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Xavier Barsalou-Duval

Bloc Québécois on Transportation 2026-06-17

107 words · 6 sentences · 8 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.

Procedure 9%Claims 81%The question 9%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 10 wordslet us look back on the last couple of weeks.Procedure Claims · 87 wordsThe chair of the transport committee was the guest of honour of the Canada Truck Operators Association, ¹or CTOA, which is a Driver Inc. lobby group.² The Liberals forced the committee to go in camera to prevent any discussion about Driver Inc.³ CTOA members contributed more than $100,000 to the Liberals, including more than $20,000 from a company in the chair’s riding.⁴ This week, the Liberals refused to allow the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to investigate CTOA’s ties to the Liberal Party.⁵ The question · 10 wordsWhy are they protecting their friends instead of the public?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 87

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “let us look back on the last couple of weeks.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 · 5

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 chair of the transport committee was the guest of honour of the Canada Truck Operators Association”The chair of the House of Commons transport committee was the guest of honour of the Canada Truck Operators Association in the weeks before 2026-06-17.search
2“which is a Driver Inc. lobby group”The Canada Truck Operators Association is a Driver Inc. lobby group.search
3“The Liberals forced the committee to go in camera”The Liberals used their majority to force the transport committee to meet in camera.search
4“CTOA members contributed more than $100,000 to the Liberals, including more than $20,000 from a company in the chair’s riding”CTOA members contributed more than $100,000 to the Liberal Party, including more than $20,000 from a company in the transport committee chair’s riding.search
5“the Liberals refused to allow the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to investigate CTOA’s ties to the Liberal Party”This week, the Liberals blocked the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics from investigating CTOA’s ties to the Liberal Party.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20