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Yasir Naqvi

Liberal on Adjournment Proceedings 2026-06-18

719 words · 43 sentences · 53 clauses

Replying to Garnett Genuis (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I want to extend my best wishes for the summer to all colleagues from all sides. We have fought hard for our constituents, for our convictions and to advance the common good of this country. I want to share my best wishes with all colleagues, as well as the various staff and people in this institution who support the important work that we do. In addition to thanking and wishing best wishes to all colleagues and support staff here, I want to note that this will be a very important summer in my province because we will be discussing and debating the question of Alberta’s place within Confederation. I can tell the House that I firmly believe in the importance of a strong Alberta within a united Canada. I believe that is the position held by the majority of my constituents. I look forward to talking to people and listening to them over the summer. I would encourage colleagues from all parts of the country to also listen to, respect and try to understand the concerns Albertans have. Many Albertans, including those who support a united Canada, have concerns about the way our federation has operated and want to look for opportunities to improve things for the good of the whole country. Coming back to the question I had originally asked and that I am following up on, I am deeply concerned, as we go into the summer, about the challenges facing young Canadians and young Canadian families when it comes to finding employment, starting out in life and believing they can have a better future and that they can pass a better future on to the next generation. We have a worsening employment crisis. It is getting increasingly harder for young people to find their first job, and for young families to afford their first home and be able to afford to take those critical steps forward in life. In recognition of that problem, and in an effort to be constructive, we have, as the Conservative Party, put forward constructive proposals to try to make life better for young people seeking jobs and for young families. Last fall, we announced the Conservative youth jobs plan to unleash the economy, fix immigration, fix training and build homes where the jobs are. This plan, if implemented by the government, would help young people have hope that they can have jobs and opportunity going forward, afford homes and have the standard of living their parents had. We have also released a work and family life plan to support young families. This plan includes vital reforms to parental leave to make it easier for parents who are trying to start a family, maintain a connection to work and earn an income at the same time. I am very proud of the work we have done as a Conservative opposition, focusing on what matters to Canadians and on putting forward constructive proposals to make people’s lives better. We have asked the government, in a spirit of goodwill and co-operation, to take these ideas forward and adopt our Conservative youth jobs plan and the parental leave reforms we have put forward. Unfortunately, in many cases, we have seen the government choose to move in the opposite direction, for instance, by defunding grants to students at vocational institutions who are trying to gain the vital experience they need for jobs. We have always sought to be productive and constructive by putting forward these good ideas and asking the government to adopt them. Therefore, as we face these ongoing challenges, an affordability crisis and a youth unemployment crisis, will the government take a serious look at what we have put forward, including the Conservative youth jobs plan, parental leave reforms and the need to reform training to connect Canadian young people with Canadian jobs? Will the government look at our ideas, take them seriously and consider implementing them as part of the budget so we can finally reverse the trajectory that we have seen and give young people hope for jobs, homes and opportunity in the future?”

Statement grade

B+

82 / 100, held down by Signal

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

Greeting 3%Thanks 15%Claims 39%Aside 2%Anecdote 3%Positioning 1%Reasoning 24%Promise 3%The ask 8%Procedure 3%

