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Pierre Poilievre

Conservative on Taxation 2026-05-05

115 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 95 / 100

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

Positioning 4%Claims 74%Procedure 6%The question 16%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 5 wordsit is just another illusion.Positioning Claims · 11 wordsThe Prime Minister brings more costs, more debt and more taxes. Procedure · 7 wordsLet us look at gas, for example.Procedure Claims · 74 wordsThe Prime Minister likes to blame the $1.85-a-litre cost at the pumps on the fact that we have $100 global oil prices, ¹but in 2014, we also had $100 global oil prices and the price at the pump was $1.38, almost 50¢ cheaper, even though the world price was exactly the same.² The difference is explained by the Liberal Prime Minister’s inflationary debt and newly renamed carbon taxes on top of a weak dollar. The question · 18 wordsWill the Prime Minister at least take all Liberal taxes off gas for the rest of the year?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 85

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 “it is just another illusion.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Let us look at gas, for example.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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.

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“$1.85-a-litre cost at the pumps”Canadian gas prices were $1.85 a litre at the time of this question in May 2026.search
2“in 2014, we also had $100 global oil prices and the price at the pump was $1.38”In 2014, with global oil at $100 a barrel, Canadian pump prices were $1.38 a litre.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20