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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 61. The grade is held to 47, 30 above Relevance. 47 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
56 / 100
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Relevance
17 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
72 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Thanks 32% Claims 36% Promise 23% Procedure 3% Reasoning 5%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 1
Echo · said 7 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Madam Speaker, Thanks · 44 words I have known the member for a number of years and, in fact, I have a great deal of respect for him . He overcame enormous personal challenges to be in the House, which he has been open about. That is why I respect him, Thanks Claims · 28 words but he conducts himself in this way. The opposition leader’s office, I guess, has given orders for him to throw insults like this, and the rest of it. Promise · 19 words We are not going to focus on that. We are going to engage in a positive approach to politics. Off point Vague promise Procedure · 4 words What do we find? Procedure Claims · 22 words Almost 90,000 jobs were created, many of which are in the construction sector.1 Partly on point He is from Alberta. He talks about the trades. Off point Reasoning · 7 words We need to build the country up. Promise · 13 words That is exactly what we are going to do. Vague promise We have a plan— Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×7 Thanks ×4 Partly on point ×4 Vague promise ×2 Procedure Didn't answer None of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked. Echo ×7 “I have a great deal of respect for my colleague.” Said 7 times by 6 members. Every time it was said →
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 56
5 of 18 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.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I have known the member for a number of years and, in fact, I have a great deal of respect for him.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “He overcame enormous personal challenges to be in the House,” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “which he has been open about.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “That is why I respect him,” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “What do we find?” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 17
11 of 18 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 question asked.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but he conducts himself in this way.” Comment on the member’s conduct, not the recession question.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The opposition leader’s office, I guess, has given orders for him to throw insults like this,” Comment on the opposition leader’s office rather than the recession question.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and the rest of it.” A trailing aside about the member’s conduct, not the recession question.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We are not going to focus on that.” A statement of declining to address the member’s tone, not the recession question.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We are going to engage in a positive approach to politics.” A general pledge about style of politics, not the recession question.
Partly on point 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 → “Almost 90,000 jobs were created, many of which are in the construction sector.” Job creation figures touch the state of the economy but do not say whether it is in a recession.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He is from Alberta.” A remark about where the member is from, not the recession question.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He talks about the trades.” A remark about the member’s talk of the trades, not the recession question.
Partly on point 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 → “We need to build the country up.” A general pledge about building the country, not an answer on the recession question.
Partly on point 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 → “That is exactly what we are going to do.” A general pledge about future plans, not an answer on the recession question.
Partly on point 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 → “We have a plan—” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Respect · 100
0 of 18 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 · 72
2 of 18 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “We are going to engage in a positive approach to politics” The speaker commits to a course with no named action, measure or way to check it.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “That is exactly what we are going to do” The commitment is to ‘build the country up’ with no concrete measure, date or actor.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“I have a great deal of respect for my colleague.” Said 7 times by 6 members. Every time it was said →
Claims · 1
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 “Almost 90,000 jobs were created, many of which are in the construction sector” Almost 90,000 jobs were created in Canada (in the most recent jobs report as of June 5, 2026), many of them in the construction sector. search
