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Pat Kelly

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-06-08

123 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, the Conservatives keep saying that investments are needed in fossil fuels. They are in favour of approving a new pipeline project in western Canada. As members will recall, the Trudeau government purchased a pipeline that cost $34 billion, and if the government were to sell it tomorrow, it would ultimately lose money. I wonder if my colleague thinks that using public funds to buy a new pipeline should be regarded as inflationary spending.”

Statement grade

A+

Average 98 / 100

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

Claims 75%Reasoning 25%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 76 wordsthe member brings up the Trans Mountain pipeline and, again, Conservatives were not calling upon the government to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and build it themselves.¹ They were calling upon the government to stop moving the goalposts on their approval process so that Kinder Morgan would commit and build it at its own expense.² Conservatives do not believe in the public sector taking over and intruding on that which should be left to private investors. Reasoning · 31 wordsLet us just get the government out of the way, so that actual private investors, with their own money, will invest in Canada’s energy infrastructure and allow our production to increase. Claims · 16 wordsThis is not about subsidizing anything. This is about getting the government out of the way.Partly on point

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 92% addressed the question or point raised.

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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 · 94

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 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 “This is about getting the government out of the way.”It restates the general preference for less government without addressing whether the pipeline purchase is inflationary.

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 · 2

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“Conservatives were not calling upon the government to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline”Conservatives were not calling on the government to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline.search
2“stop moving the goalposts on their approval process so that Kinder Morgan would commit and build it at its own expense”Conservatives were calling on the government to stop changing the Trans Mountain approval process so that Kinder Morgan would build the pipeline at its own expense.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20