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Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe

Bloc Québécois on An Act to Authorize Certain Payments to be Made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2026-06-16

142 words · 12 sentences · 12 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal). The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the bill.

“Mr. Speaker, what the member does not recognize is that since the Province of Quebec changed the law, there are more people speaking French today. We can go into schools in areas that I represent, like Meadows West and Sisler High, and we will find members of Filipino and Punjabi heritage being able to speak multiple languages. There is a great sense of pride in Manitoba today. My family goes from the province of Quebec to St-Pierre-Jolys in Manitoba. St-Pierre-Jolys is very French. Members can go to St. Boniface, which is a French community. Signs are there. Never before in the history of Canada has French been spoken more in Quebec. Does the member see that as a good thing?”

Statement grade

30 / 100, held down by Relevance

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Claims 87%Positioning 13%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 108 wordsthese people had to fight to speak French. They had to hide to speak French. They were forbidden from speaking French at school. It was prohibited under Manitoban law.¹ I recently attended the International Uyghur Forum in Berlin.² While I was there, I met the prime minister of Tibet in exile, who told me that day schools and residential schools currently exist in China where Tibetans are prohibited from learning Tibetan.³ He told me that it was like what we lived through in Canada, in Manitoba and Ontario. The prime minister in exile of the Parliament of Tibet used Canada as an example of mass, coercive francophone assimilation. Positioning · 15 wordsThe member opposite is proud of that.Positioning He is proud that he lost his language.Motive imputed Claims · 16 wordsHis family lost its language because of a ban on learning French in his birth province. Positioning · 3 wordsIt is incredible.PositioningOff point

At a glance

Lost points for
Off topicNone of this statement addressed the specific topic under debate.
Personal attackThis statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “He is proud that he lost his language”.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 90

2 of 15 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 “The member opposite is proud of that.”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 “It is incredible.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 0

12 of 15 deductions are Relevance

The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the bill.

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 bill under debate.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “these people had to fight to speak French.”About the history of French in Manitoba, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “They had to hide to speak French.”About the history of French in Manitoba, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “They were forbidden from speaking French at school.”About the history of French schooling in Manitoba, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “It was prohibited under Manitoban law.”About past Manitoba law on French, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “I recently attended the International Uyghur Forum in Berlin.”About attending a forum in Berlin, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “While I was there, I met the prime minister of Tibet in exile, who told me that day schools and residential schools currently exist in China where Tibetans are prohibited from learning Tibetan.”About Tibetan language schooling in China, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “He told me that it was like what we lived through in Canada, in Manitoba and Ontario.”About the Tibetan leader’s comparison to Canada, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The prime minister in exile of the Parliament of Tibet used Canada as an example of mass, coercive francophone assimilation.”About assimilation of francophones being cited abroad, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The member opposite is proud of that.”An aside about another member’s pride, unrelated to the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “He is proud that he lost his language.”About another member’s lost language, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “His family lost its language because of a ban on learning French in his birth province.”About another member’s family language history, not the housing payments bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “It is incredible.”An exclamation on the foregoing language history, not the housing payments bill.

Respect · 92

1 of 15 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.

Claiming to know a person’s bad motives.What the tags mean “He is proud that he lost his language”It attributes a shameful state of mind to the member himself rather than to anything he has said or done in the debate.

Clarity · 100

0 of 15 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 · 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“prohibited under Manitoban law”Manitoban law at one time prohibited French instruction in public schools.search
2“attended the International Uyghur Forum in Berlin”Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe recently attended the International Uyghur Forum in Berlin.search
3“met the prime minister of Tibet in exile”At the forum, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe met the prime minister of Tibet in exile, who told him that schools in China currently prohibit Tibetans from learning Tibetan.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20