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Heather McPherson

NDP on Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 2026-05-29

172 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Elizabeth May (Green)

“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for Edmonton Strathcona, not just for today’s speech but for absolutely everything. I do not always get to put a question to her, and she is stalwart on so many issues that it would take my time in a question just to list them. My question is this: Is the member also struggling, as I am, to understand why we have now received a 331-page, part 2 budget bill, Bill C-31, and what within it has attracted her attention other than the macro-level issues she addressed in her speech?”

Statement grade

B–

Average 74 / 100

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

Thanks 15%Reasoning 19%Positioning 14%Claims 52%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 26 wordsI would like to thank my colleague as well. She is somebody I have learned a lot from in the House, and I appreciate her mentorship.Thanks Reasoning · 32 wordsThe fact of the matter is that every single budget is about choices.Unearned certainty Every bill that comes forward to the House from the government is about the choices the government is making.¹ Positioning · 24 wordsTime and time again what we are seeing is a Liberal government that is putting corporate interests ahead of the interests of Canadian families.Positioning Claims · 90 wordsAt a moment in time in our country when people cannot afford to live, when folks are worried about their jobs and when they are worried about the security of our economy, what they are seeing is a constant investment in corporations at the expense of Canadians. What that looks like for an everyday Canadian is that they still cannot afford groceries and rent, they are still struggling to make sure their bills get paid, yet they are seeing time and time again corporations getting the benefit of the government.Partly on point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 63

4 of 11 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 colleague as well.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “She is somebody I have learned a lot from in the House,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and I appreciate her mentorship.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Time and time again what we are seeing is a Liberal government that is putting corporate interests ahead of the interests of Canadian families.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 44

6 of 11 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 bill 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 “The fact of the matter is that every single budget is about choices.”About budget choices in general, not any specific provision of Bill C-31 the member was asked to name.
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 “Every bill that comes forward to the House from the government is about the choices the government is making.”Speaks to government choices generally rather than what in this bill drew her attention.
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 “Time and time again what we are seeing is a Liberal government that is putting corporate interests ahead of the interests of Canadian families.”A general claim about the government favouring corporations, not a specific measure of the bill asked about.
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 “At a moment in time in our country when people cannot afford to live, when folks are worried about their jobs and when they are worried about the security of our economy, what they are seeing is a constant investment in corporations at the expense of Canadians.”General claims about corporate investment and the economy, not the contents of Bill C-31.
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 that looks like for an everyday Canadian is that they still cannot afford groceries and rent, they are still struggling to make sure their bills get paid,”About Canadians’ cost of living struggles, not the specific provisions of the bill asked about.
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 “yet they are seeing time and time again corporations getting the benefit of the government.”About corporations benefiting from government generally, not what within Bill C-31 attracted her attention.

Respect · 100

0 of 11 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 · 87

1 of 11 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 “The fact of the matter is”The phrase asserts certainty in place of a source rather than stating a checkable fact.

Claims · 1

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“Every bill that comes forward to the House from the government is about the choices the government is making.”The government introduced Bill C-31, the Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2, to the House.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20