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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal on Government Orders 2026-06-09

820 words · 44 sentences · 64 clauses

Statement grade

A–

85 / 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.

Thanks 5%Aside 6%Procedure 5%Positioning 24%Claims 53%The ask 2%Reasoning 5%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 41 wordsI want to give my very best to my friend and colleague in his future endeavours, whatever they might be, and I want to acknowledge his family, staff and friends, who I am sure are very sorry to see him go.Thanks Aside · 11 wordsOthers will get a bit more time with a loved one.AsideOff point Procedure · 26 wordsHaving said that, I want to get right into the discussions and talk about some of the things I heard coming from the Conservative Party today.Procedure Positioning · 21 wordsI often talk about how the Conservatives like to mislead Canadians. Today, again, we are getting a good sample of that.Positioning Claims · 11 wordsI believe the Conservative critic for housing is a former mayor. Procedure · 8 wordsHe can correct me if I am wrong.Procedure Claims · 31 wordsHe stood in his place and said, in essence, that municipalities do not require, need or want any sort of assistance in dealing with bureaucracy and reducing the cost of planning. The ask · 18 wordsThe individual should go and visit some municipalities, and I would really encourage members opposite to do likewise. Claims · 121 wordsSome of them have. I can recall a letter campaign that went around among a number of the Conservative MPs, in which they were asking for financial support. If we take a look at it, the city of Winnipeg has benefited immensely from national policies dealing with housing. I am thinking about the accelerator fund. If we talk to the mayor and the city councillors, we will find that there was wide support for that program, and as a direct result, hundreds of homes have been built.¹ To say, as the Conservative Party consistently does, that the national government should just get out of the way and it does not have a role to play in housing, is misguided at best. Positioning · 40 wordsUltimately, it is potentially threatening, Partly on pointif we think about how the Conservatives might ever again take the reins of power, especially the far-right Conservatives we see day in and day out here on the floor of the House of Commons.PositioningOff point Claims · 41 wordsToday’s Conservative Party would never have supported things like the CMHC, which has been around for generations, provided stability within our mortgage regime and enabled millions of Canadians to acquire the finances that are necessary in order to be a homeowner.² Positioning · 11 wordsI question where the Conservative right and its policies are today.Positioning Claims · 14 wordsIts members have made it very clear that they do not support Bill C‑20.³ Aside · 7 wordsImagine my shock. I am not shocked.AsideOff point Claims · 46 wordsI can tell the House that, at the end of the day, the Conservative Party is once again making a mistake by not realizing the difference between, let us say, the CMHC and Canada Lands and what we are proposing within the Build Canada Homes legislation. Procedure · 2 wordsArnold Viersen: ProcedureClaims · 4 wordsWe know the difference.Partly on point Procedure · 3 wordsHon. Kevin Lamoureux: ProcedurePositioning · 19 wordsMr. Speaker, no, they do not really know the difference. At least, they have not demonstrated that they do, PositioningPartly on pointClaims · 11 wordsbecause they constantly stand up and ask what the difference is. Positioning · 5 wordsThey do not understand it.PositioningPartly on point Mr. Speaker, Aside · 6 wordsI am sure you understand it, AsidePositioning · 21 wordsbut the Conservative Party does not understand it. At least, the candidates who have stood up obviously do not understand it, PositioningPartly on pointReasoning · 14 wordsbecause if they did, they would see the value in having this legislation passed. Claims · 13 wordsBuild Canada Homes has the potential to do a wide variety of things, Positioning · 9 wordswhich the Conservative Party should recognize, given the time.Positioning Claims · 25 wordsThe fundamental difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives on this issue is that we, the vast majority of Canadians and all provinces and territories, Reasoning · 19 wordsbecause they participate in the federal programs, recognize that the national government has a role to play in housing. Positioning · 14 wordsThis should be indisputable.Unearned certainty We would think the Conservatives would understand and appreciate it.Positioning Procedure · 4 wordsI am not surprised, ProcedureClaims · 27 wordsbecause if we take a look at it, when the Leader of the Conservative Party was the minister responsible for housing in Canada, he built six houses.⁴ Aside · 7 wordsI do not know where they are, AsidePartly on pointClaims · 13 wordsbut apparently he built six homes; not him personally, Partly on pointbut apparently, his department. Aside · 16 wordsIs that any shock?Partly on point I do not think so, given what the Conservatives are saying today.Aside Positioning · 20 wordsIf they were to listen to what their communities are saying and wanted to add value to the housing stock, PositioningClaims · 32 wordsor if they were to take a look at what this government, and particularly the Prime Minister, said as a part of our election platform to deal with the issues of affordability, Reasoning · 7 wordswhich includes housing, they would see results. Claims · 24 wordsOne year later, housing and rental prices have gone down.⁵ We have a government that is aggressively pushing the expansion of our housing market. Positioning · 28 wordsMeanwhile, we see the Conservatives saying, “Get out of the way.” I do not understand how they believe that affordable housing is going to appear out of nowhere.Positioning An hon. member: That is a solution. Hon. Kevin Lamoureux: Claims · 18 wordsMr. Speaker, no, that is not a solution; it is a dumb idea being promoted by Conservative members. Positioning · 12 wordsAt the end of the day, a vast majority of Canadians recognize—Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 55

