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Grant Jackson

Conservative on Taxation 2026-05-27

116 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 89 / 100

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

Positioning 25%Claims 39%The ask 24%The question 12%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 14 wordswe see another month gone and another disastrous report card on Liberal affordability measures.Positioning Claims · 4 wordsFood inflation is up, ¹Positioning · 15 wordsyet nobody on the Liberal benches can tell me their plan to increase food production.Positioning Claims · 41 wordsRent is up, despite a fourth housing bureaucracy presented as a silver bullet.²³ Now gas prices have surged 28% in April, the largest monthly increase ever recorded.⁴ Liberals promised relief, but instead, food, rent and fuel are further out of reach. The ask · 28 wordsToday the Liberals have an opportunity to bring down food and fuel prices by taking all the tax off all the fuel for the rest of the year. The question · 14 wordsWill the costly Liberal Prime Minister and his get-along gang vote in favour today?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 68

2 of 2 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 “we see another month gone and another disastrous report card on Liberal affordability measures.”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 “yet nobody on the Liberal benches can tell me their plan to increase food production.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 2 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 2 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 · 4

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“Food inflation is up”Food inflation in Canada was rising as of May 2026.search
2“Rent is up”Rent prices in Canada were rising as of May 2026.search
3“a fourth housing bureaucracy”The federal government had created a fourth housing programme or agency.search
4“gas prices have surged 28% in April, the largest monthly increase ever recorded”Canadian gas prices rose 28% in April 2026, the largest monthly increase ever recorded.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20