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Rob Moore

Conservative on Gas Prices 2026-05-05

180 words · 9 sentences · 11 clauses

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.

Positioning 14%Claims 42%Reasoning 8%The question 18%The ask 17%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 25 wordsdespite the illusions from the Liberal Prime Minister, it is more cost, more carbon taxes and more of the same. He is just another Liberal.Positioning Claims · 50 wordsThe Liberals claim that the price of gas is skyrocketing because oil is $100 a barrel. However, the last time oil was $100 a barrel was under our Conservative government in 2014, ¹and gas was only $1.38 a litre then.² The same $100 barrel under the Conservatives was 45¢ cheaper.³ Reasoning · 15 wordsThe difference is that Canadians were not being forced to pay high Liberal gas taxes. Claims · 26 wordsOn top of the newly renamed carbon tax, the Liberals are charging GST on the cost of gas and on the cost of their gas taxes.⁴ The question · 33 wordsIs the Prime Minister putting government revenues from gas taxes ahead of struggling Canadians, or is making gas and diesel unaffordable just good business for a government that pushes an out-of-touch EV mandate? The ask · 31 wordsThe Liberals should take our common-sense plan to remove all of the taxes on gas all of the year, unblock our oil and gas production and make Canada affordable and strong—

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×5“Despite the illusions with the Liberal Prime Minister.” Said 5 times by 5 members.Every time it was said
Echo ×3“Unblock our oil and gas production and make Canada affordable and strong.” Said 3 times by 3 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 81

2 of 2 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 “despite the illusions from the Liberal Prime Minister, it is more cost, more carbon taxes and 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 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 2 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 2 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 · 2 repeated lines

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

“Despite the illusions with the Liberal Prime Minister.”Said 5 times by 5 members.Every time it was said
“Unblock our oil and gas production and make Canada affordable and strong.”Said 3 times by 3 members.Every time it was said

Claims · 4

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 last time oil was $100 a barrel was under our Conservative government in 2014”Oil was last at $100 a barrel in 2014, when a Conservative government was in office in Canada.search
2“gas was only $1.38 a litre then”Canadian gas prices were $1.38 a litre in 2014.search
3“The same $100 barrel under the Conservatives was 45¢ cheaper”When oil was $100 a barrel under the previous Conservative government, gas was 45 cents a litre cheaper than now.search
4“the Liberals are charging GST on the cost of gas and on the cost of their gas taxes”Canada’s federal gas excise taxes are subject to GST, which applies on top of the price of gas.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20