31 of 47 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I want to give my very best to my friend and colleague in his future endeavours, whatever they might be,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and I want to acknowledge his family, staff and friends, who I am sure are very sorry to see him go.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Others will get a bit more time with a loved one.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Having said that, I want to get right into the discussions and talk about some of the things I heard coming from the Conservative Party today.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I often talk about how the Conservatives like to mislead Canadians.”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 “Today, again, we are getting a good sample of that.”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 “He can correct me if I am wrong.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Ultimately, it is potentially threatening,”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 “if we think about how the Conservatives might ever again take the reins of power, especially the far-right Conservatives we see day in and day out here on the floor of the House of Commons.”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 “I question where the Conservative right and its policies are today.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Imagine my shock.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I am not shocked.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Arnold Viersen:”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 “Hon. Kevin Lamoureux:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Mr. Speaker, no, they do not really know the difference.”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 “At least, they have not demonstrated that they do,”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 “They do not understand it.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I am sure you understand it,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “but the Conservative Party does not understand it.”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 “At least, the candidates who have stood up obviously do not understand it,”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 “which the Conservative Party should recognize, given the time.”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 “This should be indisputable.”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 “We would think the Conservatives would understand and appreciate it.”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 “I am not surprised,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I do not know where they are,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Is that any shock?”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I do not think so, given what the Conservatives are saying today.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “If they were to listen to what their communities are saying and wanted to add value to the housing stock,”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 “Meanwhile, we see the Conservatives saying, “Get out of the way.””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 “I do not understand how they believe that affordable housing is going to appear out of nowhere.”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 “At the end of the day, a vast majority of Canadians recognize—”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 89

15 of 47 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Others will get a bit more time with a loved one.”Personal remark about the departing colleague, not the bill.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “Ultimately, it is potentially threatening,”Calls the Conservative stance threatening without addressing the bill or its subject further.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “if we think about how the Conservatives might ever again take the reins of power, especially the far-right Conservatives we see day in and day out here on the floor of the House of Commons.”About the Conservatives’ ideology and future power, not the bill or housing.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Imagine my shock.”A rhetorical aside with no content on the bill.
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 shocked.”A joke about being shocked, not about the bill.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “We know the difference.”An interjection by another member, judged only for context.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “Mr. Speaker, no, they do not really know the difference.”An accusation about whether members know the difference, not about the bill’s content.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “At least, they have not demonstrated that they do,”Continues the accusation about understanding rather than addressing the bill.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “They do not understand it.”Restates the accusation about understanding, not the bill’s content.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “I am sure you understand it,”Says the Chair understands, not a point on the bill.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “but the Conservative Party does not understand it.”Restates the accusation about the party’s understanding, not the bill.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “At least, the candidates who have stood up obviously do not understand it,”Continues the accusation about candidates’ understanding, not the bill.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “I do not know where they are,”A hedge about the houses’ location, adding no point on the issue.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “not him personally,”A qualification about who built the houses, not a point on the bill.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “Is that any shock?”A rhetorical aside, making no point on the bill.

Respect · 100

0 of 47 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 · 99

1 of 47 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 “This should be indisputable”It asserts certainty as settled rather than pointing to any source or evidence.

Claims · 5

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“hundreds of homes have been built”As a direct result of the federal housing accelerator fund, hundreds of homes have been built in the city of Winnipeg.search
2“enabled millions of Canadians to acquire the finances”The CMHC has enabled millions of Canadians to acquire the financing necessary to become homeowners.search
3“they do not support Bill C‑20”The Conservative Party does not support Bill C-20, the Build Canada Homes Act.search
4“he built six houses”When the Leader of the Conservative Party was the minister responsible for housing, his department built six homes.search
5“housing and rental prices have gone down”Housing and rental prices in Canada have gone down in the year since the government’s election platform was announced.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20