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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 58. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
32 / 100
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Relevance
0 / 100
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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.
Aside 14% Claims 35% Procedure 16% Positioning 35%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Aside · 17 words as in my opening, I am always proud to represent the soup and salad bowl of Canada. Aside Partly on point Claims · 38 words Again, going back to the Liberal government with the industrial carbon tax, the Liberals sit there and say that the industrial carbon tax does not affect the price of anything and that it is actually good for prices.1 Off point Procedure · 11 words I go back to what I said about the wealth fund. Procedure Positioning · 23 words If raising the industrial carbon tax does not affect anything, why only raise it to $170?2 They should put it up to $400. Positioning Claims · 5 words It does not affect anything. Off point Procedure · 8 words It is the same with the wealth fund. Procedure Positioning · 20 words Why $25 billion?3 If the returns are so good, why not put $500 billion in it and get it going? Positioning Off point
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×6 Positioning ×4 Procedure ×2 Aside Partly on point Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate. 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 · 32
7 of 14 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.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “as in my opening, I am always proud to represent the soup and salad bowl of Canada.” An aside: 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 go back to what I said about the wealth fund.” 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 → “If raising the industrial carbon tax does not affect anything, why only raise it to $170?” 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 → “They should put it up to $400.” 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 → “It is the same with the wealth fund.” 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 → “Why $25 billion?” 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 → “If the returns are so good, why not put $500 billion in it and get it going?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
7 of 14 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 bill under debate.
Partly on point 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 → “as in my opening, I am always proud to represent the soup and salad bowl of Canada.” Pride in representing the member’s riding, not a view on the CFIA or open banking provisions asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Again, going back to the Liberal government with the industrial carbon tax, the Liberals sit there and say that the industrial carbon tax does not affect the price of anything and that it is actually good for prices.” About the government’s claims on the industrial carbon tax, not the food safety or banking provisions asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “If raising the industrial carbon tax does not affect anything, why only raise it to $170?” A rhetorical point about the industrial carbon tax, not the food safety or banking provisions asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They should put it up to $400.” A suggestion about the carbon tax level, not the provisions the member was asked to assess.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It does not affect anything.” A sarcastic remark on the carbon tax, not the food safety or banking provisions asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Why $25 billion?” A question about the wealth fund’s size, not the food safety or banking provisions asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “If the returns are so good, why not put $500 billion in it and get it going?” A rhetorical point about the wealth fund, not the provisions the member was asked to assess.
Respect · 100
0 of 14 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 14 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 “the Liberals sit there and say that the industrial carbon tax does not affect the price of anything” Liberal members said in this debate that the industrial carbon tax does not affect the price of anything. search 2 “why only raise it to $170” The federal industrial carbon price is set to rise to $170. search 3 “Why $25 billion?” The wealth fund proposed by the government is $25 billion. search
