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Carol Anstey

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-10-06

109 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Rob Morrison (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, it is interesting. I stopped at a small gas station in rural B.C., and the diesel price was over three dollars a litre. We are struggling with our logging industry and our farmers. One farmer in Grasmere cannot afford his cattle. There is another farmer in Creston who has the largest asparagus farm in B.C. Diesel prices are tormenting them. How will this motion help them get through the tough times they are going through right now, not a month from now, but as of today?”

Statement grade

Average 76 / 100

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

Claims 64%Reasoning 12%Positioning 24%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 19 wordsI can certainly relate to those stories because I have farmers reaching out to me consistently, all the time.Partly on point Reasoning · 13 wordsIt would provide immediate relief if we eliminated all those taxes right now. Positioning · 4 wordsThey desperately need it.Positioning Claims · 51 wordsAs I talked about in my speech today, when our farmers are paying a 48% increase from just two years ago on diesel, ¹which is so much a part of their operations’ direct and indirect costs, they cannot sustain higher input costs. They are in real trouble and facing real risks.Partly on point Positioning · 22 wordsWe are fighting for our farmers and want to provide immediate relief to them because we know they are struggling right now.PositioningVague promise

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 71

2 of 8 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 “They desperately need it.”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 are fighting for our farmers and want to provide immediate relief to them because we know they are struggling right now.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 60

5 of 8 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 motion 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 “I can certainly relate to those stories because I have farmers reaching out to me consistently, all the time.”About the member’s own contact with farmers, not how the motion would help them today.
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 “They desperately need it.”A general remark that farmers need relief, without saying how the motion delivers it.
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 “As I talked about in my speech today, when our farmers are paying a 48% increase from just two years ago on diesel,”Recalls the speaker’s earlier speech about diesel cost increases, not how the motion helps now.
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 “which is so much a part of their operations’ direct and indirect costs, they cannot sustain higher input costs.”About farmers’ cost burden generally, not the motion’s effect.
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 “They are in real trouble and facing real risks.”About farmers’ hardship, not how the motion would help them today.

Respect · 100

0 of 8 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 · 75

1 of 8 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 “want to provide immediate relief to them”The commitment names no measure, actor, date or success condition beyond the desire to relieve farmers.

Claims · 1

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“a 48% increase from just two years ago on diesel”Diesel prices paid by Canadian farmers are 48% higher than they were two years before October 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19