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Clifford Small

Conservative on Fisheries and Oceans 2026-09-25

89 words · 4 sentences · 5 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 86 / 100

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

Positioning 37%Claims 36%The question 27%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 33 wordsthe Liberal Prime Minister may have the authority, but he certainly does not have the right to trade away the future of fishermen and plant workers just to gain momentary access to Europeans.Positioning Claims · 32 wordsGiving France 1,500 tonnes of snow crab to catch on the Canadian shelf is history repeating itself.¹ Pierre Elliott Trudeau traded away our fish to Europeans in the sixties, seventies and eighties.² The question · 24 wordsThe question is, will the Liberal Prime Minister stop the European carnage of Canadian fisheries and cancel his modern-day giveaway of Canadian coastal livelihoods?

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 57

2 of 2 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 “the Liberal Prime Minister may have the authority,”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 he certainly does not have the right to trade away the future of fishermen and plant workers just to gain momentary access to Europeans.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 2 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 2 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 · 2

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“Giving France 1,500 tonnes of snow crab to catch on the Canadian shelf”Canada has agreed to give France a quota of 1,500 tonnes of snow crab to catch on the Canadian shelf.search
2“traded away our fish to Europeans in the sixties, seventies and eighties”Pierre Elliott Trudeau granted European nations access to Canada’s fish in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20