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Kelly McCauley

Conservative on An Act to repeal certain restrictions on shipping 2026-05-26

286 words · 9 sentences · 13 clauses

Statement grade

Average 93 / 100

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

Procedure 5%Positioning 22%Claims 73%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 15 wordsI am very pleased to rise to support the private member’s bill concerning Bill C-48.Procedure Positioning · 11 wordsIt is mind-boggling to watch the government continue to deny Alberta, PositioningClaims · 60 wordsand to also deny the facts around the system and the facts around the issue of the incredible contribution that the energy industry makes to Canadian finances and will make in the future as well. We have seen reports that say that losing the northern gateway has cost Canada $20 billion in lost revenue since the Liberal government cancelled it.¹ Positioning · 18 wordsThe Liberals wonder who is going to bring a new pipeline to Canada and invest billions of dollars.Positioning Claims · 13 wordsThe government wants industry to spend an extra $20 billion for carbon capture.² Positioning · 12 wordsWho is going to spend that to develop a pipeline to nowhere, PositioningClaims · 136 wordsas the government is proposing, with $20 billion just for the carbon capture, on top of perhaps another $15 billion to get a pipeline to the coast, only to have the Liberal government say no to Alberta oil off the B.C. coast”?³ At the same time, the same Liberal government allows hundreds of oil tankers up and down the St. Lawrence and off the east coast, ⁴while in B.C., where we have never had a single major spill, the government, not for scientific reasons or financial reasons but for purely ideological reasons, is saying no to bringing Alberta oil to off the B.C. coast.⁵ The private member’s bill would end the tanker ban off the B.C. coast and would bring untold wealth to the country when we need it and energy sovereignty when we need it.⁶ Positioning · 21 wordsWhat better way is there to fight against the Trump tariffs and the economic uncertainty than building this in Canada now?Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 72

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I am very pleased to rise to support the private member’s bill concerning Bill C-48.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It is mind-boggling to watch the government continue to deny Alberta,”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 “The Liberals wonder who is going to bring a new pipeline to Canada and invest billions of dollars.”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 “Who is going to spend that to develop a pipeline to nowhere,”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 “What better way is there to fight against the Trump tariffs and the economic uncertainty than building this in Canada now?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 5 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 bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 6

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“losing the northern gateway has cost Canada $20 billion in lost revenue”Reports cited by the member say the cancellation of the Northern Gateway pipeline has cost Canada $20 billion in lost revenue.search
2“The government wants industry to spend an extra $20 billion for carbon capture”The Canadian government is asking industry to spend an extra $20 billion on carbon capture.search
3“perhaps another $15 billion to get a pipeline to the coast”Building the pipeline the government is proposing to the coast would cost roughly $15 billion, on top of the $20 billion for carbon capture.search
4“the same Liberal government allows hundreds of oil tankers up and down the St. Lawrence and off the east coast”Oil tankers currently operate in the hundreds along the St. Lawrence and off Canada’s east coast under the same government that bans them off the B.C. coast.search
5“we have never had a single major spill”There has never been a single major oil spill off the B.C. coast.search
6“The private member’s bill would end the tanker ban off the B.C. coast”The private member’s bill under debate, Bill C-264, would end the tanker ban off the B.C. coast by repealing the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20