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Blaine Calkins

Conservative on Build Canada Homes Act 2026-06-09

184 words · 12 sentences · 14 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, the reality of the situation is that just over a year ago, Canadians elected a new Prime Minister and a new government. We came forward with a substantive piece of legislation to have more homes built here in Canada. The member tries to give a false impression, but I can tell him that Build Canada Homes will, in fact, build thousands and thousands of affordable homes. The Conservative Party’s position is, “Get out of the way. We do not need Build Canada Homes.” This is coming from an opposition party that is led by a leader who used to be the minister of housing and built six non-profit homes in that role. Why should we listen to the Conservative Party?”

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

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Positioning 10%Claims 90%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 8 wordsI would love to revisit the Harper-era policies.Positioning Claims · 166 wordsSome of the main housing-related policies were the home renovation tax credit in 2009, ⁵which saw massive investments in Canadians to invest in their own home. It helped with expenses of over $1,000 and up to $10,000.³ There was $1,350 in tax relief for people to stay in their homes and keep those homes current.² The first-time homebuyers’ tax credit in the 2009 budget was worth up to $750 at the time, helping offset the closing costs for the purchase of new homes.¹ With the expansion of the homebuyers’ plan, the government increased the amount Canadians could withdraw from their RRSPs from $20,000 to $25,000.⁶ Economic action plan infrastructure spending invested in lots of community housing. We tightened mortgage rules.⁷ We made sure that we did not get into a fiscal crisis. We regulated the environment, rather than try to do everything for everybody else. We built two million homes while the population grew by only 3.2 million.⁴ We kept up with the increase in population, Positioning · 10 wordswhich is something these guys have failed to do, miserably.Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 85

2 of 2 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 would love to revisit the Harper-era policies.”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 is something these guys have failed to do, miserably.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 2 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 point put to the member, and the bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 2 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.

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Clarity · 100

0 of 2 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.

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Claims · 7

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1“The first-time homebuyers’ tax credit in the 2009 budget was worth up to $750 at the time, helping offset the closing costs for the purchase of new homes.”The first-time homebuyers’ tax credit in the 2009 budget was worth up to $750 at the time.search
2“There was $1,350 in tax relief for people to stay in their homes and keep those homes current.”There was $1,350 in tax relief for people to stay in their homes and keep those homes current.search
3“It helped with expenses of over $1,000 and up to $10,000.”The home renovation tax credit helped with expenses ranging from over $1,000 to up to $10,000.search
4“We built two million homes while the population grew by only 3.2 million.”Two million homes were built while the population grew by 3.2 million.search
5“Some of the main housing-related policies were the home renovation tax credit in 2009,”The home renovation tax credit in 2009 was a main housing-related policy.search
6“the government increased the amount Canadians could withdraw from their RRSPs from $20,000 to $25,000.”The government increased the amount Canadians could withdraw from their RRSPs from $20,000 to $25,000 with the expansion of the homebuyers’ plan.search
7“We tightened mortgage rules.”The government tightened mortgage rules.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20