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Karim Bardeesy

Liberal on Adjournment Proceedings 2026-05-05

147 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Kelly Block (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General did find we needed a new system. That much is true. However, she did not advise the Liberals to manage the program so poorly that 85,000 seniors could not get their benefits in a timely way. The Auditor General certainly did not tell the Liberals to manage the program so poorly that it cost an extra $5 billion. The Liberals want to pretend these failures of Cúram are not their fault. Cúram is yet another example of how Liberal overspending and underdelivering affects everyday Canadians. There is always someone else at fault, and no one is held to account. The pattern is clear, and Canadians see it. Under the Liberals, connected, costly consultants get paid while projects fall further and further behind, running over budget by the billions, and Canadians are left paying the bill.”

Statement grade

A–

Average 88 / 100

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

Procedure 6%Claims 37%Reasoning 35%Positioning 22%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI want to address the issue of missed payments.Procedure Claims · 55 wordsSome seniors have waited longer than they should. These delays were operational issues for files largely involving new applications or changes to payments.Hidden agency The department has worked to improve processing times with an OAS action plan implemented to improve service delivery, ²which has led to a 41% decrease in the inventory of new OAS applications.¹ Reasoning · 51 wordsIt is important to compare the question that the hon. member asks with the cost of not acting quickly. If we had not acted quickly, millions of OAS, EI and CPP recipients would have been stuck with an old system that would have potentially led to much worse outcomes for them. Positioning · 32 wordsWe are very proud of the transformation that is happening, which is taking place in a responsible and transparent manner, in a series of well-planned and prudent phases within the appropriated budget.³Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 65

3 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I want to address the issue of missed payments.”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 “We are very proud of the transformation that is happening,”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 “which is taking place in a responsible and transparent manner, in a series of well-planned and prudent phases within the appropriated budget.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 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 question on notice.

Nothing lost 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 · 85

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.

Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “were operational issues”The phrasing names no actor for the delays, obscuring who was responsible for them.

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“a 41% decrease in the inventory of new OAS applications”The inventory of new OAS applications has decreased by 41% following the department’s OAS action plan.search
2“an OAS action plan implemented to improve service delivery”ESDC implemented an OAS action plan to improve service delivery and processing times.search
3“within the appropriated budget”The benefits delivery modernization transformation is being carried out within its appropriated budget.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20