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Bob Zimmer

Conservative on Firearms 2026-06-16

75 words · 3 sentences · 4 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.

Positioning 25%Claims 40%The question 35%

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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 19 wordsas we can hear from my Quebec colleagues, obviously that was not a good answer to the member’s question.Positioning Claims · 30 wordsLiberal government documents confirm that nearly 18% of the firearms being confiscated by the Liberal gun grab are .22-calibre rifles, often used to hunt gophers or to shoot pop cans.¹ The question · 26 wordsWhy are Liberals wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on .22s, ²or “plinkers”, instead of millions of dollars on police officers to lock up violent criminals?

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 70

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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “as we can hear from my Quebec colleagues, obviously that was not a good answer to the member’s question.”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 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 · 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“nearly 18% of the firearms being confiscated by the Liberal gun grab are .22-calibre rifles”Government documents show that nearly 18% of the firearms being confiscated under the Liberal government’s gun buyback/confiscation program are .22-calibre rifles.search
2“hundreds of millions of dollars on .22s”The Liberal government’s firearms confiscation program is costing hundreds of millions of dollars.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20