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Jean-Denis Garon

Bloc Québécois on Canadian Fuel Affordability Act 2026-09-22

165 words · 13 sentences · 18 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Madam Speaker, it is encouraging to see that we are getting wide-spectrum support, working in collaboration with the Conservatives, the Bloc and the New Democrats. It would appear as if the legislation will, in fact, be passing. The biggest benefactors will be Canadians from coast to coast to coast. They will benefit because of collaboration within the House on a good initiative. Would the member opposite not agree that one thing we could do would be to look to our provincial counterparts and suggest that they too provide some excise tax relief on gas?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 84 / 100

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

The ask 7%Reasoning 24%Claims 43%Procedure 10%Positioning 16%

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

Madam Speaker, The ask · 12 wordsI certainly think that the federal government should mind its own business, Reasoning · 9 wordsand I certainly think the policy is worth examining. Claims · 7 wordsI believe it is going to pass. Procedure · 4 wordsThat goes without saying.Procedure Claims · 39 wordsMy colleague says that this money will go into the pockets of all Canadians.¹ I spent 20 minutes explaining that this might not be entirely true and that it should be quantified. My colleague wants us to work together, Positioning · 27 wordsbut it is that type of rhetoric, that type of line recited from memory for the media, and that sort of triviality that undermines our parliamentary work.Positioning Claims · 25 wordsIt is going to pass. The Conservatives will vote in favour of this policy. Most people here will vote for the bill; we know that.Partly on pointUnearned certainty Procedure · 7 wordsNow, we need to look further ahead.Procedure Reasoning · 22 wordsWhat will we do next time? What will we do if the situation in Iran is not resolved in six months’ time?Partly on point Procedure · 5 wordsThat is the real question, ProcedureReasoning · 8 wordsand that is why we have parliamentary committees.Partly on point

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 66

5 of 13 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 “That goes without saying.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “but it is that type of rhetoric, that type of line recited from memory for the media,”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 “and that sort of triviality that undermines our parliamentary work.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Now, we need to look further ahead.”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 “That is the real question,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 75

7 of 13 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 bill under debate.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “It is going to pass.”About the bill’s likely passage, not the provincial relief suggestion put to him.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “The Conservatives will vote in favour of this policy.”About how parties will vote on the bill, not the provincial relief suggestion.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “Most people here will vote for the bill;”About how members will vote on the bill, not the suggestion asked about.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “we know that.”Restates the vote’s expected outcome, not the suggestion asked about.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “What will we do next time?”Raises future response to a renewed crisis, not the suggestion asked about.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “What will we do if the situation in Iran is not resolved in six months’ time?”Raises the Iran situation and future policy, not the provincial relief suggestion.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “and that is why we have parliamentary committees.”Points to committee work, not the provincial relief suggestion.

Respect · 100

0 of 13 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 · 97

1 of 13 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “we know that”A formula asserting certainty about how members will vote without offering a source.

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“this money will go into the pockets of all Canadians”Kevin Lamoureux said during the debate on Bill C-38 that the money from the fuel tax relief will go into the pockets of all Canadians.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20