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Jenny Kwan

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

143 words · 6 sentences · 8 clauses

Replying to Elizabeth May (Green)

“Madam Speaker, I am in the same position as the member for Vancouver East in having a deep concern about this bill. This has not come up in the debate, but just to clarify, even though we have the fiction that committees are the masters of their own process, every PMO since Stephen Harper’s has insisted that members of Parliament from parties that do not have 12 members are given 24 hours’ notice to come up with amendments and then their amendments are deemed to have been moved, but we are not allowed to speak to the bill much, question witnesses ever or even vote on our own amendments. We are in the same boat, but we have both observed what has been going on at the public safety committee. Rather than repeat everything the member just said, I will say that I observed the same things. As a member who has been here for the last 10 years, has she ever seen anything like starting with Bill C‑2, going to Bill C‑12 and then going to Bill C‑22 and, at every stage, ignoring the concerns about the overreach?”

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Claims 76%Positioning 24%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 68 wordsI have been a parliamentarian in this House for 10 years, ¹and prior to that provincially for 19 years.² I have never seen a government embark on this kind of process in such an aggressive way, setting aside the basic rights, civil liberties and privacy rights of Canadians, setting aside valid legal experts’ concerns, civil liberty advocates’ concerns, privacy experts’ concerns and a whole host of community concerns. Positioning · 12 wordsThis is from a Liberal government that pretends to listen to people, PositioningClaims · 41 wordsbut what I have witnessed in the last two weeks with the volume of programming motions the government is bringing forward to ram things through on significant bills, such as Bill C‑22, is unprecedented.³ I have never seen anything like it. Positioning · 22 wordsIt is not a democratic government. It is an authoritarian government wielding its majority, not through legitimacy and democracy but through floor-crossers.⁴Positioning

At a glance

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AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 70

3 of 3 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 “This is from a Liberal government that pretends to listen to 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 is not a democratic government.”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 is an authoritarian government wielding its majority, not through legitimacy and democracy but through floor-crossers.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 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.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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 3 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“I have been a parliamentarian in this House for 10 years”Jenny Kwan says she has been a parliamentarian in the House of Commons for 10 years.search
2“prior to that provincially for 19 years”Before her federal service, Jenny Kwan served as a provincial parliamentarian for 19 years.search
3“in the last two weeks with the volume of programming motions the government is bringing forward”The Liberal government brought forward a high volume of programming motions in the two weeks before June 17, 2026.search
4“wielding its majority, not through legitimacy and democracy but through floor-crossers”The Liberal government’s House of Commons majority depends on members who crossed the floor to join it.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20