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Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

Bloc Québécois on Health 2026-06-08

94 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

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Claims 81%Procedure 10%The question 10%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 76 wordsthe Prime Minister is overstepping once again. He wants to be able to re-authorize, by order in council, pesticides that have been banned on scientific grounds. In a provision buried in the omnibus budget Bill C‑30, he wants to give himself the right to overturn Health Canada’s decisions by invoking undefined concepts such as economic security.¹ Researchers and health and environmental organizations are unanimous: this is an anti-science measure serving the interests of large agrochemical companies. Procedure · 9 wordsThey are here today to ask for one thing.Procedure The question · 9 wordsWill the government remove this provision from Bill C‑30?

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What the tags mean

Signal · 87

1 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “They are here today to ask for one thing.”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 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 · 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“give himself the right to overturn Health Canada’s decisions”Bill C-30 contains a provision that would allow the government, by order in council, to overturn Health Canada’s decisions on pesticides, invoking concepts such as economic security.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20