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Elizabeth May

Green on Adjournment Proceedings 2026-06-17

158 words · 7 sentences · 8 clauses

Statement grade

Average 91 / 100

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

Procedure 25%Claims 75%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 31 wordsit is indeed nice that we have seen the clock at midnight. I cannot break the legal fiction, while we are all here together, but it is time for Adjournment Proceedings.Procedure Claims · 119 wordsI am raising a question I initially raised April 20, two days before Earth Day.¹² I had, on a previous occasion, witnessed an exchange between the hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona and the Minister of Energy, in which he was dismissive of the concerns of the most recent oil spill from Imperial Oil on the Cold Lake First Nations territory.³⁵ I asked on that occasion if there might be an interest on the part of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in amending his answer to reflect deep concern for the fact that it is not just one oil spill or one leaking tailings ponds in northern Alberta in the area of the oil sands, it is multiple.⁴ Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Elizabeth May: Procedure · 8 wordsMr. Speaker, I am having trouble hearing myself.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 73

5 of 5 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 “it is indeed nice that we have seen the clock at midnight.”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 cannot break the legal fiction,”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 “while we are all here together,”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 “but it is time for Adjournment Proceedings.”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 “Mr. Speaker, I am having trouble hearing myself.”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 5 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 5 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“a question I initially raised April 20”Elizabeth May raised this question in the House on April 20, 2026.search
2“two days before Earth Day”Earth Day falls on April 22.search
3“an exchange between the hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona and the Minister of Energy, in which he was dismissive of the concerns”In a previous House exchange, the member for Edmonton Strathcona questioned the Minister of Energy, whose response May characterised as dismissive.search
4“it is not just one oil spill or one leaking tailings ponds in northern Alberta in the area of the oil sands, it is multiple”There have been multiple oil spills and leaking tailings ponds in northern Alberta’s oil sands area.search
5“the most recent oil spill from Imperial Oil on the Cold Lake First Nations territory”Imperial Oil had a recent oil spill on Cold Lake First Nations territory.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20