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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal on Employment 2026-06-09

86 words · 4 sentences · 4 clauses

Replying to Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I would like that minister to tell Ethan Miranda, a young unemployed tech worker who poured his heart out to the immigration committee because he put out 500 résumés, is highly educated, yet did not get a single call back, that we need more temporary foreign workers. Conservatives would abolish the temporary foreign worker program and replace it with a targeted program for genuinely hard-to-fill agricultural jobs, and match unemployed Canadians to regions with severe labour shortages. Why will the Liberals not follow suit?”

Statement grade

D+

53 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Positioning 71%Claims 29%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 21 wordsI thought what my hon. colleague was pointing out was the utter abject hypocrisy coming from that side of the House.PositioningOff point Claims · 25 wordsWe receive multiple interventions, legitimate interventions, on the part of small and medium-sized businesses in rural Quebec that seek to have more temporary foreign workers.¹Partly on point Positioning · 40 wordsThe words of that member and another colleague from British Columbia try to demagogue this issue and blame situations on temporary foreign workers.Off point These guys are going to have to come to some form of agreement on temporary foreign workers.PositioningPartly on point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked.
Little substanceMuch of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 27

3 of 7 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 thought what my hon. colleague was pointing out was the utter abject hypocrisy coming from that side of the House.”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 “The words of that member and another colleague from British Columbia try to demagogue this issue and blame situations on temporary foreign workers.”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 “These guys are going to have to come to some form of agreement on temporary foreign workers.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 23

4 of 7 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 question asked.

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 thought what my hon. colleague was pointing out was the utter abject hypocrisy coming from that side of the House.”An accusation of hypocrisy against the questioner’s side, not an answer to the proposal asked about.
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 receive multiple interventions, legitimate interventions, on the part of small and medium-sized businesses in rural Quebec that seek to have more temporary foreign workers.”About business requests for more temporary foreign workers, not why the government will not adopt the proposed replacement.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The words of that member and another colleague from British Columbia try to demagogue this issue and blame situations on temporary foreign workers.”A criticism of the questioner’s and another member’s handling of the issue, not the government’s position on the program.
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 “These guys are going to have to come to some form of agreement on temporary foreign workers.”About the Conservatives needing to agree among themselves on the program, not the government’s answer to the proposal.

Respect · 100

0 of 7 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 7 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“small and medium-sized businesses in rural Quebec that seek to have more temporary foreign workers.”Small and medium-sized businesses in rural Quebec are seeking more temporary foreign workers.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20