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Sébastien Lemire

Bloc Québécois on Public Services and Procurement 2026-05-04

100 words · 5 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

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

Positioning 18%Claims 74%The question 8%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 13 wordsthe Liberals are abusing their majority to cover up the Cúram software scandal.Positioning Claims · 55 wordsAfter spending months denying that any problem related to OAS or any cost overruns even existed, the government has added $451 million for Cúram and the Canada Revenue Agency to its economic update.¹ That means another cost overrun where none was supposed to exist, to fix problems where no problems were supposed to exist either. Positioning · 5 wordsWe will never know why, PositioningUnearned certaintyClaims · 19 wordsbecause the Liberals either resorted to filibustering or used their majority in committee to kill an investigation into Cúram.² The question · 8 wordsWhy are they hiding this information from Quebeckers?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 76

2 of 3 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 Liberals are abusing their majority to cover up the Cúram software scandal.”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 “We will never know why,”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 3 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 · 93

1 of 3 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “We will never know why”It asserts certainty about what can never be known, in place of any source or demonstration.

Claims · 2

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“added $451 million for Cúram and the Canada Revenue Agency to its economic update”The government’s economic update added $451 million for Cúram and the Canada Revenue Agency.search
2“used their majority in committee to kill an investigation into Cúram”A parliamentary committee ended its investigation into Cúram, with the Liberals holding the majority on the committee.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20