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Jenny Kwan

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

169 words · 14 sentences · 14 clauses

Replying to Dan Muys (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague from British Columbia raises a question about what the outcomes are for $1.7 billion in funding that we are supposed to approve in the House, based on a two-paragraph bill. Did the hon. member find in any place in the bill, or in what she has read about it, any sort of targets in terms of the housing, whether it is deeply affordable housing or otherwise, that would be built with the $1.7 billion?”

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

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

Procedure 4%Claims 88%Positioning 8%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 wordsthat is precisely the point.Procedure Claims · 125 wordsThere would be no accountability measures. There would be nothing to which one can say that using $1.7 billion of taxpayers’ money would generate a specific return for the people in Canada. There would be zero accountability measures and zero targets.¹ There is none of that information whatsoever in the bill.² As I was saying earlier, I was trying to get from the government what exactly the allocation would be and what the formula is that the government used to decide how to divide the money between the provinces and territories. The Liberals could not even give me that. It was after much to-do, when they were desperate to try to get a unanimous consent motion through, that they then came forward with that information.³ Procedure · 2 wordsGuess what.Procedure Claims · 14 wordsA whole bunch of provinces would be getting only $10 million out of this.⁴ Positioning · 9 wordsThat would not address the housing crisis, would it?Positioning Claims · 10 wordsThe government just says, “Trust us. We will fix it.” Positioning · 4 wordsOh, will it really?Positioning

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 · 83

4 of 4 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 precisely the point.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Guess what.”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 “That would not address the housing crisis, would it?”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 “Oh, will it really?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 4 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 bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 4 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 4 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 · 4

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“zero accountability measures and zero targets”Bill C-26 contains no accountability measures and no targets for the housing it would fund.search
2“none of that information whatsoever in the bill”Bill C-26 does not contain information on the allocation formula for dividing the money among provinces and territories.search
3“when they were desperate to try to get a unanimous consent motion through, that they then came forward with that information”The government provided the allocation information only when seeking a unanimous consent motion in the House on June 16, 2026.search
4“A whole bunch of provinces would be getting only $10 million out of this”Several provinces would receive only $10 million under Bill C-26’s housing funding.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20