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Roman Baber

Conservative on Building Canada Strong Act 2026-09-24

1358 words · 99 sentences · 115 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 89 / 100

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Procedure 3%Claims 49%Thanks 1%Aside 7%Anecdote 4%Positioning 14%Reasoning 18%The ask 4%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 wordsthis is for the viewers at home.Procedure Claims · 28 wordsThe Liberal government introduced a 250-page bill.¹ It said that Bill C-39 is just what we need now so Canada can finally start building energy and transportation projects. Thanks · 10 wordsI thank them for not scrolling for a few minutes.Thanks Aside · 22 wordsThis speech will feature Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry and a special appearance by Doug Ford. Time flies when we are having fun.Aside Procedure · 5 wordsIt is hard to believe, ProcedureClaims · 9 wordsbut it has been 18 months since the election.² Anecdote · 43 wordsI remember my first couple of days in Ottawa. We had the election of the Speaker, I took a shuttle with my commoner friends for the ceremonial tradition of being rejected by the Senate and saw His Majesty’s carriage arriving at the Senate.AnecdoteOff point Claims · 89 wordsI also clearly remember the Prime Minister telling Canadians that all we needed to do was pass Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, in order to start building at unimaginable speeds.³ He said that Bill C-5 was just what we needed to get Canada building. Conservatives worked with what was then a Liberal minority, and we passed Bill C-5 in five days.⁴ I was told Bill C-5 was going to fix all of our problems and eliminate the complex regulatory regime that got in the way of building projects. Procedure · 5 wordsHere is a pop quiz.Procedure Positioning · 20 wordsSince the passage of Bill C-5 at the commencement of this 45th Parliament, how many new projects have been built?Positioning Claims · 3 wordsIt is zero.⁵ Positioning · 12 wordsHow many new projects, and I emphasize the word “new”, were approved?Positioning Claims · 3 wordsIt is zero.⁶ Positioning · 42 wordsIt is because the Liberal government is all talk, no results, and all talk, no action. The Prime Minister talks a fancy game, Off pointbut when it comes to building projects, he is just like Justin. What is Justin Trudeau’s new company called?Positioning Claims · 7 wordsIt is called Hope & Hard Work.⁷ Aside · 33 wordsIn this case, in Justin’s case, it is all hope. My Liberal friends accuse me all the time of having Justin live rent-free in my head. He is living rent-free on Katy’s yacht.AsideOff point Claims · 31 wordsNow, 18 months later, the Prime Minister is back from overseas and has tabled a 250-page bill and said that if we pass Bill C-39, we are going to start building. Positioning · 2 wordsWhat changed?Positioning Claims · 19 wordsIt was one word. Bill C-5 was the Building Canada Act; Bill C-39 is the building Canada strong act.⁸ Aside · 11 wordsTo the fancy Liberal marketing consultants, how about some fresh material?AsideOff point Reasoning · 36 wordsSlogans do not build projects. Slogans do not build pipelines, energy corridors or transportation corridors. We should be the wealthiest country in the world because we are blessed with the greatest natural resources in the world. Claims · 41 wordsWe have $30 trillion of proven reserves in natural resources.⁹ We have some of the world’s highest proven oil reserves. We have natural gas that could satisfy the crazy demand for electricity. We have rare earth minerals that everyone is chasing. Positioning · 9 wordsWe should all be living like a Saudi prince.Positioning Claims · 12 wordsInstead, Canada imports oil from Saudi Arabia.¹⁰ We import oil from Nigeria.¹¹ Positioning · 21 wordsWhy are we shooting ourselves in the foot? Why do we not get out of our own way and start building?Positioning Claims · 22 wordsOther petroleum producers will not stop, and they pollute the environment. Canada has some of the best environmental practices in the world. Reasoning · 70 wordsThose who are passionate about the environment should support Canadian oil because it is much cleaner and better than Middle Eastern oil. We need to free our natural resources. We do not need this bill. We need the will to build. We need to free Canada’s oil and gas; that would mean more money in our pockets. This bill would not do it because the Liberals will not do it. Claims · 7 wordsThey do not want to do it. Positioning · 5 wordsThey build nothing but bureaucracy.Positioning Claims · 44 wordsSince taking office, they built the Build Canada Homes agency and the Major Projects Office, the financial crimes agency is in the works, ¹²and there is the defence procurement agency. All they have built is offices inside office towers and then hired their friends. Positioning · 24 wordsThe Prime Minister is all talk, no results. What else do the Liberals claim they will build in this bill but will not build?Positioning Claims · 3 wordsIt is transportation. Positioning · 17 wordsFor the life of me, I do not understand why we cannot build transportation in this country.Positioning Procedure · 4 wordsActually, I do understand.Procedure Claims · 100 wordsWe need three levels of government and three levels of approvals, and there is always someone on vacation. I ran for provincial parliament almost a decade ago because one of my lifetime goals is to connect the Sheppard-Yonge subway station with the Sheppard West subway station.¹³ That is four kilometres of rail that would leverage line 1 and line 3, connect the north part of the city from east to west, open up York University to Scarborough students and aid in the construction of housing at Downsview Park. Instead, we have a Rogers Stadium concert venue that disturbs the neighbours.Off point Procedure · 2 wordsWhat happened?Procedure Claims · 132 wordsI thought we were going to build housing at Downsview Park.Off point Now here come the Liberals saying they want to build a high-speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City, the Alto, and it is going to cost $90 billion.¹⁴ Doug Ford’s Ontario line is 15 stops and 15 kilometres, granted it is underground.¹⁵ Alto is promised to be 1,000 kilometres.¹⁶ A month ago we found out not only that the 15-kilometre Ontario line is half a decade behind but that the cost of construction is up to $34 billion.¹⁷ In the best case scenario for Doug, by the time he is done with the Ontario line, it will come in at $40 billion. It is not even like a traditional subway; it is a hybrid of hard rail and light rail. Aside · 7 wordsI do not think anyone told Doug.Aside Reasoning · 27 wordsIf the Ontario line from Don Mills and Eglinton to Lakeshore and Bathurst is $40 billion, is the Alto high-speed rail really going to be $90 billion? Claims · 19 wordsAlto will never be built, never. By the time construction stops, it is going to have cost $1 trillion. Procedure · 20 wordsI am being reminded by my friends that I will be splitting my time with the Bloc member for Repentigny.Procedure Positioning · 20 wordsIt is so upsetting that we do not have the stomach to build serious transportation projects in this country anymore.Positioning Reasoning · 54 wordsThe regulatory process, the approvals, the funding arrangements, the environmental issues and the agendas, all of those, are getting in the way of actual building. By the time we have some sort of consensus, there is a new government at one of the levels of government, and it will go in a different direction. Anecdote · 15 wordsI have watched that happen in my beloved city of Toronto time and time again.Anecdote Claims · 41 wordsThe Eglinton LRT was a debacle. Metrolinx was stuck at Yonge and Eglinton forever. Now the government has the audacity to tell us that the Alto will cost $90 billion and all we have to do is pass this 250-page bill. Aside · 23 wordsIf there is someone who believes that, then please let me sell them the Gordie Howe bridge, or its total income after expenses.Aside The ask · 37 wordsThe government should scrap this Alto monstrosity and build energy projects like Canadians depend on it. For goodness’ sake, can we stop buying oil from Nigeria? Why can we not supply natural gas all around the world? Claims · 28 wordsAll day long, I hear about AI. None of this AI data centre revolution happens without electricity, not in the U.S., not in Europe and not in China. Reasoning · 53 wordsThis is Canada’s opportunity to supply the globe with Canadian natural gas, to supply the electricity to all of these data centres. This is how we can be part of this industrial revolution. That is how we protect our jobs. We have an option to become a commodity-based economy to power the future. Claims · 12 wordsThe Liberals passed Bill C-5, and they will pass this bill too. Positioning · 6 wordsWhat are we going to build?Positioning Claims · 1 wordsNothing. Positioning · 9 wordsIt is all talk and no results, no action.Positioning Claims · 14 wordsWe are not going to build until Conservatives come back to the federal government.Vague promise Procedure · 4 wordsWhat we are asking, ProcedureThe ask · 18 wordsand what all Canadians are asking, is for a little less conversation and a little more action, please.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 64

