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Lena Metlege Diab

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-05-28

36 words · 2 sentences · 3 clauses

Replying to Fred Davies (Conservative)

“Mr. Chair, let me try to rephrase that, because we know that the City of Pickering has purchased hotels through transfers from the federal government. How many hotels is the government funding through transfers to municipalities to house asylum claimants? It is a simple number.”

Statement grade

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Not graded

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

Procedure 8%Claims 92%

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

Mr. Chair, Procedure · 3 wordsas I said, ProcedureClaims · 33 wordsas of October 2025, the federal government is no longer in the hotel business.¹ We do provide funding to municipalities to have reception centres so they can help the people on the ground.²

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 91

1 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “as I said,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 1 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.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 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.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 2

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“as of October 2025, the federal government is no longer in the hotel business”As of October 2025, the federal government no longer houses asylum claimants in hotels in Canada.search
2“We do provide funding to municipalities to have reception centres”The federal government provides funding to municipalities to operate reception centres for asylum claimants.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20