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Costas Menegakis

Conservative on Justice 2026-06-18

98 words · 7 sentences · 7 clauses

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.

Claims 54%Reasoning 13%Positioning 8%The question 24%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 40 wordslast year we lost 5,630 Canadians to the opioid crisis.¹ That is 15 lives lost every day.² Emmy Liu, 14 years old, was one of the increasingly alarming number of young Canadians whose lives were stolen by the fentanyl traffickers.³ Reasoning · 13 wordsThese criminals who profit from producing and trafficking opioids should face serious consequences. Claims · 13 wordsThat is why Conservatives introduced Bill C-289 to strengthen penalties for these criminals.⁴ Positioning · 8 wordsEmmy’s legacy could be more than a tragedy.Positioning The question · 24 wordsAfter the decade of Liberal rule that ushered in the opioid crisis, will the Liberals stop grandstanding and deliver results by supporting this bill?

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 89

1 of 1 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 “Emmy’s legacy could be more than a tragedy.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 1 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 1 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“last year we lost 5,630 Canadians to the opioid crisis”Canada recorded 5,630 opioid-related deaths in 2025.search
2“15 lives lost every day”The number of Canadian opioid deaths in 2025 works out to about 15 per day.search
3“Emmy Liu, 14 years old”A 14-year-old named Emmy Liu died in an incident linked to fentanyl trafficking.search
4“Conservatives introduced Bill C-289 to strengthen penalties”The Conservative Party introduced Bill C-289, a bill to strengthen penalties for producing and trafficking opioids.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20