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Kyle Seeback

Conservative on Building Canada Strong Act 2026-09-24

1358 words · 85 sentences · 99 clauses

Statement grade

A–

87 / 100, held down by Signal

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Aside 2%Claims 54%Procedure 11%Positioning 23%Reasoning 4%Promise 5%

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

Madam Speaker, Aside · 8 wordsI feel like I have been here before, AsideClaims · 81 wordsbecause we debated a bill that was supposed to get things built about 18 months ago, ¹and not only get things built, but get things built at speeds we had never seen before. Unfortunately, what we saw were things getting built at the exact same speed they have been built for 11 years under the Liberal government. Not a single new project was approved by the so-called Major Projects Office and not a single new shovel was put in the ground.² Procedure · 7 wordsHere we are again. We are back.Procedure Claims · 77 wordsWe are looking at another Liberal piece of legislation that is supposed to accelerate building in this country, but if we go back to Bill C-5, let us also not forget that it was supposed to be the One Canadian Economy Act.³ It was supposed to remove interprovincial trade barriers, all of that by July 1, 2025.⁴ The last time I checked, we are in September 2026, and all of the interprovincial trade barriers are still there, ⁵Procedure · 8 wordswhich brings us to where we are today.Procedure Positioning · 8 wordsThe Liberal government is all talk, no results.Positioning Procedure · 6 wordsI will give the Liberals this.Procedure Positioning · 67 wordsThey are very good at the talk part. There are lots of photo ops, lots of announcements and lots of fancy backdrops making it look like they are building something that get taken down a few days later. They are very good at all of that, but when it comes to actually delivering for Canadians, this is where the rubber hits the road and they significantly fail.Positioning Claims · 70 wordsWhat we have seen in this country is an inflationary and cost of living crisis that this country has never seen before. Every single day, Conservative members get up in the House of Commons to ask questions based on conversations they have had with real Canadians, people who are struggling every single day to put food on the table and struggling every single day to pay their rent or mortgage. Positioning · 31 wordsThat is the legacy of the government, not the fancy photo ops and not the fancy words that ministers get up to say in the House of Commons day after day.Positioning Procedure · 27 wordsWhat I want to talk about in particular today is part 3 of this gigantic omnibus piece of legislation. I want to start off by saying this.Procedure Claims · 17 wordsCanada has never seen more labour disruptions in 40 years than it has under the Liberal government.⁶ Positioning · 6 wordsDo members want to know why?Positioning Reasoning · 54 wordsA huge part of it is the cost of living crisis created by the Liberal government, with the terrible management of the economy over the last 11 years that has led to workers all across this country, our friends and neighbours, fighting hard for better wages so they can put food on the table. Claims · 49 wordsWhat we saw were labour and unions fighting for better wages, better benefits and things for their members, and fighting hard. Because of the ham-fisted approach of the Liberal government, labour relations in this country have never been worse. We saw record use of section 107 by the Liberals. Aside · 5 wordsI lost count of that.Aside Claims · 35 wordsThey used it 13 times in 18 months or something like that.⁷ They often used it pre-emptively. In fact, they used it pre-emptively on flight attendants who were fighting to get rid of unpaid work.⁸ Procedure · 6 wordsThink about that for a second.Procedure An hon. member: Untrue. Kyle Seeback: Procedure · 18 wordsMadam Speaker, the member is saying that is untrue. Let me take a moment to educate the member.Procedure Claims · 39 wordsI have met with flight attendants. I have met with flight attendant unions. They have unpaid work, unlike what the minister said in this House and at committee about looking into whether or not flight attendants provide unpaid work.⁹ Procedure · 13 wordsDo members know what the head of the airline union said to that?Procedure Claims · 58 wordsHe asked if they will look into whether water is wet next.