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Taleeb Noormohamed

Liberal on Building Canada Strong Act 2026-09-24

114 words · 3 sentences · 5 clauses

Replying to Elizabeth May (Green)

“Mr. Speaker, keeping it short, I am sure my hon. friend from Vancouver Granville will agree with me that the lawyers at West Coast Environmental Law based in Vancouver are hard-working and very skilled. They have named this the “bulldoze nature bill”. I agree with them. Is the member prepared to listen to the advice of expert environmental lawyers who give this bill an F?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 83 / 100

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

Thanks 22%Claims 76%Procedure 2%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 25 wordsI respect my hon. colleague and the organizations working hard to protect our natural environment and to ensure that our natural environment is well protected.Thanks Claims · 26 wordsPart of the provisions in this bill do put the guardrails that are required to ensure that ministers would not be using provisions without due consideration. Procedure · 2 wordsIn fact, ProcedureClaims · 61 wordsif we look at the provisions that have been made in British Columbia to protect our natural coast, the tanker ban and other provisions that are being made to protect whales and salmon are provisions that are going to ensure that our natural environment on the west coast that I know she loves, ¹as do I, will continue to be protected.Partly on point

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 71

2 of 4 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I respect my hon. colleague and the organizations working hard to protect our natural environment and to ensure that our natural environment is well protected.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “In fact,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 60

2 of 4 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 “if we look at the provisions that have been made in British Columbia to protect our natural coast, the tanker ban and other provisions that are being made to protect whales and salmon are provisions that are going to ensure that our natural environment on the west coast that I know she loves,”It describes existing British Columbia protections such as the tanker ban, not the bill’s provisions or the lawyers’ advice.
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 “as do I, will continue to be protected.”It continues about west coast protections under those existing measures, not the question about the lawyers’ assessment of the bill.

Respect · 100

0 of 4 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 4 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 · 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“the tanker ban”There is a tanker ban protecting British Columbia’s coast.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20