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Tamara Kronis

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

135 words · 10 sentences · 12 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, I would disagree with the leader of the Green Party in her overall assessment, not to mention the member who just spoke. How selective they are in not recognizing that if we were to listen to either one of the members, the legislative process would grind to a halt and nothing would pass. The leader of the Green Party knows that. She can say what she wants, but at the end of the day, there have been many games over the last number of months that clearly demonstrate that. All one needs to do is look at the games that were played just last week, when we had the official opposition, the Conservative Party, agree to sit late and, literally a couple of hours later, vote to adjourn. The silliness we see from across the way prevents legislation. This government is saying we are going to serve Canadians by passing legislation, whether the Conservatives like it or not.”

Statement grade

A–

Average 85 / 100

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

Claims 87%Procedure 6%Positioning 7%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 109 wordsactually, all I need to do is look at what happened in this House with Bill C‑3. It is a bill that went to committee.¹ The committee treated it seriously and amended it.² The bill came back to the House, ³and the government showed what it thought of committees. It rejected all of the amendments and used its majority to ram it through.⁴ Now we have a situation where there are advertisements in the United States, with companies saying, “You can find a connection to Canada.”⁵ We are going to have a big backlog. Americans are suddenly discovering that we have the health care and the country they want.Off point Procedure · 8 wordsI do not even know what to say.Procedure Positioning · 10 wordsThe government does not respect the parliamentary process or committees, PositioningClaims · 8 wordsand it is going to have unintended consequences.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 82

2 of 5 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 do not even know what to say.”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 “The government does not respect the parliamentary process or committees,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 57

3 of 5 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 comment put to the member, and the motion under debate.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Now we have a situation where there are advertisements in the United States, with companies saying, “You can find a connection to Canada.””About American advertisements and cross-border health care ties, not the comment’s point or the motion on Bill C-30.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We are going to have a big backlog.”About a backlog of American patients, not the comment’s point or the motion on Bill C-30.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Americans are suddenly discovering that we have the health care and the country they want.”About Americans’ interest in Canada’s health care, not the comment’s point or the motion on Bill C-30.

Respect · 100

0 of 5 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 5 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“It is a bill that went to committee”Bill C-3 was sent to committee.search
2“The committee treated it seriously and amended it”The committee amended Bill C-3.search
3“The bill came back to the House”Bill C-3 was reported back to the House after committee consideration.search
4“It rejected all of the amendments”The House rejected all of the committee’s amendments to Bill C-3 at report stage.search
5“there are advertisements in the United States, with companies saying, “You can find a connection to Canada.””There are advertisements in the United States in which companies say ‘You can find a connection to Canada’.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20