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Gary Anandasangaree

Liberal on Correctional Service of Canada 2026-09-25

112 words · 5 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Scott Reid (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, CORCAN is the inmate skills development wing of Corrections Canada. Last year, it employed 608 individuals, at a cost of $66 million, to educate only 1,056 inmates. That is an annual per-student cost of $62,000, about half the cost of tuition at Harvard University. What kind of education did the inmates get? They were taught rudimentary tasks like shovelling manure, picking apples and sewing pillowcases, none of which will help them to find jobs upon release. Why does the government allow CORCAN to achieve so little at so great a cost to taxpayers?”

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Procedure 5%Claims 95%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 6 wordslet me just assure my colleague.ProcedureVague promise Claims · 106 wordsI have had the opportunity to visit many prisons in the last year and a half.Partly on point I have also had a chance to look at the core programming undertaken by CORCAN and the training that is undertaken and given to individuals, and I have had the chance to look at the remarkable success, including from ensuring there is training in construction. Just last month, I had the opportunity to visit an institution in Saskatchewan with Her Excellency the Governor General.¹Partly on point We saw the actual impact CORCAN has on individual inmates, and it will prepare them for a life of employment once they get out of prison.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 92

1 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “let me just assure my colleague.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 78

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 question asked.

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 “I have had the opportunity to visit many prisons in the last year and a half.”About the minister’s prison visits, background that does not itself answer the question of CORCAN’s cost and results.
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 “Just last month, I had the opportunity to visit an institution in Saskatchewan with Her Excellency the Governor General.”About a visit’s circumstances, which sets up the point without itself addressing CORCAN’s cost or results.

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

1 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “let me just assure my colleague”It commits the speaker to giving an assurance without stating any measure, fact or condition that the assurance will rest on.

Claims · 1

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1“Just last month, I had the opportunity to visit an institution in Saskatchewan with Her Excellency the Governor General”In August 2026, Gary Anandasangaree visited a correctional institution in Saskatchewan together with the Governor General.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20