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Gabriel Hardy

Conservative on The Economy 2026-06-08

112 words · 5 sentences · 7 clauses

Statement grade

B+

84 / 100, held down by Signal

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

Procedure 39%Claims 30%The question 30%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 44 wordsmy colleague may not be aware of this, but on May 15, 2016, when the Prime Minister was the governor of the Bank of England, he said that the technical definition of a technical recession is two consecutive quarters of flat or negative growth.¹Procedure Claims · 34 wordsLet us look at what is happening in Canada. The economy has slowed down in three of the last four quarters.² That is not two quarters, but rather three of the last four quarters. The question · 34 wordsWhat will it take for the Prime Minister to realize that his plan is not working and that the Liberal government’s actions over the past 11 years have led us straight into a recession?³

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 54

2 of 2 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “my colleague may not be aware of this,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “but on May 15, 2016, when the Prime Minister was the governor of the Bank of England, he said that the technical definition of a technical recession is two consecutive quarters of flat or negative growth.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 2 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 2 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“on May 15, 2016, when the Prime Minister was the governor of the Bank of England, he said that the technical definition of a technical recession is two consecutive quarters of flat or negative growth”On May 15, 2016, Mark Carney, now Prime Minister, said while governor of the Bank of England that the technical definition of a technical recession is two consecutive quarters of flat or negative growth.search
2“The economy has slowed down in three of the last four quarters”Canada’s economy slowed down in three of the four quarters preceding June 2026.search
3“the Liberal government’s actions over the past 11 years have led us straight into a recession”Canada is in a recession as of June 2026, attributed to 11 years of Liberal government actions.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20