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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 2026-05-06

90 words · 5 sentences · 7 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 68%Positioning 23%The question 9%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 14 wordsthe Prime Minister claims that he has taken back control of the immigration system, ¹Positioning · 8 wordsbut that is kind of hard to believe.Positioning Claims · 47 wordsIn the past year, his government has let in hundreds of thousands of new temporary foreign workers while Canadians cannot find jobs.² They have no way of tracking whether millions of non-citizens on expired or expiring visas will leave.³ Now the government is issuing visas to terrorists, Positioning · 13 wordsand every time the minister speaks, somehow she manages to make things worse.Positioning The question · 8 wordsWhy has the Prime Minister not fired her?

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 “but that is kind of hard to believe.”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 “and every time the minister speaks, somehow she manages to make things worse.”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 · 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“claims that he has taken back control of the immigration system”The Prime Minister has claimed that he has taken back control of the immigration system.search
2“hundreds of thousands of new temporary foreign workers”In the year before May 2026, the government admitted hundreds of thousands of new temporary foreign workers.search
3“millions of non-citizens on expired or expiring visas”Millions of non-citizens hold expired or expiring visas in Canada, and the government has no way of tracking whether they will leave.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20