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Garnett Genuis

Conservative on Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30 2026-06-15

130 words · 9 sentences · 10 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 8%Claims 66%The question 25%

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

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 11 wordsI want to follow up on the issue of the trades.Procedure Claims · 86 wordsIn 2006, Stephen Harper brought in grants for trades workers.¹ In 2009, the same Conservative government brought in completion grants.² One of the first acts of this Prime Minister was to cancel grants for trades workers and completion grants.³ The government also pulled student grants for students studying at vocational institutions.⁴ Now, after a lot of advocacy from Conservatives, as well as from unions, we were pleased to see the partial restoration of grants to trades workers.⁵ This is something we and unions had advocated for. The question · 33 wordsI want to ask the minister, number one, why did the Liberals cancel these grants in the first place? Second, why are they still denying student grants to those studying at vocational institutions?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 88

1 of 1 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 want to follow up on the issue of the trades.”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 1 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 1 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 · 5

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“In 2006, Stephen Harper brought in grants for trades workers”In 2006, under Stephen Harper, the federal government introduced grants for trades workers.search
2“In 2009, the same Conservative government brought in completion grants”In 2009, the Conservative government introduced apprenticeship completion grants.search
3“One of the first acts of this Prime Minister was to cancel grants for trades workers and completion grants”The current Prime Minister’s government cancelled the apprenticeship incentive grants and completion grants.search
4“The government also pulled student grants for students studying at vocational institutions”The government eliminated student grants for students studying at vocational institutions.search
5“we were pleased to see the partial restoration of grants to trades workers”Grants for trades workers were partially restored.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20