“Mr. Speaker, earlier today I was speaking with some grandparents from my riding who were actually sitting in the gallery listening to my colleague, our finance critic, speak on the state of our economy. I did not realize they were coming. I am very grateful to have met them downstairs. As they listened to the Liberal members— Mr. Speaker, the grandparents listened to the Liberal members dismiss concerns about the recession, rising debt and the cost of living. They told me they wished they could call and tell the government what they were seeing in their own lives, as seniors struggling to make ends meet. They talked about grocery bills that keep climbing, adult children who are struggling to get ahead, and their grandchildren facing a future that looks less affordable than the one they inherited. Can my colleague explain to me why so many ordinary Canadians can see we are in a recession, while the Liberal government continues to downplay the very real economic struggles that families are facing every day?”
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The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 62. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance.
30 / 100, held down by Relevance
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Claims 59%Positioning 41%
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 33 wordsI do not know what the member for Brandon—Souris is referring to.I am responding to the member for Cloverdale—Langley City’s question.She is in the House right now.1We all know that.Unearned certaintyPositioning · 36 wordsThe point is that the member who asked me a question a moment ago, who was in the House when she did it, is now suddenly trying to ask me to explain things to her constituents, PositioningClaims · 19 wordsbut she voted against every single measure that was brought in to help the lives of those very constituents.2Off point
