Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Warren Steinley

Conservative on Build Canada Homes Act 2026-06-09

683 words · 33 sentences · 39 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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Procedure 8%Claims 65%Anecdote 9%Positioning 6%Reasoning 5%The ask 7%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 13 wordsI am happy to join this debate on Bill C‑20, Build Canada Homes, ProcedureClaims · 11 wordswhich was a promise the Liberals made in the 2025 campaign. Anecdote · 39 wordsI cannot remember the name of the Liberal guy I ran against, but he was very excited about this, saying that he was going to get these homes built and that this was going to be a great policy.Anecdote Claims · 17 wordsI remember thinking, from a Saskatchewan point of view, that we are home to many Crown corporations. Anecdote · 6 wordsI know how Crown corporations work.Anecdote Claims · 50 wordsI have been in government in Saskatchewan. I cannot recall a lot of situations when Crown corporations were involved and became more streamlined or development happened faster and things got done more quickly. That was not really the case when Crown corporations get involved with development on a local scale. Procedure · 24 wordsHowever, I do have a couple of points I want to make during this speech. I will read testimony from actual experts in homebuilding.Procedure Claims · 208 wordsMike Moffatt, from the Missing Middle Initiative, said, “BCH lacks a clear goal, lacks targets and lacks key performance indicators and accountability measures.¹ The public has not been told how many homes the program will complete, what types of homes, what the rents and prices will be, or over what time frame.” At HUMA, David Wilkes, Building Industry and Land Development Association, said, “To put that [housing] crisis into perspective, in 2025 just over 5,000 new homes were sold in the GTA, the lowest level since we began tracking in 1981.² That is an 80% decline from the 10‑year average and follows similarly weak years in 2024 and 2023.”³ He also said, “It is important to note that 95% of the housing in Canada, both ownership and rental, is delivered through the private market.”⁴ At HUMA, Scott Andison, Ontario Home Builders’ Association, said, “When new home construction slows, the impact extends beyond the housing industry alone.⁵ Communities lose jobs, government loses revenue and fewer homes are being built for families to create memories.” He also said, “As the industry association representing home builders across Ontario, we know that builders are the experts and the ones who are best suited to construct the homes we need, not the government.” Procedure · 16 wordsI will be honoured to share my time with my colleague, the member for Calgary Centre.Procedure Anecdote · 17 wordsThat got me thinking back to when I was in government with the Saskatchewan Party in Saskatchewan.Anecdote Claims · 10 wordsIn 2011, we brought forward the Saskatchewan advantage housing plan.⁶ Positioning · 6 wordsMost Liberals will not believe this, PositioningClaims · 94 wordsbut we actually put numbers and targets in this housing plan so that people knew what we wanted to accomplish. We had five programs during that housing initiative called head start on a home, affordable home ownership, rental construction incentive, $35 million for rental housing, ⁷and habitat for humanity partnership. The numbers actually coalesced with the programs. We wanted 1,100 units for head start on a home, 600 units for affordable home ownership, 2,900 units for rental construction, 160 for rental housing and 30 for habitat for humanity, ⁸so a total of 4,690 homes.⁹ Positioning · 28 wordsCan colleagues imagine a government bringing forward a program with the actual targets of what it wanted to build so that citizens knew what they were voting for?Positioning Reasoning · 10 wordsThat is my problem with the Build Canada Homes program. Claims · 18 wordsMy problem is that the government threw $13 billion into a pot to create a whole new bureaucracy.¹⁰ The ask · 48 wordsI would love it if one of my Liberal colleagues would tell me how much of that $13 million is going to go into bonuses for executives. How much is going to go into actually paying bureaucrats to sit in Ottawa and not put shovels in the ground? Claims · 17 wordsWe did just get a lot of numbers related to bonuses for Crown executives this past year. Positioning · 8 wordsWhat was the total payment for Crown executives?Positioning Claims · 19 wordsI think millions and millions of dollars went to executives of Crown companies who did not provide any results. Reasoning · 24 wordsMy fear with Bill C‑20 is that there are going to be a lot of bonuses for executives and hardly any homes for Canadians.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 74

11 of 11 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I am happy to join this debate on Bill C‑20, Build Canada Homes,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I cannot remember the name of the Liberal guy I ran against,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “but he was very excited about this, saying that he was going to get these homes built and that this was going to be a great policy.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I know how Crown corporations work.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “However, I do have a couple of points I want to make during this speech.”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 “I will read testimony from actual experts in homebuilding.”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 “I will be honoured to share my time with my colleague, the member for Calgary Centre.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “That got me thinking back to when I was in government with the Saskatchewan Party in Saskatchewan.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Most Liberals will not believe this,”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 “Can colleagues imagine a government bringing forward a program with the actual targets of what it wanted to build so that citizens knew what they were voting for?”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 “What was the total payment for Crown executives?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 11 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.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 11 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 11 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 · 10

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“Mike Moffatt, from the Missing Middle Initiative, said, “BCH lacks a clear goal, lacks targets and lacks key performance indicators and accountability measures.”Mike Moffatt of the Missing Middle Initiative said of Build Canada Homes that it ‘lacks a clear goal, lacks targets and lacks key performance indicators and accountability measures’.search
2“At HUMA, David Wilkes, Building Industry and Land Development Association, said, “To put that [housing] crisis into perspective, in 2025 just over 5,000 new homes were sold in the GTA, the lowest level since we began tracking in 1981.”David Wilkes of the Building Industry and Land Development Association said that in 2025 just over 5,000 new homes were sold in the GTA, the lowest level since tracking began in 1981.search
3“That is an 80% decline from the 10‑year average”GTA new home sales in 2025 represented an 80% decline from the 10-year average, according to David Wilkes of BILD.search
4“95% of the housing in Canada, both ownership and rental, is delivered through the private market”David Wilkes said 95% of housing in Canada, both ownership and rental, is delivered through the private market.search
5“At HUMA, Scott Andison, Ontario Home Builders’ Association”Scott Andison of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association testified at the HUMA committee.search
6“In 2011, we brought forward the Saskatchewan advantage housing plan”The Saskatchewan Party government brought forward the Saskatchewan Advantage Housing Plan in 2011.search
7“We had five programs during that housing initiative called head start on a home, affordable home ownership, rental construction incentive, $35 million for rental housing”The Saskatchewan Advantage Housing Plan included five programs, including $35 million for rental housing.search
8“We wanted 1,100 units for head start on a home, 600 units for affordable home ownership, 2,900 units for rental construction, 160 for rental housing and 30 for habitat for humanity”The Saskatchewan Advantage Housing Plan set targets of 1,100 units for head start on a home, 600 units for affordable home ownership, 2,900 units for rental construction, 160 for rental housing and 30 for Habitat for Humanity.search
9“a total of 4,690 homes”The Saskatchewan Advantage Housing Plan’s unit targets totalled 4,690 homes.search
10“the government threw $13 billion into a pot to create a whole new bureaucracy”The federal government committed $13 billion to create Build Canada Homes.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20