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Alex Ruff

Conservative on Report Stage 2026-05-04

157 words · 13 sentences · 14 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, former justice Arbour was an incredible Canadian. Whether as a jurist, a prosecutor or a human rights advocate, she did a lot of fine work. She even went beyond Canadian borders, which is all somewhat related, directly or indirectly, to the issue. There are 48 recommendations that came out in that report. If we take a look at recommendation 40, it states, “transfer the jurisdiction to investigate sexual misconduct and prosecute its perpetrators to civilian authorities.” The essence of the legislation is to meet that recommendation. I think we have already done 35 or 36 of those 48 recommendations. It is an important recommendation. I suspect that in all of her consultations she knew what was being proposed. I wonder if the member could provide his thoughts on the former justice—”

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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

Claims 74%Procedure 4%Reasoning 10%The ask 5%Positioning 6%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 14 wordsin response to the parliamentary secretary with respect to Justice Arbour, things have changed. Procedure · 7 wordsIn previous speeches we have outlined this.Procedure Claims · 96 wordsThe victims’ bill of rights is no longer there. We have a sexual misconduct resource centre available.² The independence has gone forward. The military police have actually fixed and addressed the key things that allowed for the situations upon which Justice Arbour made her recommendations. It was brought up previously in the debate that unfortunately Justice Arbour chose not to show up at committee to testify.¹ Things have changed. In the military, the last thing we do when we do a mission analysis is ask whether the situation has changed.Partly on point Since 2021, the situation has changed, Reasoning · 16 wordsas I highlighted during my speech, based on the recommendations that came from Fish and Arbour.³ Claims · 6 wordsThe system is pretty much there. The ask · 8 wordsLet us use the rest of Bill C-11. Positioning · 10 wordsWith this transfer, I think we are getting it wrong.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 85

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “In previous speeches we have outlined this.”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 “With this transfer, I think we are getting it wrong.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 90

1 of 3 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.

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 “In the military, the last thing we do when we do a mission analysis is ask whether the situation has changed.”An analogy about military mission analysis, offered only to lead into the point about changed circumstances.

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 · 100

0 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.

Nothing lost points.

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“Justice Arbour chose not to show up at committee to testify”Former justice Louise Arbour did not appear before the committee studying Bill C-11 to testify.search
2“We have a sexual misconduct resource centre available”A sexual misconduct resource centre exists for the Canadian Armed Forces.search
3“the recommendations that came from Fish and Arbour”Reviews of military justice and conduct led by Fish and Arbour produced recommendations to the government.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20