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Yves Perron

Bloc Québécois on Government Business No. 9—Changes to Standing Orders 2026-04-23

117 words · 9 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Anthony Housefather (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, naturally, I will adopt the same tone as my colleague, because I like the collaboration we have with the Bloc Québécois and all the partners in the House. Did I understand what the hon. member said correctly? If the number of Liberal members on committees were set at six instead of seven, the Bloc Québécois would agree with the proposed changes?”

Statement grade

B–

Average 74 / 100

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

Thanks 15%Reasoning 25%Claims 34%Promise 21%Positioning 5%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 18 wordsI appreciate that my colleague likes our collaboration and the fact that he recognizes that there is collaboration.Thanks Reasoning · 14 wordsI am tempted to say that we probably would have come to an agreement. Claims · 6 wordsThe government certainly has a majority.¹Off point Promise · 24 wordsHowever, I cannot promise him on my own that this is the collective decision that would have been made. I will not do that. Reasoning · 15 wordsIt would have been much closer to the percentage of elected members in the House. Claims · 34 wordsWhat we are criticizing is the way things were done, the number that the Liberals decided on and the fact that they did not even call us. We had just come from a meeting. Positioning · 6 wordsIt is the height of contempt.PositioningOff point

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 74

2 of 6 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I appreciate that my colleague likes our collaboration and the fact that he recognizes that there is collaboration.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It is the height of contempt.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 49

4 of 6 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The government certainly has a majority.”Restates the government’s majority, which the question did not ask about.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “What we are criticizing is the way things were done, the number that the Liberals decided on and the fact that they did not even call us.”Pivots to a complaint about how the Liberals acted instead of answering the six-versus-seven question.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “We had just come from a meeting.”Detail about a meeting does not answer what was asked.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “It is the height of contempt.”A rhetorical complaint, not a response to the question put.

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 6 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 · 1

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 government certainly has a majority”The Liberal government holds a majority of seats in the 45th Parliament’s House of Commons.search

Analysed on 2026-09-16