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Tamara Jansen

Conservative on Protecting Victims Act 2026-06-04

83 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Ruby Sahota (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, the fact that the member uses the words “poison pill” over and over again makes me wonder whether the Conservatives plan on voting against the bill. They prolonged the amount of time the bill took to get studied. There were some good improvements made. I think the members of the committee eventually worked well together. Victims are looking for relief. They want mandatory minimum penalties, of course, and we have restored 12 mandatory minimum penalties in this bill. The bill protects victims. It respects the Charter. It helps keep mandatory minimum penalties on the books rather than having them struck down by courts, with victims out of luck. We are there to protect victims. We are protecting children with the bill. I hope the Conservatives can find it within themselves to support this, because I am starting to really wonder who they are here for.”

Statement grade

A+

Average 100 / 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%Reasoning 17%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 60 wordsConservatives support the parts of the bill that protect women and children, address coercive control and deal with deepfake exploitation. In fact, many of those ideas came from the Conservatives in the first place. The problem is clause 63. The government wrapped good measures around a poison pill that would let judges go below mandatory minimum sentences for serious crimes.¹² Reasoning · 14 wordsVictims deserve protection, Partly on pointbut they also deserve consequences for the people who hurt them. Claims · 9 wordsThat is why Conservatives tried to fix the bill.³

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What the tags mean

Signal · 100

0 of 1 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.

Nothing lost points.

Relevance · 98

1 of 1 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 bill 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 “Victims deserve protection,”A general statement about victims’ protection, not a response to whether the party will support the bill.

Respect · 100

0 of 1 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 1 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“The government wrapped good measures around a poison pill that would let judges go below mandatory minimum sentences for serious crimes.”Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, contains a clause 63 that would let judges impose a sentence below a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.search
2“would let judges go below mandatory minimum sentences”Bill C-16 would permit courts to order that an offender serve a period of imprisonment below a mandatory minimum term in certain circumstances.search
3“Conservatives tried to fix the bill”Conservative members proposed amendments to Bill C-16 during its study.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20