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Rebecca Chartrand

Liberal on Criminal Code 2026-05-04

303 words · 17 sentences · 23 clauses

Statement grade

Average 91 / 100

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

Claims 66%Reasoning 23%Procedure 8%Thanks 4%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 88 wordsright now in Ottawa, leaders, survivors, families and frontline workers are gathering for the third national summit on missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people.¹ They are coming together under a powerful theme: “from principles to policy, from resolution to action.” Tomorrow, May 5, is Red Dress Day.² Across this country, we are going to see red dresses in windows, in trees and on Parliament Hill, each one representing a life that was taken, a voice that was silenced or a family that was forever changed. Reasoning · 11 wordsThis is not symbolic alone; it is a call to action. Claims · 24 wordsThe violence that indigenous women face is not random; it is systemic. It is rooted in policies, institutions and decisions, both past and present.Partly on point Procedure · 10 wordsThat is why I want to speak to Bill S-228.Procedure Claims · 38 wordsBill S-228 is a Criminal Code amendment that makes something unmistakably clear: that forced and coerced sterilization is a crime. It defines sterilization without consent as an act that wounds or maims, making it prosecutable as aggravated assault.³ Procedure · 8 wordsLet us be clear about what that means.Procedure Claims · 49 wordsIt means that what happened to indigenous women in hospitals and medical systems, often without their full, informed consent, is not just unethical. It is violence, and not historical violence. Reports have confirmed that forced and coerced sterilization has continued into modern times within our own health care system.⁴ Reasoning · 59 wordsWhen we talk about MMIWG, we must understand that it is all connected. The national inquiry called the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls a genocide, not because of one issue but because of a pattern, a system that has, for generations, devalued indigenous women’s lives, controlled indigenous women’s bodies and failed to protect indigenous women.⁵ Procedure · 5 wordsI wholeheartedly support Bill S-228, ProcedureThanks · 11 wordsand I thank members for bringing it forward to the House.Thanks

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 88

4 of 14 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 “That is why I want to speak to Bill S-228.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Let us be clear about what that means.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I wholeheartedly support Bill S-228,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and I thank members for bringing it forward to the House.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 76

10 of 14 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 bill under debate.

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 “right now in Ottawa, leaders, survivors, families and frontline workers are gathering for the third national summit on missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people.”About the MMIWG summit in Ottawa, which touches the bill’s subject only in passing.
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 “They are coming together under a powerful theme:”Introduces the summit’s theme, not the bill’s provisions.
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 ““from principles to policy, from resolution to action.””Quotes the summit’s theme, not the bill.
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 “Tomorrow, May 5, is Red Dress Day.”About Red Dress Day, which touches the bill’s subject only in passing.
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 “Across this country, we are going to see red dresses in windows, in trees and on Parliament Hill, each one representing a life that was taken, a voice that was silenced or a family that was forever changed.”About Red Dress Day commemorations, not the bill’s contents.
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 “This is not symbolic alone;”A comment on the commemoration’s meaning, not the bill.
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 “it is a call to action.”Continues about the commemoration as a call to action, not the bill.
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 “The violence that indigenous women face is not random;”About violence against Indigenous women generally, not the sterilization measure.
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 “it is systemic.”About the systemic nature of the violence, not the bill’s provisions.
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 “It is rooted in policies, institutions and decisions, both past and present.”About systemic causes of the violence, not the bill itself.

Respect · 100

0 of 14 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 14 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“the third national summit on missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people”The third national summit on missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people was taking place in Ottawa on May 4, 2026.search
2“Tomorrow, May 5, is Red Dress Day”Red Dress Day falls on May 5.search
3“defines sterilization without consent as an act that wounds or maims”Bill S-228 defines sterilization without consent as an act that wounds or maims a person under the Criminal Code.search
4“Reports have confirmed that forced and coerced sterilization has continued into modern times”Reports have confirmed that forced and coerced sterilization has continued into modern times in Canada’s health care system.search
5“The national inquiry called the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls a genocide”The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls called the crisis a genocide.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20