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Martin Champoux

Bloc Québécois on Business of Supply 2026-05-28

186 words · 9 sentences · 14 clauses

Replying to Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, it is pretty clear to me that the Conservative motion is completely off base when it comes to Quebec and francophone culture and production, among other things. I wonder if my colleague could talk about the fact that the Conservatives are not the only ones abandoning the cultural sector. This Liberal government also turned its back on culture when it eliminated the 3% tax on digital products last July. It was in the Liberal election platform, but barely three months after getting elected, they reversed course, hoping that would get them back to the negotiating table with Donald Trump. I would like to ask my colleague the following question. How much revenue was ultimately lost because this government eliminated the digital services tax, despite its election promise to keep it?”

Statement grade

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Average 85 / 100

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

Thanks 9%Claims 87%Positioning 5%

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

Madam Speaker, Thanks · 16 wordsI would like to thank my insightful, eloquent, and personable colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean for his question.Thanks Claims · 101 wordsIt certainly took everyone by surprise when the government decided to simply scrap the digital services tax last July.¹Unearned certainty That tax, which would have brought in between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion annually, could certainly have helped support the media and the cultural sector.² They did this in the hope of securing concessions from the Trump administration, which turned out to be completely futile. What is more, the government stubbornly refuses to reinstate this tax in the form of a levy, ³which, once again, would generate funds that could literally save many sectors of the cultural industry that are currently struggling. Positioning · 9 wordsIt is stubbornness. It is a lack of goodwill.Positioning Claims · 60 wordsWhat worries me right now is that this decision by the CRTC might be overturned, or that the government might ask the CRTC to go back to the drawing board and reverse this decision for the same reasons, that is, to kowtow a little more to the Trump administration. I am deeply worried about the disengagement we have been seeing.Partly on point

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What the tags mean

Signal · 80

4 of 8 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 would like to thank my insightful, eloquent,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and personable colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean for his question.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It is stubbornness.”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 “It is a lack of goodwill.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 76

3 of 8 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 point put to the member, and the motion under debate.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “What worries me right now is that this decision by the CRTC might be overturned,”About a possible reversal of the CRTC streaming decision, not the revenue lost from the scrapped tax.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “or that the government might ask the CRTC to go back to the drawing board and reverse this decision for the same reasons, that is, to kowtow a little more to the Trump administration.”About a possible reversal of the CRTC streaming decision, not the revenue lost from the scrapped tax.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “I am deeply worried about the disengagement we have been seeing.”A general worry about disengagement on cultural funding, not the revenue lost from the scrapped tax.

Respect · 100

0 of 8 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 · 84

1 of 8 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 certainly took everyone by surprise”It asserts what everyone felt as a certainty without any source, in place of evidence.

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“the government decided to simply scrap the digital services tax last July”The Canadian government scrapped the digital services tax in July 2025.search
2“which would have brought in between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion annually”Canada’s digital services tax would have brought in between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion annually.search
3“the government stubbornly refuses to reinstate this tax in the form of a levy”The Liberal government has not reinstated the digital services tax as a levy since scrapping it.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20