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Elizabeth May

Green on Mother's Day 2026-05-08

158 words · 9 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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Claims 77%Positioning 14%The ask 9%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 121 wordsMother’s Day was not invented by Hallmark Cards.¹ In the late 1800s,there was an annual mother’s day for peace.² It was started by mothers and women who were sick of seeing the ravages of war after the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War.³ They started an annual day to call for an end to war. In 2026, let us think of the mothers of Ukraine, whose children are being stolen by Putin to erase their culture.⁴ Let us think of the mothers of Palestine, whose grief is unending. Let us think of our indigenous mothers, whose daughters are still missing and murdered. Let us think of the mothers of Russia, whose children are being stolen by Putin for an illegal war.⁵ Positioning · 22 wordsThis Mother’s Day, whether it is for mothers in Israel or in Sudan, we know that Mother’s Day is all about love, PositioningThe ask · 15 wordsbut let us take a moment and let Mother’s Day be a cry for peace.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 82

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 “This Mother’s Day, whether it is for mothers in Israel or in Sudan, we know that Mother’s Day is all about love,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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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 · 5

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1“Mother’s Day was not invented by Hallmark Cards”Mother’s Day was not created by Hallmark Cards.search
2“In the late 1800s,there was an annual mother’s day for peace”In the late 1800s there was an annual mother’s day for peace.search
3“mothers and women who were sick of seeing the ravages of war after the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War”The annual mother’s day for peace was started by women reacting to the aftermath of the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War.search
4“the mothers of Ukraine, whose children are being stolen by Putin”Russian children’s transfers overseen under Putin have taken Ukrainian children, according to the speaker in 2026.search
5“the mothers of Russia, whose children are being stolen by Putin for an illegal war”Children of Russian mothers are being taken by Putin for use in the war in Ukraine, according to the speaker in 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20