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Jenny Kwan

NDP on Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act 2026-06-18

142 words · 8 sentences · 12 clauses

Replying to Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal). The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the bill.

“Mr. Speaker, after the economic update was released, several unions praised our initiative to develop the team Canada strong initiative to recruit up to 100,000 new skilled workers. We implemented a series of measures to help these people, particularly apprentices, on their journey to certification. I want to ask my NDP colleague whether she will support our efforts to help Canadian workers.”

Statement grade

38 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Procedure 6%Claims 72%Positioning 5%The question 17%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 wordsit is quite interesting, actually.Procedure Claims · 63 wordsIn this sitting, in these last two weeks, the government has brought down the guillotine for significant major legislation, including Bill C-22, ¹and we are poised to rise, probably by the end of today, I suspect. What is left on the agenda, Off pointwhich was not actually a priority for the government to push through, is the bill on apprenticeship to support union workers, ²Partly on pointProcedure · 4 wordsso there we go.Procedure Positioning · 7 wordsThe Liberals are pretending they support unions, PositioningClaims · 39 wordsyet at the same time, they are ramming down back-to-work legislation. They are invoking section 107 to take away the rights of unions to strike.³ My colleague, the member for Winnipeg Centre, has a private member’s bill on that.⁴ The question · 24 wordsWill the government members support it? If they support unions, they will support my colleague’s bill on actually banning the use of section 107.Off point

At a glance

Lost points for
Off topicNone of this statement addressed the specific topic under debate.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 84

3 of 13 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 quite interesting, actually.”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 “so there we go.”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 “The Liberals are pretending they support unions,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 8

10 of 13 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 “In this sitting, in these last two weeks, the government has brought down the guillotine for significant major legislation, including Bill C-22,”About the government’s use of time allocation on other bills, not the measures of Bill C-30.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “and we are poised to rise, probably by the end of today, I suspect.”About the parliamentary calendar, a subject the bill does not touch.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “What is left on the agenda,”About what remains on the House agenda, not this bill.
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 “which was not actually a priority for the government to push through, is the bill on apprenticeship to support union workers,”About a separate apprenticeship bill’s place on the agenda, touching the bill’s labour subject only in passing.
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 Liberals are pretending they support unions,”A claim about the Liberals’ general posture toward unions, not any measure of Bill C-30.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “yet at the same time, they are ramming down back-to-work legislation.”About back-to-work legislation, a subject outside the 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 are invoking section 107 to take away the rights of unions to strike.”About the invocation of section 107, which the bill does not address.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “My colleague, the member for Winnipeg Centre, has a private member’s bill on that.”About a colleague’s private member’s bill, not Bill C-30.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Will the government members support it?”A question about supporting that other private member’s bill, not this one.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “If they support unions, they will support my colleague’s bill on actually banning the use of section 107.”About banning section 107 under another bill, not the measures before the House.

Respect · 100

0 of 13 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 13 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“the government has brought down the guillotine for significant major legislation, including Bill C-22”In the last two weeks of this sitting the government moved closure (time allocation) on major legislation, including Bill C-22.search
2“the bill on apprenticeship to support union workers”A bill on apprenticeship supporting union workers remains on the House agenda and was not prioritized by the government.search
3“invoking section 107 to take away the rights of unions to strike”The government has invoked section 107 in relation to a labour dispute, affecting unions’ ability to strike.search
4“the member for Winnipeg Centre, has a private member’s bill on that”The member for Winnipeg Centre has a private member’s bill on banning the use of section 107.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20