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Don Davies

NDP on Canadian Fuel Affordability Act 2026-09-22

143 words · 11 sentences · 13 clauses

Replying to William Stevenson (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I am a little confused by the NDP member’s comments about rounding the math. I do not want to criticize him for going off topic so much, because I will probably do a bit of that in three hours when I have to speak, but in some of his comments, he said that taking this tax off would somehow subsidize the oil companies. I do not see how he can say that when it is going to help take taxes off the consumer at the pump. Could he explain how he rounds that math?”

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

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

Reasoning 27%Procedure 10%Claims 64%

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

Mr. Speaker, Reasoning · 5 wordsit is very easy math. Procedure · 7 wordsIn fact, it is not just math.Procedure Claims · 35 wordsIt is what has actually happened in the last five months. When the tax was cut at the pump, nothing stopped oil companies from bumping up prices, so the consumer ended up paying more anyway. Procedure · 7 wordsThat is what we are talking about, ProcedureClaims · 52 wordsand there is no price control on the oil companies whatsoever. Here are the statistics taken from the Statistics Canada website. This is what the government says. On the day the tax suspension took effect, the national average price of gasoline was $1.69 per litre.¹ Today, it stands at $1.83 per litre.² Reasoning · 33 wordsI think it is pretty obvious that if we are paying $1.83 a litre today and were paying $1.69 a litre before this policy came in, we are paying more for gas today. Claims · 4 wordsThe policy has failed.

At a glance

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AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 86

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “In fact, it is not just math.”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 what we are talking about,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 2 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.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 2

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“On the day the tax suspension took effect, the national average price of gasoline was $1.69 per litre.”On the day the federal fuel excise tax suspension took effect (April 2025), the national average price of gasoline in Canada was $1.69 per litre.search
2“Today, it stands at $1.83 per litre.”The national average price of gasoline in Canada on September 22, 2026 stood at $1.83 per litre.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20