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Leah Gazan

NDP on Right to Strike 2026-05-07

169 words · 8 sentences · 8 clauses

Statement grade

Average 93 / 100

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Claims 73%Positioning 16%The ask 11%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 123 wordsworkers from across Canada are supporting the NDP’s Bill C-247 to uphold workers’ right to strike and repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.¹ The Liberals have repeatedly used this undemocratic law to shut down strikes and undermine workers’ fight for fair, livable wages.² With Air Canada, the Liberals sided with CEOs and used section 107 less than 12 hours after flight attendants began their strike against unpaid work.³ This affected workers everywhere. Today, cabin crew representatives from CUPE told me that, after over seven months of bargaining with WestJet, they are concerned that the use of section 107 may discourage management from coming back to the bargaining table as it might believe that the government would shut down any future strike.⁴ Positioning · 27 wordsThis is unacceptable. New Democrats stand shoulder to shoulder with all workers, whether at airlines, at rail lines, in the public service or in the postal service.Positioning The ask · 19 wordsNew Democrats are telling the government to stop the attack on the right to strike and pass Bill C-247.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 79

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 “This is unacceptable.”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 “New Democrats stand shoulder to shoulder with all workers, whether at airlines, at rail lines, in the public service or in the postal service.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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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.

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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 · 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“Bill C-247 to uphold workers’ right to strike and repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code”Bill C-247 would uphold workers’ right to strike and repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.search
2“The Liberals have repeatedly used this undemocratic law to shut down strikes”The Liberal government has repeatedly used section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to shut down strikes.search
3“used section 107 less than 12 hours after flight attendants began their strike”In the Air Canada flight attendants’ strike, the government used section 107 less than 12 hours after the flight attendants began their strike.search
4“after over seven months of bargaining with WestJet”CUPE cabin crew representatives had been bargaining with WestJet for over seven months as of May 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20