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Melissa Lantsman

Conservative on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 2026-05-26

96 words · 6 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Claims 80%Positioning 20%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 77 wordsevery week Canadians get up to another headline about the immigration minister botching her job. Corruption runs rampant in her department. Criminals walk away with discount sentences. She is issuing 215,000 new work permits while Canadian kids cannot find jobs, with no plan to deport the temporary residents who will not leave.¹² Today, we learn that she is covering the premium health care costs of nearly 74,000 people whose asylum claims have already been rejected as fraudulent.³ Positioning · 19 wordsHow does it feel to be failing so publicly and so repeatedly on a file that is so important?Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 75

1 of 1 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 “How does it feel to be failing so publicly and so repeatedly on a file that is so important?”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 1 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 1 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“issuing 215,000 new work permits”The immigration minister is issuing 215,000 new work permits.search
2“no plan to deport the temporary residents who will not leave”The government has no plan to deport temporary residents who will not leave.search
3“covering the premium health care costs of nearly 74,000 people whose asylum claims have already been rejected as fraudulent”The government is covering premium health care costs for nearly 74,000 people whose asylum claims have been rejected as fraudulent.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20