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Mike Kelloway

Liberal on Building Canada Strong Act 2026-09-24

116 words · 7 sentences · 8 clauses

Replying to Andréanne Larouche (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, but despite what my colleagues have been saying for a while, they are trying to downplay the impact on labour rights. We are being told that environmental rights are not being rolled back. I think that environmental and labour groups will do their job and that, when we measure the scope of all this, we will truly realize that we have a government that is undermining democracy. In addition to a crushing rollback of workers’ democratic rights and environment laws, there is also an encroachment on Quebec’s jurisdictions. What is more, the government is not respecting jurisdictions. The Liberal government is creating a new and umpteenth transportation structure: the national trade corridors council. What does that mean? We in the Bloc Québécois refuse to allow the federal government to subject businesses to rules when, once again, they do not fall under its jurisdiction over transportation. In the end, we are really going backwards. What does he have to say about this jurisdictional encroachment?”

Statement grade

C+

Average 69 / 100

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

Positioning 17%Claims 41%Reasoning 36%Anecdote 5%

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

Madam Speaker, Positioning · 20 wordsone thing that seems to be missing over the last four days is the “why”. Why are we doing this?Positioning Claims · 33 wordsThe Prime Minister spoke to it at Davos when he talked about a rupture in the economy and how the only thing we can control is what we can control as a country.¹ Reasoning · 42 wordsThat means working with the provinces, with Canadian businesses and indeed with Canadian workers to ensure that we are evolving our economy and putting the steps in place to make sure that happens.Vague promise That does not happen without Canadian workers, unionized workers.Partly on point Anecdote · 6 wordsI come from Cape Breton Island.²Anecdote Claims · 15 wordsCape Breton Island was built on unionized workers; so was Canada and so will Canada.Off point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 72

3 of 12 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 “one thing that seems to be missing over the last four days is the “why”.”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 doing this?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I come from Cape Breton Island.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 39

8 of 12 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 “one thing that seems to be missing over the last four days is the “why”.”About the missing rationale for the bill, not the jurisdictional encroachment asked about.
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 “Why are we doing this?”Restates the bill’s purpose rather than addressing the encroachment question.
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 “The Prime Minister spoke to it at Davos when he talked about a rupture in the economy and how the only thing we can control is what we can control as a country.”Recounts the Prime Minister’s Davos remarks about the economy, not the jurisdictional point.
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 “That means working with the provinces, with Canadian businesses and indeed with Canadian workers to ensure that we are evolving our economy and putting the steps in place to make sure that happens.”Mentions working with the provinces but does not address the claimed encroachment on Quebec’s jurisdictions.
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 “That does not happen without Canadian workers, unionized workers.”About the role of workers in the bill’s goals, not the jurisdictional question.
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 come from Cape Breton Island.”About the member’s home island, not the encroachment issue.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Cape Breton Island was built on unionized workers;”About Cape Breton’s union history, not the encroachment issue.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “so was Canada and so will Canada.”A general claim about Canada’s unionized workers, not the encroachment issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 12 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 · 64

1 of 12 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 “working with the provinces, with Canadian businesses and indeed with Canadian workers”The speaker commits his side to working together with no date, measure, or success condition named.

Claims · 2

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1“The Prime Minister spoke to it at Davos”The Prime Minister spoke about a rupture in the economy at Davos.search
2“I come from Cape Breton Island”Mike Kelloway is from Cape Breton Island.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20