¹⁰ This is legitimately where we are on that subject. The Liberals used section 107 to order flight attendants back to work, using the Canada Industrial Relations Board and their section 107 order before the strike had even happened, therefore effectively sending them back to work unpaid.¹¹ Positioning · 4 wordsThat is their record.Positioning Claims · 11 wordsNow they are going to make more changes to section 107. Procedure · 19 wordsDo members know what I and just about every single union in this country have to say about that?Procedure Positioning · 11 wordsWe do not trust them. We do not trust their changes.Positioning Claims · 105 wordsThey are making changes to section 107 at a time when the use of section 107, the constitutionality of it, is being challenged in court.¹² They know this, and they decided to go ahead and make changes anyway. The changes to the legislation are embedded in a giant omnibus piece of legislation in which one section has nothing to do with the other sections. There are significant changes to the Canada Labour Code. For example, my colleague asked about the changes to geographic certification. The Liberal parliamentary secretary had no idea what geographic certification was and could not comment on the changes to geographic certification.¹³ Procedure · 4 wordsI can say this.Procedure Claims · 42 wordsThe changes to geographic certification are significant. There used to be a process through the Canada Industrial Relations Board. It was a complicated change. It took time. Two businesses could now petition the Canada Industrial Relations Board to create a geographic certification.¹⁴ Procedure · 7 wordsWhat will be the effect of that?Procedure Claims · 42 wordsWe have no idea. Will it cause, in fact, more labour strife as some union locals are combined? Could a union local represented by one union be combined with a union local from another union? I do not know. Perhaps it could. Positioning · 67 wordsDo the Liberals know? Have they looked into this? When we look at the omnibus nature of this piece of legislation, we have to ask ourselves why. Why have they decided to put these significant changes to the Canada Labour Code in a gigantic omnibus piece of legislation? I hope it is not because they plan to ram this piece of legislation through committee with their majority, PositioningClaims · 26 wordsas they have done with other pieces of legislation, so there is no proper study of the changes they are making to the Canada Labour Code. Procedure · 29 wordsI do not know, but I will go back to what I said when I first started talking about the changes they are making to the Canada Labour Code.Procedure Positioning · 5 wordsI do not trust them.Positioning Claims · 30 wordsI forget the number of pages in this piece of legislation, 425 pages or 285 pages, but I suspect that all of that is going to go to one committee. Positioning · 21 wordsHow long will it look at the changes that are being made? Is it one day, two days, maybe a week?Positioning Procedure · 4 wordsGive me a break.Procedure Positioning · 83 wordsThe Liberals are doing this so there can be very little scrutiny of what they are doing. They are doing this so that union members will not have the opportunity to come to committee and make their case for why the changes being made are a problem. They are doing this to make it difficult for opposition parties, and members of the Canadian public when they get in touch with their members of Parliament, to put forward amendments to this piece of legislation.Positioning Aside · 18 wordsI do not play the lottery and do not bet on sports, but I will tell members this.Aside Claims · 58 wordsI am going to bet on the idea that this piece of legislation will not get the proper study at committee. The Liberals will rush this through committee. They will use their majority in the chamber to make sure that the bill gets out of committee as quickly as possible and that it is not studied in detail. Positioning · 9 wordsThey think they can pull one over on Canadians.Positioning Promise · 73 wordsWell, we on the Conservative side are going to fight.Vague promise We are going to fight to make sure that this legislation gets studied. We are going to fight to make sure that the people who are going to be affected by this legislation get to come to committee and that the Liberals hear what these changes are going to do to them. We will be with those people every step of the way.Vague promise

