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Ruby Sahota

Liberal on Combatting Hate Act 2026-06-15

134 words · 6 sentences · 10 clauses

Replying to Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, everything has been said about this bill, including with regard to the religious exemption. Committee proceedings began last October, and in the end, it took time allocation to get it passed. I find that truly deplorable because this is an important bill. Hate is a societal cancer at every level. I support Bill C-9, the Bloc Québécois supports Bill C-9 and we will vote in favour of Bill C-9. However, regarding the question raised by our Conservative colleagues as to whether we should grant them more time to discuss it, I am not opposed to that. Personally, I believe there was a lot of unnecessary filibustering in committee since last fall. Despite that, if our Liberal colleagues agreed to drop time allocation and give the Conservatives more time, we would be willing to agree to that. By the end of the week, we could all come to fully understand Bill C-9 and pass it unanimously. If our Conservative colleagues intend to conduct a good-faith review of this bill, I support them.”

Statement grade

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Average 88 / 100

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

Claims 82%Procedure 8%Positioning 10%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 79 wordsas I mentioned, much time has been given to debate on this matter in the House and in the other place as well.Hidden agency The Senate came back with one amendment; ¹it was the addition of a hate symbol, the noose, ²because of the anti-Black racism that we have seen throughout North America, and I would say throughout western countries around the world. That is the issue right now. That was the amendment that was brought forward by the Senate, ³Procedure · 11 wordsbut it does not seem like anyone has questions on that.Procedure Claims · 31 wordsI am sad to say that even when debate on this was occurring at the House of Commons committee, a lot of time was wasted talking about frivolous and irrelevant things. Positioning · 13 wordsI do not believe the opposition party has been acting in good faith.Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 76

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “but it does not seem like anyone has questions on that.”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 “I do not believe the opposition party has been acting in good faith.”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 point 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 · 76

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.

Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “much time has been given to debate”The passive leaves out who gave the time, which matters in a debate about time allocation.

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“The Senate came back with one amendment”The Senate returned Bill C-9 to the House with exactly one amendment.search
2“it was the addition of a hate symbol, the noose”The Senate’s amendment to Bill C-9 added the noose as a listed hate symbol in the Criminal Code provision on displaying hate symbols.search
3“That was the amendment that was brought forward by the Senate”The amendment adding the noose as a hate symbol to Bill C-9 originated in the Senate.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20