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Elizabeth May

Green on Business of Supply 2026-05-07

75 words · 5 sentences · 5 clauses

Replying to Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague just mentioned Alto’s high-speed train project. The government has given itself the power to disregard expropriation laws, which is clearly a big problem. People are being threatened with expropriation. The issue we are talking about today, the court decision at least, seems to touch on home values and project funding. Can my hon. colleague go into more detail about why she seems to say that, from what I understand, there are really no issues in this respect?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 83 / 100

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

Thanks 12%Procedure 15%Positioning 8%Reasoning 32%Claims 33%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 9 wordsI want to thank my hon. colleague from Repentigny.Thanks Procedure · 11 wordsIt is a bit difficult because various issues are being conflated.Procedure Positioning · 6 wordsFrom this confusion, untruths may grow.Positioning Reasoning · 24 wordsWe are in a situation where, for natural resource projects, we need to establish honest and thorough consultation mechanisms before the projects are implemented.Partly on point Claims · 25 wordsAt the same time, the decision from the B.C. Supreme Court in the Cowichan case has no impact on issues like major natural resource projects.¹

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 61

3 of 5 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I want to thank my hon. colleague from Repentigny.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “It is a bit difficult because various issues are being conflated.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “From this confusion, untruths may grow.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 70

2 of 5 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the point put to the member, and the motion under debate.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “From this confusion, untruths may grow.”Warns generally that confusion breeds untruths, without addressing the home values and financing concern asked about.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “We are in a situation where, for natural resource projects, we need to establish honest and thorough consultation mechanisms before the projects are implemented.”About consultation mechanisms for resource projects generally, not the impact of the Cowichan decision asked about.

Respect · 100

0 of 5 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 5 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 · 1

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“the decision from the B.C. Supreme Court in the Cowichan case has no impact on issues like major natural resource projects”The B.C. Supreme Court’s decision in the Cowichan Tribes v Canada case has no impact on major natural resource projects.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20