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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity is 77. The grade is held to 60, 30 above Signal. 60 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
30 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 62% Procedure 3% Claims 19% The question 16%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 33 words I do not know about others, but I think it is a little condescending that the Minister of Transport gets up to answer the questions that were directed toward the Minister of Immigration. Positioning Procedure · 4 words I will say this: Procedure Positioning · 44 words It is absolutely mind-boggling that the person in charge of one of the most critical files in government, who gets paid $300,000 and has a taxpayer-funded driver, cannot even be bothered to show up for work for four hours to be held to account.1 2 Positioning Claims · 9 words She has not committed to the full four hours.3 Positioning · 6 words She needs to look behind her, Positioning Claims · 16 words because all of her caucus openly wonders to the CBC why she still has her job.4 The question · 21 words Will the Minister of Immigration stand up and say, “Yes, I will be there for four hours” to answer our questions?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×4 Procedure Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 30
5 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I do not know about others,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “but I think it is a little condescending that the Minister of Transport gets up to answer the questions that were directed toward the Minister of Immigration.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I will say this:” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “It is absolutely mind-boggling that the person in charge of one of the most critical files in government, who gets paid $300,000 and has a taxpayer-funded driver, cannot even be bothered to show up for work for four hours to be held to account.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “She needs to look behind her,” 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 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 · 4
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 “gets paid $300,000” The Minister of Immigration is paid $300,000. search 2 “cannot even be bothered to show up for work for four hours to be held to account” The Minister of Immigration did not attend four hours of questioning to be held to account on 25 May 2026. search 3 “She has not committed to the full four hours.” The Minister of Immigration has not committed to appearing for the full four hours of questioning. search 4 “all of her caucus openly wonders to the CBC why she still has her job” Liberal caucus members told the CBC they wonder why the Minister of Immigration still has her job. search