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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal on Combatting Hate Act 2026-06-15

145 words · 8 sentences · 8 clauses

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.

Claims 48%Procedure 14%The question 29%Positioning 9%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 10 wordsfreedom of religion is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights.¹ Procedure · 21 wordsI will ask the secretary of state to provide her thoughts on a Conservative Party of Canada email that I received.Procedure Claims · 50 wordsThe email says, “the Liberals are waging a war on religious freedom.² Their goal is to expose people of faith to criminal prosecution for a simple act of quoting their own sacred texts.”³ At the end of the email, it says, “Donate now”, referring to donating to the Conservative Party. The question · 42 wordsI wonder if the member could provide her thoughts on the misinformation that stems from the chamber, all the way out to the public from the Conservative Party of Canada and how it is using this as a tool to raise money. Positioning · 13 wordsRaising money is more important to Conservatives than having good, sound public policy.Positioning Claims · 9 wordsOur freedoms are guaranteed in the Charter of Rights.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 70

2 of 2 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 ask the secretary of state to provide her thoughts on a Conservative Party of Canada email that I received.”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 “Raising money is more important to Conservatives than having good, sound public policy.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 2 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 2 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“freedom of religion is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights”Freedom of religion is guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.search
2“the Liberals are waging a war on religious freedom”A Conservative Party of Canada email that Kevin Lamoureux received stated that ‘the Liberals are waging a war on religious freedom’.search
3“Their goal is to expose people of faith to criminal prosecution for a simple act of quoting their own sacred texts”The same Conservative Party of Canada email stated that the Liberals’ goal is to expose people of faith to criminal prosecution for quoting their own sacred texts.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20