Analysis · Debate question · beta

Elizabeth May

Green on Business of Supply 2026-05-26

182 words · 8 sentences · 9 clauses

Statement grade

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Average 86 / 100

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

Thanks 5%The question 36%Claims 52%Procedure 7%

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

Mr. Chair, Thanks · 9 wordsI thank the minister for his very kind comments.Thanks The question · 27 wordsI want to turn to a perennial challenge for Canada’s economy and ask where the minister sees his government’s efforts to deal with the productivity crisis going. Claims · 20 wordsWe are not making any headway since back when David Dodge first declared that we had a crisis in productivity. Procedure · 12 wordsThis is my analysis, and I could be dead wrong on this.Procedure Claims · 75 wordsCertainly in countries and sectors that are dominated by oligopolies, we have a problem where there is a relatively small number of firms dominating an entire sector. It is pretty well known that Canada’s telecommunications sector, banking sector and the large grocery store chains lack the kind of competitiveness that would lead to better productivity.Unearned certainty However, a multifactorial issue for productivity occurs when we export a relatively large proportion as raw material without value added. The question · 39 wordsI wonder if the minister has any thoughts on how Canada can improve productivity or can point to any measures in the existing financial documents of the last year that actually would make a difference in improving our productivity.

At a glance

Lost points for

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 83

3 of 4 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank the minister for his very kind comments.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “This is my analysis,”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 “and I could be dead wrong on this.”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 4 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 · 76

1 of 4 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “It is pretty well known”Replaces a source with the claim that everyone already knows the assertion.

Claims · 0

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

No checkable claims.

Analysed on 2026-10-20