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Pierre Poilievre

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-06-02

157 words · 12 sentences · 15 clauses

Replying to Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, my question is for my colleague, the Leader of the Opposition. I have been fortunate to sit in Parliament for a little over 10 years. For a little over 10 years, I have had the opportunity to listen to his excellent speeches. They tend to be very good. However, every time my colleague rises in the House, ever since I first had the opportunity to listen to his speeches, I get a sense that they always boil down to much the same thing. To hear him speak, anyone would think we are constantly on the verge of an apocalypse. Obviously, I am not saying that the economic situation is positive; far from it. However, I wonder if he should perhaps change his approach; furthermore, in his criticism today, he said that the Liberal plan is bad for the economy. However, if we look at the Liberal government’s record over the past year, we see that it has implemented measures essentially proposed by the Conservative Party. He says himself that the Liberals spend their time stealing his ideas. Is he telling us that Conservative ideas are partly responsible for this apocalypse?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 84 / 100

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

Claims 83%Positioning 17%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 76 wordsI would love to say that the Liberals have stolen our ideas. They have done so in words, but not in action. They have not put those ideas into practice. Over the Liberals’ 10 years in government, they have increased the cost of government, doubled the national debt, expanded the bureaucracy and public spending, ¹and blocked the development of our natural resources. In the last election, they promised to turn things around, but nothing has happened. Positioning · 7 wordsIt was nothing more than an illusion.Positioning Claims · 54 wordsThe Liberal Prime Minister has kept all the anti-development laws in place.² He has doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit.³ He has increased the cost of the bureaucracy. The government now accounts for a larger share of the economy than at any time in the past 30 years.⁴ All the anti-development taxes are still in place.⁵Partly on point Positioning · 20 wordsI wish the Liberals would actually implement the ideas they steal from us, not just pay lip service to them.Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 77

2 of 12 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 “It was nothing more than an illusion.”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 “I wish the Liberals would actually implement the ideas they steal from us, not just pay lip service to them.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 58

10 of 12 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.

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 “Over the Liberals’ 10 years in government, they have increased the cost of government, doubled the national debt, expanded the bureaucracy and public spending,”About the Liberals’ ten-year record of spending and debt, not about whether Liberal measures came from Conservative ideas.
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 “and blocked the development of our natural resources.”About the Liberals’ record on resource development, not about whether Liberal measures came from Conservative ideas.
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 “In the last election, they promised to turn things around,”About the Liberals’ election promises, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.
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 “but nothing has happened.”About the Liberals’ failure to act since the election, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.
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 “It was nothing more than an illusion.”About the Liberals’ promises being illusory, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.
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 Liberal Prime Minister has kept all the anti-development laws in place.”About the Prime Minister keeping anti-development laws, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.
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 has doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit.”About the size of the Prime Minister’s deficit, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.
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 has increased the cost of the bureaucracy.”About the cost of the bureaucracy, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.
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 government now accounts for a larger share of the economy than at any time in the past 30 years.”About the government’s share of the economy, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.
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 “All the anti-development taxes are still in place.”About anti-development taxes remaining in place, not the question of whose ideas the government implemented.

Respect · 100

0 of 12 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 12 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 · 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“doubled the national debt”Over the Liberals’ 10 years in government, Canada’s national debt has doubled.search
2“kept all the anti-development laws in place”The Liberal Prime Minister has kept in place the environmental and resource-development laws that existed before he took office.search
3“doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit”The federal deficit under the current Prime Minister has doubled compared with Justin Trudeau’s deficit.search
4“a larger share of the economy than at any time in the past 30 years”Government spending now accounts for a larger share of Canada’s economy than at any time in the past 30 years.search
5“All the anti-development taxes are still in place”The federal taxes the speaker characterises as anti-development remain in force under the Liberal government.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20