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Carlos Leitão

Liberal on The Economy 2026-06-12

88 words · 8 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Gérard Deltell (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I hope that the member and parliamentary secretary is going to spend the weekend carefully looking over Statistics Canada data, which state that over the past four quarters under the new Prime Minister’s leadership, the results have been negative three times. That is the reality. The reality is also that Canada has the worst inflation in the G7. The reality is also that 2.2 million Canadians have to use food banks to eat. That is the reality. The Prime Minister was elected on the promise that he would be judged on the prices at the grocery store. Does he think of those prices when he invoices $1 million to eat on his airplane?”

Statement grade

C+

65 / 100, held down by Signal

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

Positioning 17%Procedure 23%Claims 39%Aside 22%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 9 wordsthere is a whole jumble of things in there.PositioningPartly on point Procedure · 20 wordsAnyway, let us focus on what I think is the main thing: the statistics. Let us look at the statistics.Procedure Claims · 26 wordsWhat the statistics also say is that Canada’s economy created 88,000 jobs in May, including 150,000 full-time jobs.¹ Most of these new jobs were in construction.²Partly on point Aside · 19 wordsI am assuming that if people are being hired to work in construction, the purpose is to build something.Aside Claims · 8 wordsThere are indeed 27,000 new jobs in construction.³ Positioning · 6 wordsThat is where we are headed.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 · 35

6 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “there is a whole jumble of things in there.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Anyway, let us focus on what I think is the main thing:”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 “the statistics.”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 “Let us look at the statistics.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I am assuming that if people are being hired to work in construction, the purpose is to build something.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “That is where we are headed.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 47

5 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 question asked.

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 “there is a whole jumble of things in there.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 “What the statistics also say is that Canada’s economy created 88,000 jobs in May, including 150,000 full-time jobs.”About job creation figures, not the grocery prices 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 “Most of these new jobs were in construction.”About the construction sector’s job gains, not the grocery prices 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 “There are indeed 27,000 new jobs in construction.”About construction job numbers, not the grocery prices 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 “That is where we are headed.”A forward-looking remark on job trends, not the grocery prices asked about.

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 · 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“Canada’s economy created 88,000 jobs in May, including 150,000 full-time jobs”Canada’s economy created 88,000 jobs in May 2026, including 150,000 full-time jobs, according to the speaker.search
2“Most of these new jobs were in construction”Most of the new jobs created in Canada in May 2026 were in construction.search
3“27,000 new jobs in construction”Canada added 27,000 construction jobs in May 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20