At a glance

Lost points for
Echo ×3“The Liberal government is all talk, no results.” Said 3 times by 3 members.Every time it was said

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What the tags mean

Signal · 57

43 of 45 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.

A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I feel like I have been here before,”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 we are again.”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 “We are back.”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 “which brings us to where we are today.”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 “The Liberal government is all talk, no results.”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 will give the Liberals this.”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 “They are very good at the talk part.”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 “There are lots of photo ops, lots of announcements and lots of fancy backdrops making it look like they are building something that get taken down a few days later.”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 are very good at all of that,”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 actually delivering for Canadians, this is where the rubber hits the road and they significantly fail.”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 “That is the legacy of the government, not the fancy photo ops and not the fancy words that ministers get up to say in the House of Commons day after day.”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 I want to talk about in particular today is part 3 of this gigantic omnibus piece of legislation.”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 “I want to start off by saying this.”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 “Do members want to know why?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I lost count of that.”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 “Think about that for a second.”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 “Madam Speaker, the member is saying that is untrue.”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 “Let me take a moment to educate the member.”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 “Do members know what the head of the airline union said to that?”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 “That is their record.”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 “Do members know what I and just about every single union in this country have to say about that?”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 “We do not trust them.”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 “We do not trust their changes.”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 can say this.”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 will be the effect of that?”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 “Do the Liberals know?”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 “Have they looked into this?”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 “When we look at the omnibus nature of this piece of legislation, we have to ask ourselves 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 have they decided to put these significant changes to the Canada Labour Code in a gigantic omnibus piece of legislation?”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 “I hope it is not because they plan to ram this piece of legislation through committee with their majority,”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 do not know,”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 “but I will go back to what I said when I first started talking about the changes they are making to the Canada Labour Code.”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 “I do not trust them.”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 long will it look at the changes that are being made?”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 “Is it one day, two days, maybe a week?”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 “Give me a break.”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 “The Liberals are doing this so there can be very little scrutiny of what they are doing.”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 are doing this so that union members will not have the opportunity to come to committee and make their case for why the changes being made are a problem.”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 are doing this to make it difficult for opposition parties,”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 members of the Canadian public when they get in touch with their members of Parliament, to put forward amendments to this piece of legislation.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I do not play the lottery and do not bet on sports,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “but I will tell members this.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They think they can pull one over on Canadians.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 45 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.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 45 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

2 of 45 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 on the Conservative side are going to fight”The commitment to fight names no measure, date or success condition for what the fighting will involve.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “We will be with those people every step of the way”The pledge of support names no concrete action, date or measure by which it could be judged.

Echo · 1 repeated line

Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.

“The Liberal government is all talk, no results.”Said 3 times by 3 members.Every time it was said

Claims · 14

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“debated a bill that was supposed to get things built about 18 months ago”Parliament debated Bill C-5 (the One Canadian Economy Act) about 18 months before September 24, 2026.search
2“Not a single new project was approved by the”The Major Projects Office has not approved any new projects as of September 2026.search
3“it was supposed to be the One Canadian Economy Act”Bill C-5 was the One Canadian Economy Act.search
4“It was supposed to remove interprovincial trade barriers, all of that by July 1, 2025”Bill C-5 was supposed to remove interprovincial trade barriers by July 1, 2025.search
5“all of the interprovincial trade barriers are still there”As of September 2026, interprovincial trade barriers in Canada remain in place.search
6“Canada has never seen more labour disruptions in 40 years than it has under the Liberal government”Canada has seen more labour disruptions under the Liberal government than in any comparable period in the past 40 years.search
7“used it 13 times in 18 months”The federal government used section 107 of the Canada Labour Code 13 times in roughly 18 months.search
8“used it pre-emptively on flight attendants”The government used section 107 pre-emptively in the dispute with flight attendants.search
9“what the minister said in this House and at committee about looking into whether or not flight attendants provide unpaid work”A minister said in the House and at committee that there would be a look into whether flight attendants provide unpaid work.search
10“He asked if they will look into whether water is wet next”The head of the airline union responded to the minister’s plan by asking whether they will look into whether water is wet next.search
11“The Liberals used section 107 to order flight attendants back to work”The government used a section 107 order via the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send flight attendants back to work before the strike had begun.search
12“the use of section 107, the constitutionality of it, is being challenged in court”The constitutionality of section 107 of the Canada Labour Code is being challenged in court.search
13“The Liberal parliamentary secretary had no idea what geographic certification was”The Liberal parliamentary secretary could not explain what geographic certification was when asked.search
14“Two businesses could now petition the Canada Industrial Relations Board to create a geographic certification”Bill C-39 would allow two businesses to petition the Canada Industrial Relations Board to create a geographic certification.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20