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Jean-Denis Garon

Bloc Québécois on Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C‑26 2026-06-16

163 words · 13 sentences · 15 clauses

Replying to Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his wonderful speech. He mentioned the sovereign wealth fund, which the government refers to as the Canada Strong fund. We do not seem to hear anything about this fund anymore. That lasted two or three days. When the Liberals announced this fund with great fanfare, they immediately compared it to the sovereign wealth funds of Norway and Saudi Arabia. Perhaps my colleague can do a better job of explaining it than I can, but I think that the government misled the population by comparing the fund that it put in place to the sovereign wealth funds of Norway and Saudi Arabia. Could my colleague briefly explain why those funds are different?”

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Procedure 3%Claims 73%Reasoning 8%Positioning 16%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 wordsthat is a complicated question.Procedure Claims · 91 wordsThere are all sorts of sovereign wealth funds. Every country has them.Partly on point Norway’s fund is used to accumulate oil revenues to benefit future generations, ¹but above all to invest the money abroad in order to avoid Dutch disease.² The same goes for Saudi Arabia.³ Also, China has funds that are used to influence geopolitics.⁴ However, all the funds that actually work share one characteristic, and that is that they contain money. In our case, under sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution, natural resources are the exclusive property of the provinces.⁵ Reasoning · 13 wordsIf there were sovereign wealth funds, they would be held by the provinces. Positioning · 17 wordsThis whole thing was just another excuse to make an announcement and slap “Canada strong” on something.Positioning Claims · 28 wordsIn the end, it serves no economic purpose. That is why it was very poorly received by economists, commentators and people who will not benefit from it directly. Positioning · 9 wordsThe government looked a bit foolish because of it.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 92% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 74

3 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “that is a complicated question.”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 “This whole thing was just another excuse to make an announcement and slap “Canada strong” on something.”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 “The government looked a bit foolish because of it.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 94

2 of 5 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.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “There are all sorts of sovereign wealth funds.”A general remark about the variety of funds, setting up but not yet giving the explanation asked for.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “Every country has them.”A general remark about other countries having funds, not the differences asked about.

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 · 100

0 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.

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“Norway’s fund is used to accumulate oil revenues to benefit future generations”Norway’s sovereign wealth fund accumulates oil revenues to benefit future generations.search
2“to invest the money abroad in order to avoid Dutch disease”Norway’s sovereign wealth fund invests its money abroad to avoid Dutch disease.search
3“The same goes for Saudi Arabia”Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund also accumulates oil revenues and invests abroad, like Norway’s.search
4“China has funds that are used to influence geopolitics”China has sovereign wealth funds that are used to influence geopolitics.search
5“under sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution, natural resources are the exclusive property of the provinces”Under sections 91 and 92 of Canada’s Constitution, natural resources are the exclusive property of the provinces.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20