39 of 52 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 “this is for the viewers at home.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank them for not scrolling for a few minutes.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “This speech will feature Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry and a special appearance by Doug Ford.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Time flies when we are having fun.”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 “It is hard to believe,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I remember my first couple of days in Ottawa.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “We had the election of the Speaker, I took a shuttle with my commoner friends for the ceremonial tradition of being rejected by the Senate and saw His Majesty’s carriage arriving at the Senate.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not 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 a pop quiz.”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 “Since the passage of Bill C-5 at the commencement of this 45th Parliament, how many new projects have been built?”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 “How many new projects,”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 “and I emphasize the word “new”, were approved?”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 “It is because the Liberal government is all talk, no results,”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 “and all talk, no 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 “The Prime Minister talks a fancy game,”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 when it comes to building projects, he is just like Justin.”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 “What is Justin Trudeau’s new company called?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “In this case, in Justin’s case, it is all hope.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “My Liberal friends accuse me all the time of having Justin live rent-free in my head.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “He is living rent-free on Katy’s yacht.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “What changed?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “To the fancy Liberal marketing consultants, how about some fresh material?”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We should all be living like a Saudi prince.”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 “Why are we shooting ourselves in the foot?”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 “Why do we not get out of our own way and start building?”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 “They build nothing but bureaucracy.”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 Prime Minister is all talk, no results.”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 “What else do the Liberals claim they will build in this bill but will not build?”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 “For the life of me, I do not understand why we cannot build transportation in this country.”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 “Actually, I do understand.”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 “What happened?”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I do not think anyone told Doug.”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 “I am being reminded by my friends that I will be splitting my time with the Bloc member for Repentigny.”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 “It is so upsetting that we do not have the stomach to build serious transportation projects in this country anymore.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I have watched that happen in my beloved city of Toronto time and time again.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “If there is someone who believes that, then please let me sell them the Gordie Howe bridge,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “or its total income after expenses.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “What are we going to build?”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 “It is all talk and no results, no action.”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 “What we are asking,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 94

