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Tim Hodgson

Liberal on The Economy 2026-09-23

61 words · 6 sentences · 10 clauses

Replying to Sandra Cobena (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, the reality is that the Liberals are driving the economy down. The Prime Minister himself said that we are in a trade war, but the projects we need to fight it are years, if not decades, away. The port of Churchill has no firm completion date. Gull Island hydro is 2037. Major LNG projects are into the 2030s. The Vancouver port expansion is years away. We cannot fight a trade war with business-as-usual timelines. The Liberal government is all talk and no results. When will it stop the announcements and start delivering?”

Statement grade

Average 78 / 100

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

Positioning 48%Claims 52%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 10 wordslet me invite the member opposite on a little tour.Positioning Claims · 32 wordsHow about Mersey River, where we are building today: 200 jobs?¹ How about the intertie between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: 600 jobs?² How about Darlington:18,000 jobs?³ How about Pickering: 30,000 jobs?⁴ Positioning · 19 wordsMaybe instead of doing little clips on Twitter, the Conservatives should come and help us get some jobs done.PositioningOff point

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 49

2 of 3 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 “let me invite the member opposite on a little tour.”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 “Maybe instead of doing little clips on Twitter, the Conservatives should come and help us get some jobs done.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 64

1 of 3 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 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 “Maybe instead of doing little clips on Twitter, the Conservatives should come and help us get some jobs done.”An attack on the Conservatives’ social media conduct, not an answer to when projects will be delivered.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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 3 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“200 jobs”The government says the Mersey River project is creating 200 jobs.search
2“600 jobs”The government says the intertie between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is creating 600 jobs.search
3“Darlington:18,000 jobs”The government says the Darlington project is creating 18,000 jobs.search
4“30,000 jobs”The government says the Pickering project is creating 30,000 jobs.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20