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Raquel Dancho

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-05-26

169 words · 10 sentences · 14 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 100 / 100

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Claims 68%Reasoning 9%The question 22%

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Madam Chair, Claims · 15 wordsI do believe Volkswagen has written down $6 billion because of losses in electric vehicles.¹ Reasoning · 16 wordsThese CEOs are really showing what the market is demanding, and that is not electric vehicles. Claims · 100 wordsIf we look at Stellantis, for example, it wrote down $26 billion on EV investments.² Stellantis cited that its customers were not buying them, and that is why it just could not make a profit from EVs. Just in January, GM, which also received subsidies from the Liberal government and the taxpayer, announced $6 billion of write-downs as well on EV operations.³⁴ They warned that more EV writedowns may be happening. In December, Ford announced nearly $20 billion of writedowns.⁵ It just keeps coming on EV productions. After years of trying to make them profitable, they are just not profitable. The question · 38 wordsAgain, how can the minister stand here and say that the government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and committed billions more, ⁶yet the CEOs themselves are saying that they cannot make a profit with these EVs?

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 100

Nothing lost points on 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.

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

Nothing lost points on 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.

Clarity · 100

Nothing lost points on Clarity.

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

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“Volkswagen has written down $6 billion because of losses in electric vehicles”Volkswagen has written down $6 billion because of losses in electric vehicles.search
2“Stellantis, for example, it wrote down $26 billion on EV investments”Stellantis wrote down $26 billion on EV investments.search
3“announced $6 billion of write-downs as well on EV operations”In January 2026, GM announced $6 billion of write-downs on EV operations.search
4“which also received subsidies from the Liberal government and the taxpayer”GM received subsidies from the Canadian federal government.search
5“In December, Ford announced nearly $20 billion of writedowns”In December 2025, Ford announced nearly $20 billion of write-downs related to EVs.search
6“the government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and committed billions more”The Canadian government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on EV support and committed billions more.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20