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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 82 / 100
Signal
57 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
88 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Claims 51% Procedure 7% Positioning 30% The question 12%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 2
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 13 words “this is not how legislation works.” That is what the minister just said.1 Procedure · 6 words Allow me to tell him something. Procedure Positioning · 28 words Canadians do not take their orders from the Liberal Party. Conservatives do not take their orders from the Liberal Party. We will scrutinize legislation as we see fit. Positioning Vague promise Claims · 34 words We have heard from Canadians concerned about big brother aspects of this bill. We have heard from civil libertarians, experts, law professors who say we should be passing part 1 and scrutinizing part 2.2 The question · 11 words Why will they not pass part 1 and study part 2?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×3 Procedure Vague promise
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 57
4 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Allow me to tell him something.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Canadians do not take their orders from the Liberal Party.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Conservatives do not take their orders from the Liberal Party.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “We will scrutinize legislation as we see fit.” 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 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 · 88
1 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “We will scrutinize legislation as we see fit” A commitment by the speaker’s side with no measure, date or standard defining what scrutiny will occur.
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 “That is what the minister just said.” The minister said in the House during the June 16, 2026 public safety question period that ‘this is not how legislation works’. search 2 “civil libertarians, experts, law professors who say we should be passing part 1 and scrutinizing part 2” Civil libertarians, experts and law professors have said the bill’s part 1 should be passed while part 2 is scrutinized. search
