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Signal
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Aside 22% Claims 33% Anecdote 24% Reasoning 6% Thanks 3% Procedure 2% Positioning 9%
Structure · 11 steps
Claims · 3
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Mr. Speaker, Aside · 84 words I should not have used that line at the outset. I felt like I was speaking at my own funeral, but now I have just heard other people speak at it. Where do I start? My wife is a chef, so that is why it is such a lovely kitchen. I do not mind the label “maverick”. I am a shameless politician who likes getting elected, and that does not hurt, but I have actually always seen myself as being more of a reformer. Aside Claims · 137 words I am not alone, standing here and giving this speech. I think about the different issues I have raised over the years. When I first raised privacy issues, we worked collaboratively at committee. It was largely unanimous in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, 1 but privacy was not on the government’s agenda. It then became government legislation on the government’s agenda, like the digital government the member for Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park just spoke about. We were early speaking about it, and now it is more firmly part of the government’s agenda, recognizing that we live our lives online and we need laws to respect and realize that reality. When we look at the working income tax benefit that became the Canada workers benefit, it was a caucus resolution that I put forward, 2 which then became government policy. Anecdote · 116 words I do not want to tell tales out of school, but the former prime minister called me shortly after my second son was born in December 2019. I said, “Prime Minister, thank you so much for the call. I have to be honest. You are not going to love this, but I just won the private member’s bill lottery again and I am going to do something on drug policy.” There was a pause on the phone. I said, “We can collaborate. I could go alone and do drug decriminalization, but give me an adviser from your office, an adviser from Health and an adviser from Justice, and we will find consensus and get something done.” Anecdote Claims · 23 words We did that and we changed the law, 3 and now we treat substance use more as a health issue than we otherwise did. Reasoning · 29 words I think persistence is right. I think patience is right. I think working collaboratively while maintaining a sense of principled independence is also an important part of the picture. Off point Thanks · 8 words It has been great working with the members. Thanks Aside · 23 words I look forward to swimming in that pool. They can let me know when it is ready and I will be in Vancouver. Aside Off point Procedure · 10 words This is the last thing. Everyone has been offering advice. Procedure Positioning · 45 words I would tell the leader of the NDP, who is new, to stick to his principles. I would tell the Prime Minister to stick to his values. I would tell the Conservative leader to find his sincere and serious side, and the picture might improve. Positioning Off point Thanks · 4 words Otherwise, I thank everyone. Thanks
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×42 Aside ×12 Anecdote ×11 Positioning ×4 Thanks ×2 Procedure ×2
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Signal · 38
31 of 73 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.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I should not have used that line at the outset.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I felt like I was speaking at my own funeral,” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “but now I have just heard other people speak at it.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “Where do I start?” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “My wife is a chef,” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “so that is why it is such a lovely kitchen.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I do not mind the label “maverick”.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I am a shameless politician who likes getting elected,” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “and that does not hurt,” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “but I have actually always seen myself as being more of a reformer.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I do not want to tell tales out of school,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “but the former prime minister called me shortly after my second son was born in December 2019.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I said, “Prime Minister, thank you so much for the call.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I have to be honest.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “You are not going to love this,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “but I just won the private member’s bill lottery again and I am going to do something on drug policy.”” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “There was a pause on the phone.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I said, “We can collaborate.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I could go alone and do drug decriminalization,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “but give me an adviser from your office, an adviser from Health and an adviser from Justice,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “and we will find consensus and get something done.”” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “It has been great working with the members.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I look forward to swimming in that pool.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “They can let me know when it is ready and I will be in Vancouver.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “This is the last thing.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Everyone has been offering advice.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I would tell the leader of the NDP, who is new, to stick to his principles.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I would tell the Prime Minister to stick to his values.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I would tell the Conservative leader to find his sincere and serious side,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and the picture might improve.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “Otherwise, I thank everyone.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
42 of 73 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 bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I should not have used that line at the outset.” A personal remark about a line of speech, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I felt like I was speaking at my own funeral,” A joke about the occasion, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but now I have just heard other people speak at it.” A joke about other members’ remarks, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Where do I start?” A rhetorical aside about where to begin, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “My wife is a chef,” A personal remark about the speaker’s wife, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “so that is why it is such a lovely kitchen.” A personal aside about a kitchen, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I do not mind the label “maverick”.” A personal remark about a label, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I am a shameless politician who likes getting elected,” A personal remark about the speaker’s own career, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and that does not hurt,” A personal aside about getting elected, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but I have actually always seen myself as being more of a reformer.” A personal remark about self-image, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I am not alone, standing here and giving this speech.” A remark about the speaker’s presence, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I think about the different issues I have raised over the years.” Introduces past issues the speaker raised, not the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “When I first raised privacy issues, we worked collaboratively at committee.” About past privacy work at committee, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It was largely unanimous in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal,” About privacy committee work and a scandal, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but privacy was not on the government’s agenda.” About privacy and the government’s past agenda, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It then became government legislation on the government’s agenda, like the digital government the member for Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park just spoke about.” About past privacy legislation and digital government, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We were early speaking about it,” About the speaker’s earlier advocacy, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and now it is more firmly part of the government’s agenda, recognizing that we live our lives online and we need laws to respect and realize that reality.” About online life and privacy laws, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “When we look at the working income tax benefit that became the Canada workers benefit, it was a caucus resolution that I put forward,” About a past tax benefit initiative, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “which then became government policy.” About a past initiative becoming policy, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I do not want to tell tales out of school,” An aside about confidences, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but the former prime minister called me shortly after my second son was born in December 2019.” A personal anecdote about a phone call, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I said, “Prime Minister, thank you so much for the call.” Part of a personal anecdote, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I have to be honest.” Part of a personal anecdote, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “You are not going to love this,” Part of a personal anecdote, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but I just won the private member’s bill lottery again and I am going to do something on drug policy.”” About a past private member’s bill on drug policy, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “There was a pause on the phone.” Part of a personal anecdote, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I said, “We can collaborate.” Part of a personal anecdote, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I could go alone and do drug decriminalization,” About past drug decriminalization work, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but give me an adviser from your office, an adviser from Health and an adviser from Justice,” About past drug policy collaboration, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and we will find consensus and get something done.”” About past drug policy collaboration, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We did that and we changed the law,” About a past change to drug law, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and now we treat substance use more as a health issue than we otherwise did.” About past substance use policy, not about the housing bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I think persistence is right.” A reflection on personal approach, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I think patience is right.” A reflection on personal approach, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I think working collaboratively while maintaining a sense of principled independence is also an important part of the picture.” A reflection on personal working style, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I look forward to swimming in that pool.” A joke about a pool invitation, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They can let me know when it is ready and I will be in Vancouver.” A joke about travel plans, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I would tell the leader of the NDP, who is new, to stick to his principles.” Advice to the NDP leader, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I would tell the Prime Minister to stick to his values.” Advice to the Prime Minister, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I would tell the Conservative leader to find his sincere and serious side,” Advice to the Conservative leader, not about the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and the picture might improve.” A remark about an improved picture, not about the bill.
Respect · 100
0 of 73 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 73 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 “largely unanimous in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal” Work on privacy issues at committee was largely unanimous in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. search 2 “the working income tax benefit that became the Canada workers benefit” The working income tax benefit became the Canada workers benefit, following a caucus resolution put forward by the member. search 3 “We did that and we changed the law” Canadian law on drug policy was changed following the collaborative process the member describes. search
