Analysis · Speech on a motion · beta

Pat Kelly

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-05-26

112 words · 4 sentences · 6 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 29%Claims 49%The question 22%

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

Madam Chair, Procedure · 32 wordsfor clarity, I am speaking for five minutes and then sharing my time with the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk and the member for Calgary East, for five minutes each, after I have concluded.Procedure Claims · 55 wordsIn 2015, the minister’s government promised to run modest deficits that would fund unprecedented infrastructure spending and would allow the budget to balance itself, ¹as they put it. Instead, they created a structural deficit for 10 years, and, 10 years later, they have broken the same promise that they made back in 2015 about infrastructure.² The question · 25 wordsPerhaps tonight will be the night when the minister will finally answer this question and tell me in what year the budget will be balanced.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 71

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “for clarity, I am speaking for five minutes and then sharing my time with the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk and the member for Calgary East, for five minutes each, after I have concluded.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 1 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 motion under debate.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 2

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“promised to run modest deficits”In 2015 the Liberal Party promised, if elected, to run modest deficits that would fund infrastructure spending.search
2“they have broken the same promise that they made back in 2015 about infrastructure”The Liberal government has not delivered the 2015 infrastructure spending commitment it made.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20