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Gregor Robertson

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

177 words · 9 sentences · 12 clauses

Replying to Garnett Genuis (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, in 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. On Bill C‑5, we moved it forward, but we had detailed committee study and amendments from the Conservatives that improved that bill. In this case, the bill is being shut down at all stages with no committee study, no report stage and no third reading debate. I think it is because, in part, the housing minister is afraid to come to the human resources committee, where we sit— An hon member: Oh, oh! Garnett Genuis: Mr. Speaker, the member is blowing that off. I will ask the minister a simple question. This motion is going to pass; they have their majority, so it is going to pass. Will the minister agree to come to the human resources committee, even for one hour, to talk to us about the bill? The human resources committee is supposed to be studying housing. We have two studies going, one on housing starts and one on homelessness. We have not heard from the minister. We also have this bill going through on housing. The minister is trying to skip coming to committee. Will he come to human resources committee for an hour to talk about this bill, yes or no?”

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.

Claims 73%Promise 9%Procedure 3%Positioning 7%The ask 8%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 83 wordsthe member opposite well knows that I have appeared before HUMA a number of times to talk about the initiatives we have, ¹as a government, to get affordable housing going, to get Build Canada Homes up and running as a Crown corporation so that it can drive the pace in getting affordable housing built.² I have been at HUMA. I have been at other committees as well to make sure we are doing everything we can to advance the work on affordable housing.Vague promise Promise · 16 wordsI will certainly be in front of HUMA again many more times as the housing minister. Claims · 33 wordsWhat we are talking about with this bill is advancing it so we can accelerate, so we can invest in the provinces and territories to get housing supply boosted across Canada right now. Procedure · 6 wordsIt is very simple and straightforward.Procedure Positioning · 12 wordsMembers opposite may not want to support investing in provinces and territories.Positioning Claims · 13 wordsThey may not want to invest $1.7 billion in scaling up housing supply.³ The ask · 14 wordsThis is an opportunity to say yes to that, and I encourage the members—

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 85

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 “It is very simple and straightforward.”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 “Members opposite may not want to support investing in provinces and territories.”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 · 80

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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “to make sure we are doing everything we can”Commits to total effort with no specific action, measure or success condition named.

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“I have appeared before HUMA a number of times”Gregor Robertson, the housing minister, has appeared before the human resources committee (HUMA) a number of times to discuss the government’s affordable housing initiatives.search
2“get Build Canada Homes up and running as a Crown corporation”Build Canada Homes has been established as a Crown corporation.search
3“invest $1.7 billion in scaling up housing supply”Bill C-26 would provide $1.7 billion to provinces and territories for scaling up housing supply.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20