Analysis · Debate question · beta

Jean-Denis Garon

Bloc Québécois on Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 2026-06-01

208 words · 11 sentences · 12 clauses

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Positioning 15%Procedure 2%Claims 47%Reasoning 7%The question 29%

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Madam Speaker, Positioning · 32 wordswith all due respect, sometimes very smart people, like the minister, say things that are far below their level of intelligence. The minister’s answer to my last question falls into that category.Positioning Procedure · 4 wordsI will explain why.Procedure Claims · 98 wordsThe minister is telling us that three weeks is not much time to read 300 pages and that we were short on time.¹ He is wondering why the government would give us a technical briefing when three weeks is not much time to read 300 pages.² Now, he is rising in the House to move a motion to reduce the time allotted for debate so that we cannot debate this bill.³ We will have just a few hours to debate it. He thinks that three weeks is not enough time for the opposition to read the bill properly, Reasoning · 14 wordsand yet he thinks we can debate it properly in just a few hours. The question · 60 wordsI would like to know whether the minister realizes that he is contradicting himself. Does he realize that his government’s decision to wait three weeks to give a technical briefing and then impose time allocation is indefensible? Is he aware of how arrogant his government is, the government on whose behalf he is speaking today in the House of Commons?

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What the tags mean

Signal · 75

3 of 3 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “with all due respect, sometimes very smart people, like the minister, say things that are far below their level of intelligence.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The minister’s answer to my last question falls into that category.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I will explain why.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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 3 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“300 pages”The budget implementation bill under debate (Bill C-31) is 300 pages long.search
2“three weeks is not much time to read 300 pages”The minister said three weeks was not much time to read the 300-page bill, in reply to the member’s question.search
3“move a motion to reduce the time allotted for debate”The government moved a time allocation motion limiting second reading debate on Bill C-31 to one further sitting day.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20