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Greg McLean

Conservative on Build Canada Homes Act 2026-06-09

193 words · 11 sentences · 14 clauses

Replying to Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his insight on this new Build Canada Homes bill. We have two Crown corporations: the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and the Canada Lands Company. However, over the past 11 years, the Liberals have failed to make use of those two corporations, and now they are pushing for another bureaucracy under the name of Build Canada Homes. Why are the Liberals so adamant on adding more bureaucracy instead of focusing on results and focusing on the real needs of Canadians, which are affordable homes?”

Statement grade

Average 93 / 100

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

Aside 7%Procedure 13%Claims 80%

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

Mr. Speaker, Aside · 13 wordsI am getting a great deal of great questions on the subject today.Aside Procedure · 25 wordsAnswering the question goes a little deep into the weeds, so I apologize ahead of time to my colleagues on both sides of the House.Procedure Claims · 155 wordsThe reason the government is setting up all these Crown corporations right now is that Crown corporations have their own balance sheets at the end of the day, and those balance sheets are not included in the government’s balance sheet, believe it or not. The government is $1.4 trillion in debt right now.¹ However, it has borrowed almost $2 trillion.² Where is the other $600 billion? It is on the balance sheets of and borrowed by all the Crown corporations, which have a lack of accountability practices. We have proven in the House many times that there are a whole bunch of expenditures that should have been written off by those organizations that continue to rest in their balance sheets. The cost to Canadians, at the end of the day, is going to be huge. The actual debt we are paying interest on is $2 trillion.³ This is going to make that even higher still.

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 72

3 of 3 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.

A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I am getting a great deal of great questions on the subject today.”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 “Answering the question goes a little deep into the weeds,”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 “so I apologize ahead of time to my colleagues on both sides of the House.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 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 3 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 3 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“The government is $1.4 trillion in debt right now”Canada’s federal government debt is currently $1.4 trillion.search
2“it has borrowed almost $2 trillion”The Canadian federal government has borrowed almost $2 trillion.search
3“The actual debt we are paying interest on is $2 trillion”The Canadian federal government is paying interest on $2 trillion of debt.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20