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Christine Normandin

Bloc Québécois on Small Business 2026-05-06

85 words · 7 sentences · 8 clauses

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

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

Claims 65%Positioning 24%The question 12%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 35 wordsno one is going to refuse the support, but it is poorly targeted. To quote the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, “For businesses whose survival is currently in jeopardy, this is not enough.”¹ Positioning · 20 wordsWhen support measures leave the most vulnerable businesses behind, I would not call that a success. That is a failure.Positioning Claims · 20 wordsAs Desjardins has shown, the businesses most at risk are disproportionately those in Quebec.² Quebeckers are the ones at risk. The question · 10 wordsWhen will a wage subsidy be introduced to protect them?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 71

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 “When support measures leave the most vulnerable businesses behind, I would not call that a success.”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 “That is a failure.”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.

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“To quote the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, “For businesses whose survival is currently in jeopardy, this is not enough.””The Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec said, ‘For businesses whose survival is currently in jeopardy, this is not enough.’search
2“the businesses most at risk are disproportionately those in Quebec”A Desjardins analysis found that the businesses most at risk are disproportionately those in Quebec.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20