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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity. Average 69 / 100
Signal
60 / 100
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Relevance
43 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
73 / 100
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Thanks 8% Claims 45% Positioning 23% Reasoning 5% The ask 20%
Structure · 10 steps
Claims · 4
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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 15 words I want to thank the member for bringing forward that very important private member’s bill, Thanks Claims · 13 words which did eventually get the support of the House without any Conservative support.1 Positioning · 9 words The member would know this having studied the issue, Positioning Claims · 28 words but Canada was the last of the G7 countries to get a national school food program.2 Even the United States had a national school food program before Canada.3 Positioning · 36 words The reality of this situation is that we cannot even get Conservatives to recognize that maybe it is a good idea to make sure that kids are properly nourished when they start a day in school. Positioning Unearned certainty Claims · 29 words By the way, when we have kids who are participating and receiving food in schools, we immediately start to see stereotypes break down around the haves and the have-nots, Reasoning · 9 words which is why programs like this are so important. Claims · 20 words The Conservatives will use them as opportunities to try to suggest that these programs are nothing other than government bureaucracy. The ask · 39 words I invite them to come to my riding, talk to the Food Sharing Project and see the work that it is doing on the ground with that government support to get food into the hands and bellies of children.4 Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×9 Positioning ×2 Thanks Unearned certainty Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 60
3 of 13 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.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I want to thank the member for bringing forward that very important private member’s bill,” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The member would know this having studied the issue,” 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 → “The reality of this situation is that we cannot even get Conservatives to recognize that maybe it is a good idea to make sure that kids are properly nourished when they start a day in school.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 43
9 of 13 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 motion 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 → “which did eventually get the support of the House without any Conservative support.” About the Conservatives’ vote on the school food bill, not how the gas tax motion would help kids in schools.
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 → “The member would know this having studied the issue,” A personal aside about the member’s study of the issue, not an answer on how the motion helps children.
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 → “but Canada was the last of the G7 countries to get a national school food program.” About Canada’s late adoption of a national school food program, not the effect of the motion on schoolchildren.
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 → “Even the United States had a national school food program before Canada.” A comparison with the United States on school food programs, not an answer on how the motion helps kids.
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 → “The reality of this situation is that we cannot even get Conservatives to recognize that maybe it is a good idea to make sure that kids are properly nourished when they start a day in school.” Criticizes Conservatives on school food programs, on the question’s broader subject but not answering how the motion helps kids.
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 → “By the way, when we have kids who are participating and receiving food in schools, we immediately start to see stereotypes break down around the haves and the have-nots,” About the social benefits of school food programs, not about the gas tax relief motion in the question.
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 → “which is why programs like this are so important.” Why such programs matter generally, not how the motion under debate would help schoolchildren.
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 → “The Conservatives will use them as opportunities to try to suggest that these programs are nothing other than government bureaucracy.” About Conservatives’ characterization of the programs, on the question’s subject but not answering how the motion helps kids.
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 → “I invite them to come to my riding, talk to the Food Sharing Project and see the work that it is doing on the ground with that government support to get food into the hands and bellies of children.” Invites members to see the local food program, staying on school food rather than answering how the motion helps kids.
Respect · 100
0 of 13 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 · 73
1 of 13 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The reality of this situation is” The formula asserts certainty in place of a source rather than making a checkable claim.
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 “did eventually get the support of the House without any Conservative support” Serge Cormier’s private member’s bill to create a school food program passed the House of Commons without Conservative Party support. search 2 “Canada was the last of the G7 countries to get a national school food program” Canada was the last of the G7 countries to establish a national school food program. search 3 “Even the United States had a national school food program before Canada” The United States had a national school food program before Canada did. search 4 “talk to the Food Sharing Project and see the work that it is doing” The Food Sharing Project operates in Mark Gerretsen’s riding to provide food to children. search
