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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Employment 2026-05-08

106 words · 6 sentences · 8 clauses

Replying to Grant Jackson (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, the unemployment numbers are in for April, and Canadians are devastated, particularly young Canadians. After being forced to watch Liberal spending grow month over month, young Canadians continue to see job losses month over month. In April alone, youth unemployment rose to 14.3%, and student unemployment is over 16%. More young Canadians are unemployed now than at any time since 1976. This is a crisis for young people. Where is the urgency from the Liberal government to deal with this? Is the plan simply to keep young Canadians unemployed, homeless, desperate and reliant on Liberal government programs to stay alive?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 82 / 100

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

Claims 48%Positioning 33%Reasoning 19%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 14 wordsthe trade war is definitely threatening Canadian jobs. We are all aware of that.Unearned certainty Positioning · 24 wordsI do not know why it is a sudden realization for the Conservatives.Off point On this side of the House, we take those threats seriously.Positioning Reasoning · 20 wordsThat is why we are stepping up to help workers with generational investments in housing, infrastructure, defence, innovation and productivity, Claims · 37 wordswhich are creating hundreds of thousands of good-paying careers for Canadians across Canada, ¹while at the same time we are helping people access those careers by recruiting, training and hiring up to 100,000 new skilled trades workers.² Positioning · 11 wordsThat is how we build the country that we all love.PositioningPartly on point

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 60

3 of 6 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 “I do not know why it is a sudden realization for the Conservatives.”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 “On this side of the House, we take those threats seriously.”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 “That is how we build the country that we all love.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 77

2 of 6 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 question asked.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “I do not know why it is a sudden realization for the Conservatives.”A jab at the Conservatives’ awareness rather than an answer on youth jobs.
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 “That is how we build the country that we all love.”A general patriotic closing line, not a response to the question about youth unemployment.

Respect · 100

0 of 6 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 · 92

1 of 6 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “We are all aware of that”It asserts shared awareness in place of any source for the threat being claimed.

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“creating hundreds of thousands of good-paying careers for Canadians across Canada”The government’s investments in housing, infrastructure, defence, innovation and productivity are creating hundreds of thousands of good-paying careers for Canadians across Canada.search
2“helping people access those careers by recruiting, training and hiring up to 100,000 new skilled trades workers”The government has a programme to recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 new skilled trades workers.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20