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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal on Government Business No. 13—Proceedings on Bill C‑22 2026-06-17

191 words · 9 sentences · 15 clauses

Replying to Ryan Turnbull (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, I have spoken to the police chief of Durham Regional Police Service, as well as to members of the association that represents the frontline officers, and they have all supported our government’s legislative agenda on public safety, including lawful access, bail reform, combatting hate, the protecting victims act and more. The member has pointed to all those bills. What I find really challenging is that members of the Conservative Party on the finance committee wasted 25 hours of committee resources to block key economic measures that Canadians are relying on us to deliver. By their own admission, they did it to block lawful access. They admitted that on camera, on the record. Can the member speak to the obstruction that we have seen in the House by the Conservative Party?”

Statement grade

76 / 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.

Procedure 14%Claims 54%Positioning 32%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 26 wordsthe question allows me to highlight what we have seen taking place on the floor of the House of Commons over the last week or so.Procedure Claims · 79 wordsNot only is an excessive amount of filibustering or wasting time taking place in standing committees, as has often been witnessed, Unearned certaintybut it has also happened here in the House. Last week, a motion was agreed upon by the Conservatives that allows us to sit Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until midnight, ¹and Friday until 8 p.m.² They all voted in favour of it, ³but an hour and a half later, they moved a motion to adjourn the House.⁴ Positioning · 19 wordsOne would think maybe it was just a stupid thing they did, but they did it again and again.Positioning Claims · 25 wordsThen they had the bells ring at report stage of Bill C-25, a bill they support.⁵ All they are doing is taking away debate time, Positioning · 42 wordsyet they cry that they do not have enough debate time. There really is no logic to what they are doing on the floor of the House of Commons. I suspect that, again, it is probably rooted in the House leadership team.PositioningPartly on point

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 46

6 of 8 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 “the question allows me to highlight what we have seen taking place on the floor of the House of Commons over the last week or so.”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 “One would think maybe it was just a stupid thing they did,”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 they did it again and again.”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 “yet they cry that they do not have enough debate time.”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 “There really is no logic to what they are doing on the floor of the House of Commons.”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 “I suspect that, again, it is probably rooted in the House leadership team.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 94

1 of 8 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 point put to the member, and the motion under debate.

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 “I suspect that, again, it is probably rooted in the House leadership team.”Speculates about the source of the conduct within the Conservative Party rather than the obstruction asked about.

Respect · 100

0 of 8 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 · 95

1 of 8 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “as has often been witnessed”Appeals to repeated witnessing instead of any source for the claim that filibustering is common in committees.

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“a motion was agreed upon by the Conservatives that allows us to sit Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until midnight”Last week (week before June 17, 2026), the House adopted a motion permitting sittings Monday through Thursday until midnight, with the Conservatives voting in favour.search
2“and Friday until 8 p.m.”The same motion allows the House to sit on Fridays until 8 p.m.search
3“They all voted in favour of it”All Conservative members voted in favour of the motion to extend sitting hours adopted last week (week before June 17, 2026).search
4“an hour and a half later, they moved a motion to adjourn the House”About an hour and a half after the sitting-hours motion was adopted, Conservatives moved a motion to adjourn the House.search
5“they had the bells ring at report stage of Bill C-25”Conservatives forced bells (a deferred or requested vote) at report stage of Bill C-25, a bill they support.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20