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Nathalie Provost

Liberal on The Environment 2026-05-25

87 words · 5 sentences · 6 clauses

Replying to Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, it is official: The Prime Minister is an environmental sellout. It has been announced that a new dirty oil pipeline will be built as early as 2027. This is a pipeline that could violate environmental laws and endanger species at risk. The environmental assessment for this pipeline will be carried out by the Canada Energy Regulator in Calgary, and the Prime Minister will even be able to change the criteria as time goes on. Furthermore, construction may begin before the assessment has even been completed. This is an environmental sellout that will have a ripple effect for generations. Are there any Liberals who will refuse to be complicit?”

Statement grade

75 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Claims 54%Positioning 33%Promise 13%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 28 wordsI would first like to paraphrase our Prime Minister. He said that we live in the world as it is, not as we would like it to be.¹ Positioning · 29 wordsWhat matters to us is that we all work together, with all the provinces and across Canada, to improve our economic competitiveness, but also to meet our climate targets.Positioning Promise · 11 wordsWe have not given up on meeting the 2050 net-zero target.² Claims · 19 wordsPersonally, I am working very hard on the nature strategy, a strategy that has drawn unanimous support across Canada.³Partly on point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 61

2 of 8 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 “What matters to us is that we all work together, with all the provinces and across Canada, to improve our economic competitiveness,”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 “but also to meet our climate targets.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 45

6 of 8 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.

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 “I would first like to paraphrase our Prime Minister.”Introduces the Prime Minister’s words without addressing the complicity question or the pipeline.
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 “He said that we live in the world as it is, not as we would like it to be.”A quote about living in the world as it is, offered in place of an answer on the pipeline.
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 “What matters to us is that we all work together, with all the provinces and across Canada, to improve our economic competitiveness,”About working with provinces on economic competitiveness, not the complicity or pipeline concerns raised.
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 “but also to meet our climate targets.”States climate goals as an aim but does not answer whether Liberals will refuse complicity in the pipeline.
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 have not given up on meeting the 2050 net-zero target.”Affirms commitment to the 2050 net-zero target without addressing the pipeline question.
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 “Personally, I am working very hard on the nature strategy, a strategy that has drawn unanimous support across Canada.”About the nature strategy, a different subject from the pipeline the question raised.

Respect · 100

0 of 8 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 8 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“He said that we live in the world as it is, not as we would like it to be”The Prime Minister said that we live in the world as it is, not as we would like it to be.search
2“We have not given up on meeting the 2050 net-zero target”Canada’s climate framework includes a 2050 net-zero emissions target.search
3“the nature strategy, a strategy that has drawn unanimous support across Canada”Canada’s nature strategy has drawn unanimous support across Canada.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20