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Blaine Calkins

Conservative on Protecting Victims Act 2026-06-04

211 words · 11 sentences · 13 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 86 / 100

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

Positioning 29%Claims 69%Procedure 2%

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

Madam Speaker, Positioning · 22 wordsto listen to this minister complain about and blame Conservatives for the situation of our justice system in Canada today is laughable.Positioning Claims · 86 wordsWhen Bill C-75 was passed, Conservatives opposed that bill because we knew the damage and the consequences that bill would wreak on our justice system.¹² Jody Wilson-Raybould, the minister at the time, said that passing that bill would speed up all of the delays in the court system, delays that seem to still exist.³ Arif Virani, during the debate, defended the government’s use of time allocation and argued the opposition was blocking.⁴ Randy Boissonnault did the same thing and argued that Conservatives were holding things up.⁵ Positioning · 14 wordsWe were simply trying to warn Canadians about the damage these guys were doing.Positioning Procedure · 4 wordsFast-forward to Bill C-5.Procedure Claims · 59 wordsDavid Lametti, as this bill’s sponsor, said that Bill C-5 needed to move forward quickly and efficiently, ⁶and again blamed Conservatives for stopping the government from removing mandatory minimum penalties.⁷ Now, fast-forward to the current public safety minister and Mark Holland arguing the same thing.⁸ All of this is evidenced in the Hansard and the Debates of those parliaments.⁹ Positioning · 26 wordsFor this minister to stand here today and actually blame Conservatives for telling them that they were wrong and we were right all along is ridiculous.Positioning

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 59

4 of 4 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 “to listen to this minister complain about and blame Conservatives for the situation of our justice system in Canada today is laughable.”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 “We were simply trying to warn Canadians about the damage these guys were doing.”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 “Fast-forward to Bill C-5.”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 “For this minister to stand here today and actually blame Conservatives for telling them that they were wrong and we were right all along is ridiculous.”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.

Respect · 100

0 of 4 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 4 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 · 9

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“Bill C-75 was passed”Parliament passed Bill C-75.search
2“Conservatives opposed that bill”Conservative MPs opposed Bill C-75.search
3“Jody Wilson-Raybould, the minister at the time, said that passing that bill would speed up all of the delays in the court system”Jody Wilson-Raybould, as justice minister, said that passing Bill C-75 would speed up delays in the court system.search
4“Arif Virani, during the debate, defended the government’s use of time allocation”During debate on Bill C-75, Arif Virani defended the government’s use of time allocation.search
5“Randy Boissonnault did the same thing”During debate on Bill C-75, Randy Boissonnault defended the government’s use of time allocation.search
6“as this bill’s sponsor, said that Bill C-5 needed to move forward quickly and efficiently, ”David Lametti, as sponsor of Bill C-5, said that the bill needed to move forward quickly and efficiently.search
7“blamed Conservatives for stopping the government from removing mandatory minimum penalties”David Lametti blamed Conservatives for holding up Bill C-5, the bill removing mandatory minimum penalties.search
8“Mark Holland arguing the same thing”Public Safety Minister Mark Holland blamed Conservatives for delaying the government’s justice legislation.search
9“All of this is evidenced in the Hansard and the Debates of those parliaments”Hansard records these members’ statements on Bill C-75 and Bill C-5.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20