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Julie Dabrusin

Liberal on Climate Change 2026-06-15

104 words · 6 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, the Department of Natural Resources warned on Thursday that wildfire activity will increase throughout the summer. With hot temperatures expected, 300 mayors are calling on the federal government to abandon its plans for new pipelines, stating in their declaration that more communities are likely to burn to the ground this summer as we double down on fossil fuel expansion. As another wildfire season approaches, will the Liberals finally drop their obsession with oil?”

Statement grade

C–

59 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Procedure 5%Claims 61%Positioning 17%The ask 17%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 wordsI will say it again: ProcedureClaims · 63 wordsOur government continues to fight climate change, Vague promiseand we are getting the job done.Vague promise We have strengthened methane regulations, ¹and we are a global leader in this effort. People are looking to us and asking how they can do the same. When we talk about what we are doing when it comes to climate change and international financing, again, we are a leader.Partly on point Positioning · 18 wordsHowever, every time we make these changes and do this work, the Bloc Québécois does not support us.²Positioning The ask · 18 wordsIf the Bloc members want to do the work, they should help us with electricity and our efforts.Off point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 72

2 of 12 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 will say it again:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “However, every time we make these changes and do this work, the Bloc Québécois does not support us.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 29

8 of 12 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 “Our government continues to fight climate change,”About the government’s climate work generally, not the pipelines or oil expansion the question 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 “and we are getting the job done.”A general claim of getting the job done on climate, not an answer on dropping oil expansion.
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 “We have strengthened methane regulations,”About methane regulations, one climate measure, not the oil and pipeline question put.
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 “and we are a global leader in this effort.”About leadership on methane rules, not whether oil expansion will be dropped.
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 “People are looking to us and asking how they can do the same.”About other countries seeking to follow Canada’s climate example, not the question’s subject.
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 “When we talk about what we are doing when it comes to climate change and international financing, again, we are a leader.”About climate leadership and international financing, not the oil and pipeline decision asked about.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “However, every time we make these changes and do this work, the Bloc Québécois does not support us.”About the Bloc’s lack of support for government measures, not the question on oil expansion.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “If the Bloc members want to do the work, they should help us with electricity and our efforts.”A call for the Bloc to help with electricity efforts, not an answer on the oil question.

Respect · 100

0 of 12 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 · 81

2 of 12 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “continues to fight climate change”The commitment names no measure, date or success condition.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “getting the job done”The claim of completing the work names no actor’s act, measure or standard of success.

Claims · 2

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“We have strengthened methane regulations”The federal government has strengthened Canada’s methane regulations.search
2“the Bloc Québécois does not support us”The Bloc Québécois has voted against the government’s climate change measures.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20