Analysis · Debate question · beta

Gabriel Hardy

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-05-26

134 words · 9 sentences · 11 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 87 / 100

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

Claims 57%Positioning 12%Procedure 20%The question 10%

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

Mr. Chair, Claims · 13 wordsthe minister has been taking questions for a little over three hours now, Positioning · 16 wordsbut we have not gotten any real answers so far, just a lot of hot air.Positioning Procedure · 19 wordsI will stick to the facts. We want to avoid being partisan, so we will stick to the facts.Procedure Claims · 64 wordsIt is a fact that we have a $66.9-billion deficit this year.¹ That is the biggest deficit in the history of the country, outside of the pandemic.² What is worse, the Liberals are planning to spend an average of $59 billion per year for the next five years.³ They will rack up a deficit of $59 billion per year for the next five years. Procedure · 8 wordsMy question for the minister is very simple.Procedure The question · 14 wordsAt what point does it become unacceptable to burn through taxpayers’ money like that?

At a glance

Lost points for

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 61

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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “but we have not gotten any real answers so far, just a lot of hot air.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I will stick to the facts.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “We want to avoid being partisan,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “so we will stick to the facts.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “My question for the minister is very simple.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 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 · 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“we have a $66.9-billion deficit this year”Canada’s federal deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year is $66.9 billion.search
2“the biggest deficit in the history of the country, outside of the pandemic”The 2025-26 federal deficit is the largest in Canadian history outside the pandemic years.search
3“an average of $59 billion per year for the next five years”The government plans deficits averaging $59 billion per year over the next five years.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20