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Connie Cody

Conservative on International Trade 2026-04-23

111 words · 6 sentences · 8 clauses

Statement grade

Average 77 / 100

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

Claims 61%Positioning 39%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 58 wordsjust one year ago, the Prime Minister was telling everybody who would listen that he would get a trade deal with the Americans by last July.¹ He set the deadline. He made that commitment. Now, the Prime Minister has surrendered as tariffs on steel have doubled, tariffs on lumber have tripled, ²³and the tariffs on manufacturers got bigger.⁴ Positioning · 24 wordsThe workers and job creators in my community now know that the Prime Minister’s promises were more empty words from just another Liberal politician.Positioning Claims · 10 wordsHe says our relationship with the U.S. is a weakness, Positioning · 19 wordsbut is the real weakness not the Prime Minister’s constant over-promising and underdelivering when it comes to U.S.-Canada trade?Positioning

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 54

2 of 2 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 “The workers and job creators in my community now know that the Prime Minister’s promises were more empty words from just another Liberal politician.”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 is the real weakness not the Prime Minister’s constant over-promising and underdelivering when it comes to U.S.-Canada trade?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 · no score

Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.

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.

Clarity · 100

0 of 2 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“the Prime Minister was telling everybody who would listen that he would get a trade deal with the Americans by last July”One year before April 2026, the Prime Minister publicly committed to securing a trade deal with the United States by July 2025.search
2“tariffs on steel have doubled”United States tariffs on Canadian steel have doubled.search
3“tariffs on lumber have tripled”United States tariffs on Canadian lumber have tripled.search
4“the tariffs on manufacturers got bigger”United States tariffs on Canadian manufactured goods increased.search

Analysed on 2026-09-15