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Blake Richards

Conservative on Veterans Affairs 2026-05-07

107 words · 4 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 95 / 100

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

Positioning 10%Claims 49%The question 41%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 11 wordsall veterans get from the Liberal government are excuses and cuts.Positioning Claims · 52 wordsThe Liberals slashed billions from veterans services, leaving veterans facing longer wait times and fewer supports, ¹and now they are covering up the fact that the housing minister hid $3 million they cut from homeless veterans, claiming they could not find any.² Unfortunately there are thousands of homeless veterans in this country.³ The question · 44 wordsRather than covering up these cuts, why did the Liberals not spend their time trying to find veterans they could help, and why does the Liberal government always seem to find money for Liberal insiders but never for veterans who fought for our country?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 86

1 of 1 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 “all veterans get from the Liberal government are excuses and cuts.”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 1 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 1 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“slashed billions from veterans services”The Liberal government cut billions of dollars from veterans services.search
2“hid $3 million they cut from homeless veterans, claiming they could not find any”The government cut $3 million from funding for homeless veterans and the housing ministry said it could not find any homeless veterans to spend it on.search
3“there are thousands of homeless veterans in this country”Thousands of veterans in Canada are homeless.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20