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Dan Albas

Conservative on Main Estimates, 2026-27 2026-06-08

163 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois). The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the motion.

“Mr. Speaker, I want to ask my colleague a question to determine his party’s position on a request that is very important to the Bloc Québécois and that was brought to me again yesterday. I was in the Magdalen Islands, and some seniors came to see me to ask about the status of the Bloc Québécois’s request to increase the old age security pension for seniors aged 65 to 74. This would cost just over $3 billion per year and would be good for our seniors, whose purchasing power has been eroded and who are not always in a position to earn more. What is my colleague’s position on our request?”

Statement grade

Average 79 / 100

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

Claims 68%Positioning 20%Procedure 12%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 111 wordswe are here to talk about $20 million that would be allocated from the Department of National Defence and given to a private company.¹ As much as I appreciate the member’s concern for seniors, the fact is that if we as an opposition, whether the Bloc Québécois, the NDP, the Greens or the Conservatives, simply talk about anything other than what the government is actually doing, it is taking our money and giving it to a private interest.Unearned certainty There are already signs of huge profits being taken for a company that, a year ago, disclosed to its investors that it was not a going concern, meaning it was close to bankruptcy.² Positioning · 32 wordsI recognize that under the Liberals, not only are seniors close to bankruptcy but MLS was too. Where did the government choose to put its money in bailing out MLS versus seniors?Positioning Procedure · 20 wordsThat is what we are here to talk about, and that is what I will be talking about here tonight.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 60

4 of 5 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I recognize that under the Liberals, not only are seniors close to bankruptcy but MLS was too.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Where did the government choose to put its money in bailing out MLS versus seniors?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “That is what we are here to talk about,”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 “and that is what I will be talking about here tonight.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 5 deductions are Relevance

The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the motion.

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 motion under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 5 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 · 55

1 of 5 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “the fact is”The phrase asserts certainty as settled fact in place of a source for the characterisation of what the government is doing.

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“$20 million that would be allocated from the Department of National Defence and given to a private company”The Main Estimates debate covers $20 million allocated from the Department of National Defence to a private company.search
2“a year ago, disclosed to its investors that it was not a going concern”The company in question disclosed to its investors about a year before June 2026 that it was not a going concern.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20