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Warren Steinley

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

92 words · 7 sentences · 11 clauses

Replying to Mark Gerretsen (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of his speech, the hon. member was critical of the parliamentary secretary. He was suggesting that the parliamentary secretary was inaccurate when he said that Conservatives are just filibustering everything. He tried to make the offer that Conservatives come here in good faith. We can look at Bill C-25, the strong and free elections act. The reality is that it is a bill that passed the House unanimously, passed committee unanimously and ultimately passed the House unanimously, yet we still had to move time allocation on it. Even with a bill they completely and fully supported, the Conservatives would not let it go through the House. It is a little bit much for the member to stand up and suggest that we are the ones accusing them of games, when, in reality, he knows full well that Conservatives are playing games on every bill, including the bills they support.”

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

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

Reasoning 66%Positioning 25%Promise 9%

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

Mr. Speaker, Reasoning · 61 wordsI would love to debate back and forth with my colleague, because, as I said, we helped the Liberals pass Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act.¹ We needed it. We co-operated. They needed it to make the economy stronger, but they have not used the bill once.² Even when we are trying to help them grow the economy, they fail. Positioning · 11 wordsI will take no lessons from the colleague across the way.Positioning Promise · 8 wordsWe will do our job and study legislation, Vague promisePositioning · 12 wordsbut when we do help, they still cannot get the job done.Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 70

2 of 3 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 “I will take no lessons from the colleague across the way.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “but when we do help, they still cannot get the job done.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 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.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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 · 89

1 of 3 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 “We will do our job and study legislation”A commitment to future conduct with no measure, date, or way to tell when it has been met.

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 helped the Liberals pass Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act”Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, was passed by the House with Conservative support.search
2“they have not used the bill once”The government has never invoked Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, since it was passed.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20