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Carol Anstey

Conservative on The Economy 2026-05-07

104 words · 5 sentences · 7 clauses

Statement grade

Average 91 / 100

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

Positioning 21%Claims 59%The question 20%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 12 wordsafter too many years of this costly Liberal government, Canadians are broke.Positioning Claims · 61 wordsThey are lining up at food banks, and our streets are more dangerous than ever, yet the Liberal government has spent over $742 million on a failed gun grab.¹ While in Newfoundland and Labrador, hard-working Canadians are choosing between gas for their trucks and heat for their homes, the Prime Minister is wasting nearly $25,000 per gun to target law-abiding hunters.² Positioning · 10 wordsIt is more cost, more corruption and more Liberal waste.Positioning The question · 21 wordsWhen will the Liberal Prime Minister cut the waste and cut the gas taxes so that Canadians can afford to live?

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×3“Canadians are lining up at food banks.” Said 3 times by 3 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 73

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 “after too many years of this costly Liberal government, Canadians are broke.”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 “It is more cost, more corruption and more Liberal waste.”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.

Echo · 1 repeated line

Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.

“Canadians are lining up at food banks.”Said 3 times by 3 members.Every time it was said

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“spent over $742 million on a failed gun grab”The federal government has spent over $742 million on its gun buyback (firearms confiscation) programme.search
2“wasting nearly $25,000 per gun”The federal gun buyback programme is costing nearly $25,000 per gun.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20