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Cheryl Gallant

Conservative on Adjournment Proceedings 2026-09-22

574 words · 36 sentences · 46 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 85 / 100

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

Procedure 7%Thanks 5%Positioning 14%Claims 60%Reasoning 7%Aside 6%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 15 wordsI am pleased to rise on behalf of the constituents struggling to make ends meet.Procedure Thanks · 28 wordsI want to begin by congratulating the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance for responding to my question without engaging in personal insults or cheap partisan attacks.Thanks Positioning · 9 wordsThis is a significant improvement over his last response, PositioningClaims · 8 wordsyet he declined to answer the actual question. Procedure · 8 wordsStill, the response to my question was illuminating.Procedure Claims · 56 wordsGiven the Prime Minister’s central pitch to voters was that he alone could save the Canadian economy, the news that economic growth is near zero is devastating to his brand. Canadians thought they were getting a technocratic central banker. Instead, we got an investment banker using taxpayers’ pensions as leverage to catalyze a growing debt crisis. Reasoning · 12 wordsThe parliamentary secretary’s answer reveals the dilemma the Liberals find themselves in. Claims · 25 wordsUnlike some of the more fanatical colleagues who describe the economy with unrealistic exuberance, the parliamentary secretary spoke about “signs of progress” and “building foundations”. Reasoning · 17 wordsA shrinking economy destroys the Prime Minister’s brand. A booming economy destroys the justification for deficit spending. Positioning · 9 wordsAn anemic economy is just what the Liberals want.Positioning Claims · 80 wordsIt was Justin Trudeau’s justification for turning Canada back into a deficit country.⁸ It is this Prime Minister’s justification for doubling Trudeau’s deficit. Unfortunately, as the Parliamentary Budget Officer made clear in June, there is just a 1% chance Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio will go down.¹ This public debt is being used for the largest corporate welfare spending spree in Canadian history.Hidden agency This debt binge is happening at the exact same time investors are demanding higher interest rates for government debt. Positioning · 16 wordsThe Liberals want us to ignore the slow growth, the job losses and the debt spiral.Positioning Claims · 13 wordsAt the same time, they accuse us of ignoring the May jobs report. Procedure · 6 wordsI looked at the jobs report, ProcedureClaims · 43 wordsand it is not as rosy a picture as the Liberals would have us believe. The headline claims 88,000 jobs were created, ²yet Stats Canada hired 33,000 people to conduct the census in May, ³and 17,000 of the remaining jobs were in construction, ⁴Aside · 9 wordswhich sounds great until you realize this is Canada, AsideClaims · 27 wordswhere we build more in the spring and summer and less in the winter. When compared year over year, there has been no job growth in construction.⁵ Procedure · 7 wordsWe cannot say the same for retail.Procedure Claims · 22 wordsIn May, 35,000 Canadians lost jobs in the retail sector.⁶ In fact, since May 2025, over 61,000 retail jobs have been lost.⁷ Aside · 17 wordsDespite what the Liberals would have us believe, Donald Trump cannot put a tariff on the mall.Aside Claims · 12 wordsThe other big sector with job gains was in culture and recreation, Reasoning · 14 wordsbecause camps, resorts and other seasonal tourist businesses began hiring for the summer season. Positioning · 20 wordsI know Liberals think they can control the weather with taxes, but they cannot claim credit when the sun shines.Positioning Claims · 42 wordsFor 11 long years, the Liberals have been promising their deficit spending would turbocharge growth and investment. It has not. Recently, the Prime Minister said that they are investing tremendous amounts of money in the country like we have never seen before. Aside · 10 wordsOh, my apologies, that was a quote from President Trump.Aside Procedure · 6 wordsHere is the Prime Minister’s quote: ProcedureClaims · 14 words“We’ve secured new investment in the country of a size not seen, arguably, before.”⁹ Positioning · 29 wordsWell, set aside the hyperbole and the Prime Minister’s narcissism, Canadians can see the truth for themselves.Insult Liberals love low growth. Only Conservatives are fighting for a strong economy.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for
Personal attackThis statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “the Prime Minister's narcissism”.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 64

16 of 18 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 “I am pleased to rise on behalf of the constituents struggling to make ends meet.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I want to begin by congratulating the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance for responding to my question without engaging in personal insults or cheap partisan attacks.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “This is a significant improvement over his last response,”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 “Still, the response to my question was illuminating.”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 “An anemic economy is just what the Liberals want.”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 “The Liberals want us to ignore the slow growth, the job losses and the debt spiral.”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 “I looked at the jobs report,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “which sounds great until you realize this is Canada,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “We cannot say the same for retail.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Despite what the Liberals would have us believe, Donald Trump cannot put a tariff on the mall.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I know Liberals think they can control the weather with taxes,”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 “but they cannot claim credit when the sun shines.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Oh, my apologies, that was a quote from President Trump.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Here is the Prime Minister’s quote:”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 “Liberals love low growth.”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 “Only Conservatives are fighting for a strong economy.”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 · 95

1 of 18 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.

An insult aimed at a person.What the tags mean “the Prime Minister’s narcissism”This assigns a character flaw directly to the Prime Minister rather than judging his words or record.

Clarity · 95

1 of 18 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.

Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “This public debt is being used for the largest corporate welfare spending spree”The passive names no actor for the spending, though the debt’s use is the point being alleged.

Claims · 9

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“as the Parliamentary Budget Officer made clear in June, there is just a 1% chance Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio will go down”In June 2026, the Parliamentary Budget Officer stated there is just a 1% chance that Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio will go down.search
2“88,000 jobs were created”Canada’s May 2026 jobs report showed 88,000 jobs created.search
3“Stats Canada hired 33,000 people to conduct the census in May”Statistics Canada hired 33,000 people to conduct the census in May 2026.search
4“17,000 of the remaining jobs were in construction”Of the May 2026 jobs created after excluding census workers, 17,000 were in construction.search
5“When compared year over year, there has been no job growth in construction”Construction employment in Canada showed no year-over-year job growth as of the May 2026 jobs report.search
6“In May, 35,000 Canadians lost jobs in the retail sector”Canada’s retail sector lost 35,000 jobs in May 2026.search
7“since May 2025, over 61,000 retail jobs have been lost”Over 61,000 retail jobs in Canada have been lost since May 2025.search
8“Justin Trudeau’s justification for turning Canada back into a deficit country”Under Justin Trudeau, Canada returned to running federal deficits.search
9““We’ve secured new investment in the country of a size not seen, arguably, before.””The Prime Minister said, ‘We’ve secured new investment in the country of a size not seen, arguably, before.’search

Analysed on 2026-10-20