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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 85 / 100
Signal
82 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
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Respect
72 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 36% Claims 46% The question 18%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 5
Echo · said 4 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 12 words Canadians have had it with the Prime Minister’s costly credit card budget. Positioning Claims · 39 words The deficit is $65.3 billion, 1 and this year, Canadians will pay $58.7 billion on debt interest.2 Food inflation rose 3.8% in April, with gas prices surging 28.6% last month alone.3 4 Canada is the only G7 nation in a recession. 5 Positioning · 19 words The Prime Minister is more focused on his American stock portfolio and his friends at Brookfield than on Canadians. Motive imputed The question · 15 words How many more negative quarters of growth will it take for him to change course?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning Motive imputed Personal attack This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “more focused on his American stock portfolio and his friends at Brookfield than on Canadians”. Echo ×4 “Canada is the only G7 nation in a recession.” Said 4 times by 3 members. Every time it was said →
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 82
1 of 2 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Canadians have had it with the Prime Minister’s costly credit card budget.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
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.
Reasoning · no score
No score: nothing is concluded. Excluded from the average.
Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.
Conclusions found · 0
None: nothing is concluded.
Respect · 72
1 of 2 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.
Motive imputed Claiming to know a person’s bad motives. What the tags mean → “more focused on his American stock portfolio and his friends at Brookfield than on Canadians” This attributes a hidden state of mind and misplaced loyalties to the Prime Minister as a person rather than judging any decision or record.
Clarity · 100
0 of 2 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.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“Canada is the only G7 nation in a recession.” Said 4 times by 3 members. Every time it was said →
Claims · 5
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 deficit is $65.3 billion” Canada’s federal deficit is $65.3 billion. search 2 “Canadians will pay $58.7 billion on debt interest” Canadians will pay $58.7 billion in federal debt interest this year (2026). search 3 “Food inflation rose 3.8% in April” Canada’s food inflation rose 3.8% in April 2026. search 4 “gas prices surging 28.6% last month alone” Canadian gas prices rose 28.6% in the month before the May 29, 2026 debate (April 2026). search 5 “Canada is the only G7 nation in a recession” Canada is the only G7 nation in a recession as of May 2026. search
