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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity. Average 68 / 100
Signal
46 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Positioning 49% Claims 51%
Structure · 4 steps
Claims · 2
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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 13 words we can do better, and it is absolutely essential that we do better. Positioning Claims · 55 words For those listening at home, we are talking about the military justice system modernization act, or Bill C-11. We are currently at the report stage.1 Countless numbers of witnesses testified strongly.2 This committee heard the voices of these victims. Members of the committee collaborated, they were moving forward and then there was a hard stop. Hidden agency Positioning · 40 words What is the change and why is the change happening? We need to do better in this place. Victims need the government to speak up and represent them. This is not the case with the way the government is acting. Positioning Partly on point
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Lost points for Partly on point ×12 Positioning ×6 Hidden agency Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.
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Signal · 46
6 of 19 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 → “we can do better,” 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 it is absolutely essential that we do better.” 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 is the change and why is the change happening?” 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 need to do better in this place.” 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 → “Victims need the government to speak up and represent them.” 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 not the case with the way the government is acting.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 45
12 of 19 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 point put to the member, and the bill under debate.
Partly on point 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 → “we can do better,” A general call to do better on the bill, not a reason for the government’s refusal asked about.
Partly on point 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 → “and it is absolutely essential that we do better.” Restates the call for improvement without addressing why victims’ choice was refused.
Partly on point 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 → “For those listening at home, we are talking about the military justice system modernization act,” Identifies the bill under debate without answering why the amendments were ignored.
Partly on point 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 → “or Bill C-11.” Names Bill C-11 only, not the question about victims’ choice.
Partly on point 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 → “We are currently at the report stage.” States the stage of proceedings, not the reasons asked for.
Partly on point 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 → “Countless numbers of witnesses testified strongly.” About the committee’s witnesses, not why the government refused the amendments.
Partly on point 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 committee heard the voices of these victims.” About victims’ voices at committee, not the government’s refusal to give victims a choice.
Partly on point 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 → “Members of the committee collaborated, they were moving forward and then there was a hard stop.” Describes committee proceedings stopping, but gives no answer on the ignored amendments.
Partly on point 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 → “What is the change and why is the change happening?” A rhetorical question that does not supply the reasons asked for.
Partly on point 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 → “We need to do better in this place.” A general call for Parliament to do better, not the government’s reasons.
Partly on point 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 → “Victims need the government to speak up and represent them.” A demand that the government act for victims, not an answer to why it refused the choice.
Partly on point 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 the case with the way the government is acting.” Criticizes the government’s conduct generally without saying why the amendments were rejected.
Respect · 100
0 of 19 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.
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Clarity · 81
1 of 19 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.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “there was a hard stop” The phrase names no actor for the stopping, leaving unaddressed who halted the committee’s progress.
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 “We are currently at the report stage” Bill C-11, the Military Justice System Modernization Act, was at report stage in the House on May 4, 2026. search 2 “Countless numbers of witnesses testified” A large number of witnesses testified before the committee studying Bill C-11. search
