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Mark Strahl

Conservative on Foreign Investment 2026-05-28

107 words · 7 sentences · 8 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 95 / 100

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

Claims 82%The question 18%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 88 wordsthe Prime Minister is off to New York for what even the CBC calls a straight-up networking trip.¹ Perhaps he will meet with his friends at Brookfield Asset Management there. Like so many other investors, they fled Bay Street for Wall Street, with Main Street in Canada paying the price. Over the last Liberal decade, more than $1 trillion in investment has left Canada.² That means lost jobs and lost wages for Canadian workers. The Prime Minister himself holds 91% of his personal investments in the United States.³ The question · 19 wordsIs he in New York for Canadians, or is he just there to check up on his own portfolio?Motive imputed

At a glance

Lost points for
Personal attackThis statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “just there to check up on his own portfolio”.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 100

0 of 1 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.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 84

1 of 1 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.

Claiming to know a person’s bad motives.What the tags mean “just there to check up on his own portfolio”It attributes a self-interested personal motive to the Prime Minister as fact rather than judging his conduct.

Clarity · 100

0 of 1 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“what even the CBC calls a straight-up networking trip”The CBC described the Prime Minister’s trip to New York as a networking trip.search
2“more than $1 trillion in investment has left Canada”Over the last decade of Liberal government, more than $1 trillion in investment has left Canada.search
3“holds 91% of his personal investments in the United States”The Prime Minister holds 91% of his personal investments in the United States.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20