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Sébastien Lemire

Bloc Québécois on Housing 2026-06-16

98 words · 6 sentences · 9 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 98 / 100

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 83%The question 12%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 wordsmy colleague is asking why.Procedure Claims · 81 wordsIt is because homelessness has increased by 20% in Quebec and 199% in Abitibi—Témiscamingue.¹² While encampments have become a permanent fixture, while Pauline Marois has been working on a summit on homelessness, ³and while municipalities and Quebec have been investing, the federal government has contributed not one red cent.⁴ It even took a public outcry to prevent the Liberals from making cuts.⁵ We have an unprecedented crisis on our hands, and it is only going to get worse on July 1.⁶ The question · 12 wordsWhen will the government acknowledge that fact and do its fair share?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 93

1 of 1 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 “my colleague is asking why.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 1 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 1 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 · 6

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“homelessness has increased by 20% in Quebec”Homelessness in Quebec has increased by 20%.search
2“199% in Abitibi—Témiscamingue”Homelessness in Abitibi—Témiscamingue has increased by 199%.search
3“Pauline Marois has been working on a summit on homelessness”Pauline Marois has been working on a summit on homelessness.search
4“the federal government has contributed not one red cent”The federal government has contributed no funding toward addressing homelessness in Quebec.search
5“It even took a public outcry to prevent the Liberals from making cuts”A public outcry led the federal Liberals to back away from planned cuts.search
6“it is only going to get worse on July 1”Something concerning the homelessness situation is set to worsen on July 1, 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20