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Christine Normandin

Bloc Québécois on Report Stage 2026-05-04

196 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, again, I would emphasize that, with the collective opposition we are seeing today on Bill C-11, it was important that we advance and move forward with the legislation, given that the government, in particular this new Prime Minister, was elected last year by Canadians and we made a commitment to the Canadian Forces, the CAF members, whether it was hitting 2% of the GDP or reinforcing supports for the Canadian Forces. We now have legislation to build upon the respect that is necessary among CAF members. It is starting to see results. We actually had over 7,000 people last year who put in their application to become members of the Canadian Forces, which is a record high in 30 years. I believe we are going in the right direction. This legislation is part of a bigger package that this Prime Minister and this government are proposing. I would encourage members to maybe revisit their thinking on the legislation and recognize it for what it is.”

Statement grade

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Average 89 / 100

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Claims 82%Positioning 18%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 91 wordsit is a bit rich to hear the government say that the time has come to move quickly, considering that the issue has been dragging on for 11 years and that the government tried to sweep the misconduct scandal under the carpet.³ The government has just told us that since our work in committee is not to its liking, it is going to impose closure.¹ I repeat, the Liberals are imposing closure to overturn the committee’s decisions, one of which was supported by all the committee members, including the government members.² Positioning · 35 wordsIt has finally become clear that substance does not matter to the Liberals.Unearned certainty What matters to them is bulldozing over decisions and, most of all, throwing out not only the opinions of the opposition parties, PositioningClaims · 70 wordsbut also the opinions of the many witnesses who came to the committee, in what were likely highly difficult, emotionally charged circumstances, to make reasonable, justified requests, which we transposed into reasonable, justified amendments. The Liberals say that they could not care less and that they know better than we do. Unfortunately, this gives us a strong sense of what to expect in the next three and a half years.Partly on point

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What the tags mean

Signal · 74

2 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It has finally become clear that substance does not matter to the Liberals.”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 “What matters to them is bulldozing over decisions and, most of all, throwing out not only the opinions of the opposition parties,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 92

1 of 4 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 comment put to the member, and 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 “Unfortunately, this gives us a strong sense of what to expect in the next three and a half years.”About the government’s expected conduct over the next three and a half years, beyond the bill and the comment’s points.

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 · 90

1 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “It has finally become clear”Asserts a conclusion as having become evident without citing any source or evidence.

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“it is going to impose closure”The government is going to impose closure because the committee’s work is not to its liking.search
2“one of which was supported by all the committee members, including the government members”One of the committee’s decisions was supported by all the committee members, including government members.search
3“dragging on for 11 years”The issue has been dragging on for 11 years.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20