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Garnett Genuis

Conservative on Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C-26 2026-06-16

248 words · 14 sentences · 20 clauses

Statement grade

Average 91 / 100

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

Reasoning 21%Claims 44%Positioning 13%Aside 1%Procedure 4%The question 16%

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

Mr. Speaker, Reasoning · 53 wordsin response to what the parliamentary secretary just said, it is important for Canadians to know that there is a big difference between using closure or time allocation at one stage of a bill in the House and shutting the bill down at every stage so there is no possibility of committee study. Claims · 46 wordsOn Bill C‑5, we moved it forward, but we had detailed committee study and amendments from the Conservatives that improved that bill.¹ In this case, the bill is being shut down at all stages with no committee study, no report stage and no third reading debate.² Positioning · 25 wordsI think it is because, in part, the housing minister is afraid to come to the human resources committee, where we sit— An hon member: PositioningAside · 2 wordsOh, oh!Aside Procedure · 2 wordsGarnett Genuis: ProcedurePositioning · 8 wordsMr. Speaker, the member is blowing that off.Positioning Procedure · 8 wordsI will ask the minister a simple question.Procedure Claims · 16 wordsThis motion is going to pass; they have their majority, ³so it is going to pass. The question · 22 wordsWill the minister agree to come to the human resources committee, even for one hour, to talk to us about the bill? Claims · 48 wordsThe human resources committee is supposed to be studying housing. We have two studies going, one on housing starts and one on homelessness.⁴ We have not heard from the minister.⁵ We also have this bill going through on housing. The minister is trying to skip coming to committee. The question · 18 wordsWill he come to human resources committee for an hour to talk about this bill, yes or no?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 73

6 of 6 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 “I think it is because, in part, the housing minister is afraid to come to the human resources committee,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “where we sit— An hon member:”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Oh, oh!”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Garnett Genuis:”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 “Mr. Speaker, the member is blowing that off.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I will ask the minister a simple question.”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 6 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 6 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 · 5

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“we had detailed committee study and amendments from the Conservatives that improved that bill”Bill C-5 received detailed committee study and was amended with Conservative-proposed amendments.search
2“the bill is being shut down at all stages with no committee study, no report stage and no third reading debate”The motion before the House provides that Bill C-26 proceed through all stages without committee study, report stage, or third reading debate.search
3“they have their majority”The governing party held a majority of seats in the House of Commons at the time of the debate.search
4“one on housing starts and one on homelessness”The House of Commons human resources committee had two studies underway, one on housing starts and one on homelessness.search
5“We have not heard from the minister”The minister responsible for housing had not appeared before the human resources committee for its housing studies as of June 16, 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20