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Melissa Lantsman

Conservative on Public Safety 2026-06-11

99 words · 5 sentences · 5 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

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

Procedure 9%Claims 39%The question 52%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordswe know, indeed, that it is a difficult time.ProcedureUnearned certainty Claims · 39 wordsWe know that this is the second officer killed in the line of duty this week.¹ That number is too high. Constable Pinizzotto was executing a warrant linked to several shootings, including one targeting the U.S. consulate in Toronto.²³ The question · 51 wordsWith an attack on a diplomatic mission on Canadian soil, a police officer now dead and a suspect at large, can the minister please tell the House whether security agencies are engaged and what the government is specifically doing to support the investigation and keep Canadians from coast to coast safe?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 87

1 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “we know, indeed, that it is a difficult time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

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.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 100

1 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “we know, indeed”Asserts shared certainty with no source offered for the characterisation.

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“this is the second officer killed in the line of duty this week”As of June 11, 2026, Constable Pinizzotto was the second police officer killed in the line of duty in Canada that week.search
2“executing a warrant linked to several shootings”Constable Pinizzotto was killed while executing a warrant linked to several shootings.search
3“including one targeting the U.S. consulate in Toronto”One of the shootings linked to the warrant Constable Pinizzotto was executing targeted the U.S. consulate in Toronto.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20