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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Adjournment Proceedings 2026-06-18

210 words · 12 sentences · 16 clauses

Replying to Jacob Mantle (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I look forward to hearing what the government proposes in the fall. In the last minute I have, I would like to comment on the Speaker’s ruling from yesterday. I appreciated the Speaker’s ruling but I was deeply disappointed by it. First, on a factual basis, the Speaker indicated in the ruling that there was only supposition that certain members of the government may have had privileged information about the timing of amendments. I would suggest to the Speaker that the fact that they submitted amendments is evidence enough that they had that information. Second, the Speaker made this point: “Both the minority and the majority have rights; however, primacy cannot be given to both.” That was the quote the Speaker used. That was not the issue. The issue was the level playing field and primacy being given by the Speaker’s ruling to the majority. I am troubled by the precedent that the Speaker’s ruling may have set for giving the government the ability to deny members of the House, of any party, their participatory rights in the submission of amendments.”

Statement grade

30 / 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.

Positioning 34%Claims 54%The question 12%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 64 wordsI would just say that it has become apparent in the House, through question period and many of the proceedings, that the Conservatives claim that they are about protecting and supporting vulnerable people, but in fact, they just seem to use those people’s hardship for political gain. They see them as a political opportunity, whether it is young people, seniors or other vulnerable people.Positioning Claims · 99 wordsWe have seen them not support measures such as the groceries and essentials benefit.¹ They mocked the Canada summer jobs program, which offers 100,000 jobs.² They just voted, again, against Bill C-30, ⁴which is offering skilled trades apprenticeship supports of $31,000 in total for each apprentice.³ We have cut taxes in a number of areas, including income tax and the consumer carbon tax.⁷ We have suspended the excise tax on fuel.⁸ We have cut the tax on first home purchases.⁹ We have offered enhanced tax deductions for businesses in research and development and for buying new machinery and equipment.¹⁰ The question · 26 wordsIf the hon. member really is for tax cuts, why did he just vote against seven new tax measures that will help with affordability for Canadians?¹¹ Positioning · 7 wordsIt does not make sense to me.Positioning Claims · 14 wordsThat includes Bill C-30, this afternoon at third reading, ⁵which the member voted against.⁶Off point

At a glance

Lost points for
Off topicNone of this statement addressed the specific topic under debate.
Echo ×3“We have suspended the excise tax on fuel.” Said 3 times by 2 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 57

4 of 20 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 “I would just say that it has become apparent in the House, through question period and many of the proceedings, that the Conservatives claim that they are about protecting and supporting vulnerable people,”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 “but in fact, they just seem to use those people’s hardship for political gain.”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 “They see them as a political opportunity, whether it is young people, seniors or other vulnerable people.”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 does not make sense to me.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 0

16 of 20 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 comment put to the member, and the question on notice.

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 would just say that it has become apparent in the House, through question period and many of the proceedings, that the Conservatives claim that they are about protecting and supporting vulnerable people,”About the Conservatives’ claims on protecting vulnerable people, not the farm succession tax rules raised on notice.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “but in fact, they just seem to use those people’s hardship for political gain.”An accusation about the Conservatives’ motives on vulnerable people, unrelated to farm succession taxation.
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 see them as a political opportunity, whether it is young people, seniors or other vulnerable people.”About the Conservatives treating vulnerable people as political opportunity, not the question on notice.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We have seen them not support measures such as the groceries and essentials benefit.”About the groceries and essentials benefit vote, not farm succession tax rules.
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 mocked the Canada summer jobs program,”About the Conservatives’ treatment of the Canada summer jobs program, not the farm succession issue.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “which offers 100,000 jobs.”A detail of the summer jobs program, unrelated to the question on notice.
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 just voted, again, against Bill C-30,”About the member’s vote on Bill C-30, not the farm succession tax rules.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “which is offering skilled trades apprenticeship supports of $31,000 in total for each apprentice.”A detail of Bill C-30’s apprenticeship supports, unrelated to farm succession.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We have cut taxes in a number of areas, including income tax and the consumer carbon tax.”About general tax cuts for affordability, not the capital gains treatment of family farm transfers.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We have suspended the excise tax on fuel.”About the fuel excise tax suspension, not the farm succession issue raised on notice.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We have cut the tax on first home purchases.”About the tax cut on first home purchases, not farm succession taxation.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We have offered enhanced tax deductions for businesses in research and development and for buying new machinery and equipment.”About tax deductions for business investment, not the family farm transfer rules.
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 the hon. member really is for tax cuts, why did he just vote against seven new tax measures that will help with affordability for Canadians?”About the member’s votes on affordability tax measures, not the farm succession question on notice.
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 does not make sense to me.”A remark on the member’s votes, unrelated to the farm succession issue.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “That includes Bill C-30, this afternoon at third reading,”About Bill C-30 at third reading, not the farm succession tax rules.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “which the member voted against.”About the member’s vote on Bill C-30, not the question on notice.

Respect · 100

0 of 20 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 20 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.

Echo · 1 repeated line

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

“We have suspended the excise tax on fuel.”Said 3 times by 2 members.Every time it was said

Claims · 11

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“not support measures such as the groceries and essentials benefit”The Conservatives did not support the groceries and essentials benefit.search
2“which offers 100,000 jobs”The Canada summer jobs program offers 100,000 jobs.search
3“offering skilled trades apprenticeship supports of $31,000 in total for each apprentice”Bill C-30 offers skilled trades apprenticeship supports of $31,000 in total for each apprentice.search
4“They just voted, again, against Bill C-30”The Conservatives voted against Bill C-30.search
5“Bill C-30, this afternoon at third reading”Bill C-30 was at third reading in the House on June 18, 2026.search
6“which the member voted against”The Conservative member who raised the original question voted against Bill C-30 at third reading on June 18, 2026.search
7“We have cut taxes in a number of areas, including income tax and the consumer carbon tax”The government has cut the income tax and the consumer carbon tax.search
8“We have suspended the excise tax on fuel”The government has suspended the excise tax on fuel.search
9“We have cut the tax on first home purchases”The government has cut the tax on first home purchases.search
10“enhanced tax deductions for businesses in research and development and for buying new machinery and equipment”The government has offered enhanced tax deductions for businesses in research and development and for buying new machinery and equipment.search
11“why did he just vote against seven new tax measures that will help with affordability for Canadians”The Conservative member voted against seven new tax measures that will help with affordability for Canadians.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20