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

Mr. Speaker, Greeting · 18 wordslet me start by wishing you a restful summer. I know it has been a very busy sitting.Greeting Thanks · 28 wordsI want to thank the entire House of Commons staff for their remarkable work in supporting us in the important work we do on behalf of our constituents.Thanks Claims · 11 wordsIt is a great honour for me to serve Ottawa Centre.³ Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Yasir Naqvi: Aside · 16 wordsMr. Speaker, there is a lot of cheering. It feels like the last day of school.Aside Anecdote · 21 wordsThat is how my kids felt this morning, by the way, as we were leaving home. This is a similar feeling.Anecdote Thanks · 83 wordsI also want to thank the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan for his hard work. I know he works extremely hard on behalf of his constituents. I know he is a very engaged father. I have often seen him around here with his children. In particular, I want to thank him for really making clear how much he believes in this country and how much he believes in a strong Alberta within a very strong and united Canada. I thank him for that.Thanks Positioning · 5 wordsThe member is absolutely right.Positioning Claims · 4 wordsI am from Ontario, Reasoning · 27 wordsbut it is incumbent upon all of us to make an effort to understand Alberta better, better understand the concerns of Albertans and how they are feeling, Promise · 15 wordsand make sure that we work together to keep them as part of this country. Reasoning · 85 wordsI think we are stronger as a country when we all work together. In this place, one of the most important things I have learned is to really pay attention to what others are saying. That allows us the opportunity to learn about this beautiful, vast country of ours, because we come from our different corners. Listening to the debates that take place in this particular House allows us to to be better champions of Canada and to better understand, love and respect this country. Promise · 6 wordsI look forward to that opportunity. The ask · 54 wordsI would like to ask the hon. member if there would be an opportunity for some of us from provinces like Ontario to go and spend time with him so that we can speak to Albertans, our fellow Canadians, as one. I would look forward to that opportunity, if he could please reach out. Claims · 76 wordsThe member raised a very important issue about youth employment. Colleagues know we are living through precarious times right now. There is a lot of anxiety in the country because of the unjustified trade war we are in, the protectionism we are seeing in the world and the wars that are taking place. They have an impact on our country, our economy and people’s livelihoods. Of course, they have an impact on young people as well. Reasoning · 63 wordsThat is why I think it is incumbent upon all of us, regardless of which political background we come from, to share those ideas. I respect the member for putting forward ideas that will help boost youth employment. That is not a partisan issue. I think it is an aspiration that we all share, and it is important that we all work together. Claims · 180 wordsHowever, on our side, as a government, we are seized with the issue. We have been working hard to make sure that we create those opportunities for young people.Vague promise This year’s spring economic update reaffirms a new investment of $6 billion to recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 new Red Seal skilled trade workers in the next five years.¹ This will create opportunities for young people in skilled trades that are so needed across the country, and it will align with Canada’s housing infrastructure and defence needs, where a tremendous amount of investment is being made. We are also making major investments in our workers, with initiatives such as the labour market development agreements with the provinces and territories. These labour market development agreements are provided by the federal government through funding and coordination at the national level to ensure consistency and alignment. Provincial and territorial governments will then have the flexibility to design and deliver the programs and services best suited to the needs of their local labour markets. We are investing about $2.9 billion in those agreements.² Procedure · 13 wordsI also want to take a moment to talk about Canada’s summer jobs, ProcedureClaims · 8 wordswhich are extremely important, including in my riding. Procedure · 6 wordsI see my time is up.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×8“Train and hire up to 100,000 new Red Seal trades workers in the next five years.” Said 8 times by 7 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 52

17 of 18 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.

Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “let me start by wishing you a restful summer.”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “I know it has been a very busy sitting.”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I want to thank the entire House of Commons staff for their remarkable work in supporting us in the important work we do on behalf of our constituents.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of cheering.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “It feels like the last day of school.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “That is how my kids felt this morning, by the way,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “as we were leaving home.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “This is a similar feeling.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I also want to thank the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan for his hard work.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I know he works extremely hard on behalf of his constituents.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I know he is a very engaged father.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I have often seen him around here with his children.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “In particular, I want to thank him for really making clear how much he believes in this country and how much he believes in a strong Alberta within a very strong and united Canada.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank him for that.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The member is absolutely right.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I also want to take a moment to talk about Canada’s summer jobs,”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 “I see my time is up.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 18 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 question on notice, as the member's speech raises it.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 18 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 · 93

1 of 18 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “We have been working hard to make sure that we create those opportunities for young people”The commitment names no measure, date or success condition, unlike the specific figures that follow.

Echo · 1 repeated line

Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.

“Train and hire up to 100,000 new Red Seal trades workers in the next five years.”Said 8 times by 7 members.Every time it was said

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“$6 billion to recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 new Red Seal skilled trade workers in the next five years”The government’s spring economic update in 2026 reaffirmed an investment of $6 billion to recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 new Red Seal skilled trade workers over five years.search
2“investing about $2.9 billion in those agreements”The federal government is investing about $2.9 billion in the labour market development agreements with provinces and territories.search
3“serve Ottawa Centre”Yasir Naqvi represents the riding of Ottawa Centre in the House of Commons.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20