case of the carbon tax refund for money people had not yet paid, we are talking about $14 million owed to Quebec.” About a carbon tax refund owed to Quebec, not a measure in Bill C-30.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “This is a grave injustice.” Restates the grievance about federal reimbursements, unrelated to the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We even held an opposition day on this issue,” About a past opposition day on this issue, not the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “yet the government never even considered it.” About the government’s failure to act on that issue, not the bill.
Off point 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 the same with asylum seekers.” Raises asylum seeker reimbursements, a subject the bill does not touch.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Quebec is owed over $700 million.” Gives a figure on the asylum seeker reimbursement claim, not a bill measure.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The Bloc Québécois does not wish to harm Canada.” States the party’s aims toward Canada, apart from the bill’s contents.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “What we want is to protect our people in Quebec and get what is rightfully ours.” About recovering funds owed to Quebec, not the bill’s provisions.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We are, of course, working to build the country of Quebec in the meantime,” About building the country of Quebec, unrelated to the bill.
Off point 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 we are more than eager to do so.” Continues the sovereigntist aim, not the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “When we see such blatant theft, it just makes us even more eager for the next referendum.” About eagerness for a referendum, not the bill or its measures.
Respect · 100
0 of 21 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 21 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 · 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 “$14 million owed to Quebec” Quebec is owed $14 million in carbon tax refunds for money people had not yet paid. search 2 “We even held an opposition day on this issue” The Bloc Québécois held an opposition day on the issue of federal reimbursements owed to Quebec. search 3 “Quebec is owed over $700 million” Quebec is owed over $700 million for services provided to asylum seekers. search
