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Jennifer McKelvie

Liberal on Canadian Fuel Affordability Act 2026-09-22

132 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Gord Johns (NDP)

“Madam Speaker, first, I want to thank my colleague for talking about our children. This bill would create a debt of $5.3 billion. As New Democrats, we support the relief to consumers from the gas tax savings. What we do not support is putting this on the backs of future generations. We believe that big oil and gas, which is making record profits, should be shouldering and sharing some of this. We are seeing excess profits like we have never seen, obscene profits in the tens of billions of dollars. Does my colleague not agree and believe that the big oil and gas companies that are profiting from a war and showing record profits should cover the costs of what Liberals are putting in this bill, taking the pressure off everyday Canadians?”

Statement grade

33 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Claims 54%Reasoning 24%Positioning 22%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 14 wordswe continue to invest in climate action. We continue to have industrial carbon pricing, Reasoning · 32 wordswhich is essential for having responsible energy management in our country and for demonstrating to our partners overseas that we are serious about being clean, being green and being an energy superpower. Claims · 57 wordsIn addition, we continue to have the clean fuel regulations.¹ These regulations do not set a price at the pump, ²but they do provide a flexible tool that supports good-paying jobs, drives billions of dollars of investment, strengthens certainty and reduces pollution, all while we continue to invest in clean energy and renewable energy across our country.³Off point Positioning · 29 wordsThat is what we are doing for future generations.Partly on point That is how we are showing climate action. That is how we are showing that we care about the environment.PositioningOff point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 72

3 of 12 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 “That is what we are doing for future generations.”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 “That is how we are showing climate action.”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 “That is how we are showing that we care about the environment.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 3

9 of 12 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.

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 continue to invest in climate action.”About the government’s climate investments, not whether oil and gas companies should fund the bill’s relief.
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 continue to have industrial carbon pricing,”About industrial carbon pricing, not the question of who pays for the fuel tax relief.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “which is essential for having responsible energy management in our country and for demonstrating to our partners overseas that we are serious about being clean, being green and being an energy superpower.”About the merits of carbon pricing and energy reputation abroad, not the cost-sharing question 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 “In addition, we continue to have the clean fuel regulations.”About clean fuel regulations, not whether oil companies should shoulder the bill’s costs.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “These regulations do not set a price at the pump,”A detail about what the regulations do at the pump, not the question of funding the relief.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “but they do provide a flexible tool that supports good-paying jobs, drives billions of dollars of investment, strengthens certainty and reduces pollution, all while we continue to invest in clean energy and renewable energy across our country.”About the benefits of the clean fuel regulations, not the oil and gas cost-sharing question.
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 “That is what we are doing for future generations.”Touches the concern for future generations the member raised, but does not address whether oil and gas companies should pay.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “That is how we are showing climate action.”About the government’s climate record, not the question of who funds the relief.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “That is how we are showing that we care about the environment.”About environmental care generally, not the question asked about oil and gas profits paying for the bill.

Respect · 100

0 of 12 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 12 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 · 3

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“we continue to have the clean fuel regulations”Canada has clean fuel regulations in place.search
2“do not set a price at the pump”Canada’s clean fuel regulations do not set a price at the pump.search
3“drives billions of dollars of investment”The clean fuel regulations drive billions of dollars of investment.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20