12 of 52 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 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 “but it has been 18 months since the election.”About the passage of time since the election, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “I remember my first couple of days in Ottawa.”About the speaker’s first days in Ottawa, not the bill.
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 had the election of the Speaker, I took a shuttle with my commoner friends for the ceremonial tradition of being rejected by the Senate and saw His Majesty’s carriage arriving at the Senate.”About ceremony at the opening of Parliament, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The Prime Minister talks a fancy game,”A comparison of the Prime Minister to Justin Trudeau, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “What is Justin Trudeau’s new company called?”About Justin Trudeau’s new company, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “It is called Hope & Hard Work.”About Justin Trudeau’s company name, not the bill.
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 this case, in Justin’s case, it is all hope.”A joke about Justin Trudeau, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “My Liberal friends accuse me all the time of having Justin live rent-free in my head.”About accusations concerning Justin Trudeau, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “He is living rent-free on Katy’s yacht.”A joke about Justin Trudeau, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “To the fancy Liberal marketing consultants, how about some fresh material?”A jab at Liberal marketing consultants, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Instead, we have a Rogers Stadium concert venue that disturbs the neighbours.”About a concert venue in Toronto, not the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “I thought we were going to build housing at Downsview Park.”About housing at Downsview Park, not the bill.

Respect · 100

0 of 52 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 · 98

1 of 52 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “We are not going to build until Conservatives come back to the federal government”The speaker makes a commitment for his side with no measure, date or success condition named.

Claims · 17

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“introduced a 250-page bill”The Liberal government introduced Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, a 250-page bill.search
2“it has been 18 months since the election”18 months had passed since the most recent federal election as of September 24, 2026.search
3“telling Canadians that all we needed to do was pass Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, in order to start building at unimaginable speeds”The Prime Minister told Canadians that passing Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, was needed to start building projects at unimaginable speeds.search
4“we passed Bill C-5 in five days”Parliament passed Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, within five days of its introduction.search
5“It is zero”Zero new projects have been built since Bill C-5 was passed at the start of the 45th Parliament.search
6“It is zero”Zero new projects have been approved since Bill C-5 was passed at the start of the 45th Parliament.search
7“It is called Hope & Hard Work”Justin Trudeau’s new company is called Hope & Hard Work.search
8“Bill C-39 is the building Canada strong act”Bill C-39 is titled the Building Canada Strong Act, while Bill C-5 was the Building Canada Act.search
9“We have $30 trillion of proven reserves in natural resources”Canada has $30 trillion of proven reserves in natural resources.search
10“Canada imports oil from Saudi Arabia”Canada imports oil from Saudi Arabia.search
11“We import oil from Nigeria”Canada imports oil from Nigeria.search
12“they built the Build Canada Homes agency and the Major Projects Office”The Liberal government has created the Build Canada Homes agency and the Major Projects Office since taking office.search
13“I ran for provincial parliament almost a decade ago”Roman Baber ran for the Ontario provincial legislature almost a decade before September 2026.search
14“it is going to cost $90 billion”The Alto high-speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City is projected to cost $90 billion.search
15“Doug Ford’s Ontario line is 15 stops and 15 kilometres”Ontario’s Ontario Line subway project has 15 stops over 15 kilometres.search
16“Alto is promised to be 1,000 kilometres”The Alto high-speed rail project is promised to be 1,000 kilometres long.search
17“the 15-kilometre Ontario line is half a decade behind but that the cost of construction is up to $34 billion”A month before September 24, 2026, it was reported that the 15-kilometre Ontario Line is half a decade behind schedule and its construction cost is up to $34 billion.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20