Analysis · Members' statement · beta

Michael Cooper

Conservative on Finance 2026-05-04

125 words · 9 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 88 / 100

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

Claims 68%Procedure 3%Positioning 29%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 66 wordsthe Liberals’ costly budget demonstrates once again that the Prime Minister’s rhetoric does not match reality. The Prime Minister promised to spend less.¹ It turns out that he is spending more, way more than Justin Trudeau. In only one year, the Prime Minister has managed to double Trudeau’s deficit, ²and now the Liberals are on track to rack up a record $1 trillion of new debt. Procedure · 4 wordsIt begs the question.Procedure Positioning · 19 wordsFor all of the spending and all of the debt, what do the Liberals have to show for it?Positioning Claims · 19 wordsThe answer is record food inflation, record housing costs, terrible productivity and the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.³⁴⁵ Positioning · 17 wordsDespite the Prime Minister’s rhetoric, he is more of the same. He is just another costly Liberal.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×10“Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.” Said 10 times by 9 members.Every time it was said
Echo ×6“He is just another costly Liberal.” Said 6 times by 5 members.Every time it was said
Echo ×5“The Prime Minister promised to spend less.” Said 5 times by 5 members.Every time it was said

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 63

4 of 4 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 “It begs the question.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “For all of the spending and all of the debt, what do the Liberals have to show for it?”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 “Despite the Prime Minister’s rhetoric, he is more of the same.”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 “He is just another costly Liberal.”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 4 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 4 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 · 3 repeated lines

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

“Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.”Said 10 times by 9 members.Every time it was said
“He is just another costly Liberal.”Said 6 times by 5 members.Every time it was said
“The Prime Minister promised to spend less.”Said 5 times by 5 members.Every time it was said

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 Prime Minister promised to spend less.”The Prime Minister promised that spending would be reduced.search
2“In only one year, the Prime Minister has managed to double Trudeau’s deficit”In only one year, the Prime Minister doubled Trudeau’s deficit.search
3“record food inflation”There was record food inflation.search
4“record housing costs”There were record housing costs.search
5“the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7”The unemployment rate was the second-highest in the G7.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20