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Jeremy Patzer

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-06-02

136 words · 10 sentences · 14 clauses

Replying to Buckley Belanger (Liberal)

“Madam Speaker, I want to ask one very specific question. What are the member’s qualifications that determine his world economic view? I would like it if he could perhaps provide me with a list of studies that he has undertaken or degrees he has achieved. It is important that we take advice from folks who have a lot of knowledge, as our Prime Minister does, on world trading trends. We have often heard, for the last several months, about the Conservatives’ plan. Can the member give me a copy of their plan today that they have been talking about for the last two months? I do not think they have a plan. It is a made-up plan with voodoo economics attached to it. Can he give me a copy of their economic plan today?”

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.

Claims 70%Positioning 22%Procedure 8%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 23 wordsthat is a bit of a ridiculous question coming from that member, who spent 26 years in a provincial government and destroyed Saskatchewan.¹ Positioning · 7 wordsThat is his track record: destroyed it.PositioningOff point Procedure · 11 wordsAgain, he takes issue with what I said, but guess what.Procedure Claims · 21 wordsI was quoting the Prime Minister.² If he takes issue with what I was saying, I was quoting the Prime Minister. Positioning · 15 wordsHe should talk to his boss if he does not like what I was saying, PositioningClaims · 51 wordsbecause that is who I got it from.Partly on point If he wants to know what our plan is, he should just go back and look at the blues.Vague promise We have it right on record. We debated it in this very House, ³and this member is saying he has never seen our plan. Positioning · 8 wordsHe needs to wake up and pay attention.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 63

6 of 14 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 “That is his track record:”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 “destroyed it.”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 “Again, he takes issue with what I said,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “but guess what.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “He should talk to his boss if he does not like what I was saying,”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 “He needs to wake up and pay attention.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 52

7 of 14 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “that is a bit of a ridiculous question coming from that member, who spent 26 years in a provincial government and destroyed Saskatchewan.”An attack on the questioner’s provincial record instead of answering about the plan or qualifications.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “That is his track record:”Continues the attack on the questioner’s record, not the plan or qualifications asked about.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “destroyed it.”Repeats the attack on the questioner’s record rather than addressing the question.
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 “I was quoting the Prime Minister.”Defends his earlier remarks as a quote, without addressing the plan or qualifications asked for.
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 “If he takes issue with what I was saying, I was quoting the Prime Minister.”Restates that he was quoting the Prime Minister, not answering what was asked.
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 “He should talk to his boss if he does not like what I was saying,”Deflects the challenge to the Prime Minister rather than answering the question.
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 “because that is who I got it from.”Restates the source of his quote without addressing what was asked.

Respect · 100

0 of 14 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 · 80

1 of 14 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “what our plan is”The speaker asserts his side has an economic plan but names no measure, date, or actor to check it against.

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“spent 26 years in a provincial government”Buckley Belanger, the Liberal member questioning in this June 2, 2026 debate, spent 26 years in a provincial government (Saskatchewan).search
2“I was quoting the Prime Minister”The speaker’s earlier recitation of the Prime Minister’s definition of a technical recession was a quotation of the Prime Minister’s words from a BBC interview.search
3“We debated it in this very House”The Conservative economic plan was debated in the House of Commons.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20