“Mr. Speaker, I was trying to think of great artists in history, such Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Cicero and Plato. Some of them had private benefactors, but none of them, to my knowledge, had government support behind them. I cannot think of any artist that had government support— Some hon members: Oh, oh! Scott Anderson: Mr. Speaker, on the other hand, I cannot think of any artist who did have government support and who is great. I cannot think of a great Soviet artist. I wonder if my colleague could tell us this: Is it because the Liberals hate Canadian culture?”
Statement grade
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The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 90. The grade is held to 89, 30 above Signal.
89 / 100, held down by Signal
A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 34%Claims 66%
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 8 wordsI think we should all be so proud.PositioningClaims · 10 wordsI heard the names of a few bands shouted out.Positioning · 17 wordsHowever, this is not about not supporting Canadian artists.I think there is a role to play.PositioningClaims · 76 wordsThis is about the CRTC’s being handed a suite of powers by the Liberal government, saying that there is no chance, as a regulator, that it is going to overstep its boundaries, but then it went ahead and did that.The CRTC has imposed, at a terrible time, this new tax upon Canadians that is ultimately more likely going to drive away investment than create the opportunity for another Hallmark film to be made in Morden.1Positioning · 20 wordsThis is about common-sense policy and making sure we are protecting the affordability of entertainment made by Canadians for Canadians.Positioning
