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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 92 / 100
Signal
75 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Procedure 6% Claims 60% Positioning 14% The question 21%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 words let me give an example. Procedure Claims · 52 words The women entrepreneurship loan fund was supposed to help women start and grow their businesses.4 After filing an ATIP that took 915 days to receive, I learned that the Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada met only 6% of application targets and 7% of loan targets, despite receiving millions of dollars from Canadians.1 2 3 Positioning · 12 words Canadians expect results from their taxpayer dollars, not more spending on consultants. Positioning The question · 18 words Why will the government not cut taxes, help entrepreneurs and save money for Canadians and our small businesses?
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Lost points for Procedure Positioning
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Signal · 75
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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “let me give an example.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Canadians expect results from their taxpayer dollars, not more spending on consultants.” 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 · 100
0 of 2 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 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 “an ATIP that took 915 days to receive” An access to information request filed by Brad Vis concerning the women entrepreneurship loan fund took 915 days to be fulfilled. search 2 “the Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada met only 6% of application targets and 7% of loan targets” The Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada met 6% of application targets and 7% of loan targets under the women entrepreneurship loan fund. search 3 “receiving millions of dollars from Canadians” The Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada received millions of dollars in public funding under the women entrepreneurship loan fund. search 4 “The women entrepreneurship loan fund was supposed to help women start and grow their businesses” The women entrepreneurship loan fund was a federal programme intended to help women start and grow their businesses. search
